[photo-3d] Re: NSA workshop schedules

[WHMoll@xxxxxxx]

You want schedules?  Here is what I know.  This is pasted in from MSWord and 
I disclaim any responsiblity for weird line breaks :-)  The presenters all 
give of their time at the convention to share their knowledge and hard work 
with fellow NSA members.  After thanking them, start now to make your own 
contribution next year!

Yea, these workshops conflict with all kinds of things - but come back next 
year if you have to miss something.  The NSA is a multi-ring circus with lots 
to do and see, regardless of your particular 3D interests.

Bill Moll
Workshop coordinator

PS:  On the NSA Mesa registration form, the "filet of rat" selection for the 
Saturday night banquet menu option was a typo.


Workshop listing (always check the registration desk for the final schedule).

Friday 12 noon/projection lunch break
George Themelis and David Kesner 
Stereo Slide Mounting
This workshop will explain the basic principles of stereo slide mounting and 
will review the equipment (mounts and mounting supplies) available for the 
job.  Examples of mounting errors will be demonstrated in stereo projection. 
with slides showing examples of some things that can go wrong. It will also 
demonstrate the application of a RBT jig with Spicer mounts.


Friday 2 PM
George Freeman
The Aesthetics of Stereo Card Making
The workshop will review the history of the Holmes-Bates format stereo card 
and the making of its elements, with illustrated examples.


Friday 3 PM
David Lee
Advanced Techniques in Stereocard Making
Includes getting your negatives or slides enlarged to the right size, using a 
jig to trim the prints to the right size, and making a logo and/or title on 
the front and description on the back using your computer.


Friday 4 PM
George Themelis
The Ins and Outs of Stereo Slide Viewers
How to select, use, maintain and improve your stereo slide viewer.  Details 
on the optical, mechanical and electrical systems of viewers.  Tips on 
batteries, transformers, light bulbs, cleaning electrical contacts, replacing 
lenses and enlarging apertures for wide slide formats.  A variety of viewers 
will be available for demonstration and hands-on display.   Jacob Van Ekeren 
will demonstrate his new  high quality stereo slide print viewers.  He will 
talk a bit about his work and have his viewers on display.


Friday 5 PM
Dr. Bert Zuckerman
Photographers of Palestine
This workshop will discuss 19th century stereo photographers in Palestine. 
Bert, Steve Kiesling and Baseem El Habri (from the Arab Emirates) will lead 
an informal discussion of some of rare Mideast photographers (i.e. Cramb, 
Finsterlein and Armenian photographers). There will be15 min slide 
presentation, followed by a discussion of the general field. This will 
include material in addition to Bert's article on Bergheim, which is to 
appear in Stereoworld


Saturday 1 PM
Tom Deering
Digital Restoration of Stereo Views
The cost of technology keeps going down while quality and speed keep rising.  
Today, digital image restoration is within the grasp of many people. Cracks 
and blemishes can be erased, and color can be restored.  Stereo images that 
were considered ruined or un-viewable can be brought back to life.

This is a live demo.  Tom will work with actual images and show the results 
in stereo.  At the end, Tom will show how these same techniques can be used 
to make 3D images from a 2D original.  Bring your polarized glasses.


Saturday 2 PM
Dan Shelley
Anaglyph Creation
Topics covered will include the basic steps, including references to 
procedures in specific photo editing packages.  The workshop will also 
discuss how to avoid "Ghosting" and the importance of rotation control.   
Additional topics will be window violations on purpose and whatever else 
comes up.  There will also be a brief introduction into the ideas behind 2D 
to 3D conversions.


Saturday 3 PM
Tom Deering
Creating Worlds in 3D
This workshop will show how Strata 3D can be used to make sophisticated 
stereoscopic renderings and animations.  Strata 3D is a *distant* relative to 
the software that created movies like "Toy Story". Tom will show how to 
render scenes with realistic shadows, surfaces, textures and reflections.  
The software, which has a stereo camera with adjustable geometry, once cost 
$700.  It is now 
distributed on the Internet for free.  People who attend the workshop will 
get a free CD containing the Mac and PC versions of the software

Tom has used this software for five years, and is currently a beta tester.  
He will show some examples of his images and animations in polarized stereo.  
Tom will show you how you can create your own worlds in stereoscopic 3D.


Saturday 4 PM
David Lee
Camera Separation in Stereo Photography 
Will primarily address questions from the audience, but may include things 
like getting the right camera separation in hyper-stereo, photographic 
techniques (such as improving sharpness, choosing films), composition, 
exhibiting large stereo images in galleries, printing your own stereo images, 
using black and white and infrared films, and making close-ups.  David will 
also discuss the theory and techniques behind his award-winning hypers.