Stereoscopy is Good For You: Life in 3-D

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He had an exquisite eye for detail and composition, and pioneered his own chemical technique and ways of making the viewing cards. And I’m really here just to say thank you – I can’t do a speech about how to take stereo picture because you all know! I’m hoping this will lead to stereoscopy having a permanent home in London for the first time since the 19th century. Throughhis personal Instagramand the LSC’s social media platforms,Brianinvited stereoscopistseverywhere to capture and share images ofliving underlockdown and beyond. For this book, we put out an invitation to this global community to send us their stereoscopic memories of life during the Covid Years.

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I always take the equipment on tour with me and I edited a lot of the images for this book while on our last European tour. Each image is accompanied by the name of the photographer, their country and an inspiring quote describing the joy behind their subject. The response was overwhelming, and as Covid continued to take its toll on the world, the fast-growing stereo community kept on snapping away, spreading beauty and hope through the uniquely powerful 3-D photographic medium. This show exhibits new 3-D photography from the LSC’s latest publication “Stereoscopy Is Good For You: Life in 3-D”. A book for not only those into stereoscopic (3-D) photography but for everyone interested in nature, photography and the human condition.People had a stereoscope and a stack of cards on the parlour table, and when friends came they would look at stereos.

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The top, bottom and fore-edges of the pages have been gilded in 22 carat gold, and the bookblocks finished with head and tail bands and a bookmark. Photograph: Rebecca Sharpe/None Brian May with art historian Denis Pellerin and his book on stereoscopy. In an uncertain world, Stereoscopy Is Good For You (SIGFY) a project two years in the making, shines light, beauty and hope in 3-D through the pages of a book created by Brian May and a new stereoscopic community centred around the Instagram social medium. The images were of two photographs of the same subject, taken from viewpoints about the same distance apart as human eyes. Brian May, creator of the 21st-century incarnation of the London Stereoscopic Company, became an Internet evangelist for 3-D photography during the recent lockdown period, and fired up a whole new community of stereoscopists, all sharing their 3-D pictures on Instagram.On Wednesday 2 November 2022 Brian May hosted, and was pleased to welcome to the Proud Galleries, many contributors to the book, “Stereoscopy Is Good For You”, evening of 2 November. But the presentation also includes a dazzling array of historical images communicating the excitement of Stereoscopy in Victorian times, and a selection of Brian May’s own stereoscopic work depicting QUEEN from the inside, as well as his own history in stereoscopy.

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One in particular, Masuji Suto, has produced the wonderful i3D Steroid app (see below) as well as being a great photographer. Viewing the stereoscopic work of others, we find ourselves completely transported to the place and time when their picture was taken. A secure home is the first step in addressing the cruel cycle of poverty to ensure people can fulfil their potential. We have a yearning to hear things from a vinyl record, because there’s something in your head which just loves that smoothness of a real analogue signal.Stereoscopy seems to be popular in Japan, certainly in my sphere of influence, and there are some great photographers with whom I communicate with directly. As part of the promotion for Brian'sforthcoming bookStereoscopyIs Good For You: Life in 3-D, a leadingLondon photography gallery shallruna five monthexhibition,showcasing some of the captivatingimagery.