Everyone over the age of 40
probably remembers those nifty cool stereo pictures - you know, the things that have a right image, a left image, and you peek thru a viewer to see the picture in 3d?

I’ll bet you’ve been lying awake at nights muttering to yourself, gosh, if only my current state-of-the-art 3K camera could do the same thing.

Right? Confess!

Well, I’ve got great news for you - the nerds at Kodak have figured out how to do it! To wit:

1. Chose a still life scene that contains attractive depth information with foreground, main subject and background content.
2. Turn on your KODAK digital camera, and then rotate the top wheel to the SCN setting. (Note: I used the KODAK EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera, but any of the new cameras could also be used.)
3. Chose the feature that says: Panorama-Left Right.
4. On the back of the camera click on the button with the “i” feature several times to get a Grid pattern with 9 squares overlaid on the screen.
5. Compose a stereo information-containing scene, note where in the Grid pattern the central subject is positioned and take the first picture.
6. Shift the camera to the right at least 2.5 inches. (One has wide latitude in the amount of camera shift, so it is not critical. You can experiment a bit here.) Now angle the camera and try to place the central subject in the same Grid spacing and position as for the first picture.
7. Take the second picture, then press the central Stitch button to combine the left right pair into a single image file.
8. When finished…MORE….

Nice, eh? What a great gift that would make for your colleagues and friends and family who still pull out their stereo photos at a moment’s notice.

And if you want some neat resources for stereo photos, consider:

• 3d Photo Forum
• Anaglyphs
• Fun with Stereographic Photography

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

ps - need a Stereoscope?