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Jac. G. Ferwerda

The World of 3-D

A Practical Guide to Stereo Photography

I have been selling this book for a few years now and some asked how come I did not have a review in my web site? That's a good question! I had assumed that everyone knew of this book which has been called "The Bible of Stereo Photography".

This was my first stereo book, back in 1988. I have read it and enjoyed thoroughly. I even learned how to freeview by trying the stereo pairs in this book. I still consult it while working on my "Tutorials" or when pondering about a technical aspect in stereo. For example, I recently did a comparison of stereo projection screens. I read chapter 19 "Operation of the Stereo Projection Screen" and was amazed by the ideas presented there! This is truly a great resource for anyone interested in the technical aspects of stereo photography!

A few years ago, the publisher of this book, Harry zur Kleinsmiede of 3-D Book Productions (Netherlands) asked me of I would consider writing an update for this book. This book was written in 1982, so it could perhaps be updated to include the modern developments in stereoscopic photography. To be honest, I do not think I have the knowledge or experience to work on this. Every line in this book is as valid today as it was in 1982.

Now, this classic is even better! The 4th printing (2003 - new cover) includes an introduction "Koo Ferwerda and his World of 3-D" by Abram Klooswijk, plus the booklet "Jacobus G. Ferwerda - The Man of 3D, Life and work of today's leading author on stereo photography", 32 pages on the life of Ferwerda, illustrated with 21 stereoscopic pairs in View-Master format. This booklet in itself sells for $16.95. Now, it is free with the book!

To get an idea of the subjects covered in this book, here is the Table of Contents:

Part 1 - An Easy Beginning: Stereo Pairs on Paper
1. Stereo Photos with an ordinary camera
2. Simple mounting of paper pairs
3. Simple stereoscopes
4. Viewing stereo without a viewer
5. More about stereoscopes
6. Stereo photography now and in the past
Part 2 - Taking a Stereo Picture
7. Taking a stereo picture
8. Techniques
9. Convergence; advantages & disadvantages
10. Stereo photography with a reduced or enlarged base
11. Choosing the subject

Part 3 - Perfection in Stereo Mounting
12. The Stereo Window
13. Stereo Mounting of slides, especially for projection
14. Worked out mounting methods for slides
15. Different mounting methods
16. Marking stereo slides

Part 4 - Stereo Projection
17. We use polarization of light
18. Stereo Projector and position of stereo slides
19. Operation of the stereo projection screen
20. The Presentation of a stereo show

Part 5 - Separation of Homologous Points
21. About viewing stereoscopically
22. Optimal imitation of the visible reality by projection
23. The position of infinity points on the slides
24. Parallax and deviation
25. Mounting close-ups with a normal base

Part 6 - A Few Special Stereo Techniques
26. Brief description of some methods
27. Autostereoscopy

A real treasure of information for the Serious Stereo Photography Enthusiast!

A Great Addition to your Stereo Library!

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I have been taking stereo pictures since 1988 and into the business since 1994 and I have plenty of satisfied customers. I specialize in stereo education through books, lectures, videos, CDs, Stereo Realist camera repair, stereo viewer repair, stereo photography supplies, and commission sales of photographic items.

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