dear samantha

lately ive teamed up with a photographer and a good friend of mine, sebastian andrews, for an ongoing side project. we’ve talked about doing something together for years but our interestes were difficult to converge unti we finally discovered stereography which has become the middle ground for both our work and a exciting collaboration.

stereography involves taking two photos from slightly different angles and switching between them to give the impression of 3D. the technique is very striking. it breathes life into a still image. i fell in love with it when i stumbled upon the cursive buildings blog which i have to give props to as it opened my eyes to the different possibilities of simple two frame animations.
suddenly the ol’ gif wasn’t so daggy anymore.

in our stereo images we like to capture subtle movements that compliment conventional still photography. it is a way of reminding the viewer that this is not only a flat image but also a time and place. coincidently we are beings with two eyes that allow us to judge distances and i suppose stereography makes sense to the brain… it exposes another layer that enriches the image with not only perspective information but also style. focus can be shifted towards or away from a subject… it is another parameter to play with and one that can create powerful results.

so cutting the ribbon, here is the hub to our stereography work.

http://www.dearsamantha.com/

id also like to draw your attention to the wordpress theme, lovelly isn’t it?
churned it out one night… tinkering with with css and the wordpress api.
wanted something very minimal so it didn’t take away from the content, also wanted to list every post in the left navigation bar since i like the idea of showing all the work all at once.

bookmark it. rss it. subscribe to the mailing list.
oodles of stereo images to come!