'In Depth': Dan Plummer photo exhibit harkens back to days of stereoscope 3D images - American Press | American Press - American Press

Remember that twelvemonth the View-Master was nether the Christmas tree? Dan Plummer ne'er got implicit the fascination with clicking done from 1 scenery oregon cartoon to the next. That acquisition influenced his existent exhibit, “In Depth,” connected show present astatine Gallery by the Lake, 809 Kirby St., Lake Charles.

Kids contiguous mightiness expect a virtual world headset. In the 1800s, the stereoscope was each the rage. Visit “In Depth” to not lone bask the photography, but to prosecute successful putting dimensional images into perspective, virtually and figuratively. The creator pairs photographic images captured side-by-side and displays them adjacent to 1 another. The assemblage views the images digitally oregon with reddish and greenish integrative glasses.

“Images travel to beingness erstwhile viewed and merged done stereoscopic lenses,” Plummer explains. “In the realm of photography arsenic art, stereoscopy is usually viewed arsenic a gimmick oregon novelty, but what I emotion astir stereo images is the undeniable inclusion of extent arsenic a large compositional element.”

Stereoscopic photography dates to 1832, conscionable a fewer years aft the opening of photography itself. The process involves the making of 2 akin photographs, referred to arsenic a stereo pair, from somewhat antithetic vantage points adjacent to 1 another. Images are viewed, 1 with each eye. The encephalon interprets the images conscionable arsenic it does the images from our ain eyes during mean vision, according to Plummer. While the quality binocular imaginativeness is simply a effect of eyes spaced a fewer inches apart, Plummer’s cameras are spaced inches, feet oregon adjacent yards apart.

Subject substance includes earthy landscapes, man-altered landscapes, section scenes, architecture and icons.

Plummer hopes the assemblage enjoys the photography and the novelty.  But helium has different motive, the instauration of a reminder of however overmuch much of beingness 1 tin spot and recognize by virtually stepping to 1 broadside to summation an further perspective.