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1. Basics

     A. Introduction to Stereo Photography - by Steve Kiesling

        (Note: this article mainly discusses film-based 3D. Digital 3D is discussed below.)

2. George Themelis (Powerpoint presentations)

     A. Digital 101 ("Digital 3D Photography 101") - September 2011

     B. Judging ("Judging Stereo") - September 2011

     C. Hyper-Stereo ("How to do Hyperstereo Photography") - July 2015

     D. 3D Composition ("How to take Better 3D Pictures via Good Composition") - October 2016

     E. Close-Ups ("How to Take Close-Ups in 3D")  - February 2021

     F. Better 3D ("Two Suggestions for Better 3D Pictures") - May 2021

     G. Perspective ("Unusual Perspective in 3D") - November 2021

     H. Phone 3D ("Phone Vs. Camera") - May 2022

     I. EGO Camera ("What Is It - and Should You Get One?") - September 2022

     J. White Balance ("White Balance in Photography") - November 2021

     K. Exposure Triangle ("Aperture, Shutter Speed and Sensitivity") - April 2023

     L. 2D to 3D Conversion (using the LeiaPix Online Converter) - Buffalo 3D-Con - August 2023

     M. Phone 3D II ("Additional Tips and Tricks") - April 2024 

     N. XBP Tutorial ("XREAL Beam Pro Tips") - October 2024

     O. XBP 3D-CON Presentation ("XREAL Beam Pro Tips") - August 2025

     P. Cropping 3D-CON Presentation ("Cropping for Better 3D Pictures") - August 2025 
 

3. Using StereoPhoto Maker (SPM)

     A. Beginner's Guide - by David Starkman

     B. SPM Clone Tool Instructions - by David Starkman

     C. SPM Quick Tips - by Dennis Green (extracted from the Stereo Window newsletter).
            Volume I - Read version (pages in order)    Print version (for printing into a half-page booklet)

            Volume II - Read version (pages in order)    Print version (for printing into a half-page booklet)

            Volume III - Read version (pages in order)    Print version (for printing into a half-page booklet)

     D. StereoPhoto Maker Tutorials - Zoom Meetings starting 5-20-2020 (on Rick Shomsky's YouTube channel).

          Meeting #1 - 5/20/20: SPM Basics - Auto alignment, stereo window adjustment, Setting up preferences and toolbars, improving images by cropping.

          Meeting #2 - 5/27/20: Using the Clone Tool to remove unwanted elements.

          Meeting #3 - 6/03/20: Horizontal Auto Scroll (for panoramic images), Horizontal and Vertical Mirror tools, How to straighten an image, various screen viewers, NSA Convention information.

          Meeting #4 - 6/17/20: Batch processing - resizing and renaming files.

         (All meetings accessed from the main Tutorial link above)

4. Historical 

     A. Why I Use 2X2 - by Dennis Hanser - 2001 (Twin Film Camera info - still good for digital in many ways)
  

     B. ISO-Duplex - by Ed Jameson (extract from the 2003 NSA workshop on Underwater Stereography)
  

     C. Fusion-HDR (workshop notes from David Smith - January 2018).
  

     D. Looking Glass Portrait Review - Gemal Seede
  

     E. Artificial Intelligence Tools and Depth Maps - Gemal Seede
  

     F. How to Make a Sequence - Dorthea van Westrienen (Chicago Stereo Camera Club)
  

     G. AI Conversion from 2D to 3D - Bill Walters

More tutorials will be added as they become available.

4. Inspirational - DSS Newsletter Cover Images

     Each volume contains the ten (or 11) images that were on the covers of the newsletters for that season, along with the stories of how each image was created. These may help to inspire new images or to see some of your own images in a new light. Currently, the most recent years are shown, with earlier years to be added soon.

     A.  Volume 09 - Covers from the 2008-09 season.

     B.  Volume 10 - Covers from the 2009-10 season.

     C.  Volume 11 - Covers from the 2010-11 season.

     D.  Volume 12 - Covers from the 2011-12 season.

     E.  Volume 13 - Covers from the 2012-13 season.

     F.  Volume 14 - Covers from the 2013-14 season.

     G.  Volume 15 - Covers from the 2014-15 season.

     H.  Volume 16 - Covers from the 2015-16 season.

     I.  Volume 17 - Covers from the 2016-17 season.

     J.  Volume 18 - Covers from the 2017-18 season.

     K.  Volume 19 - Covers from the 2018-19 season.

     L.  Volume 20 - Covers from the 2019-20 season.

     M.  Volume 21 - Covers from the 2020-21 season.

     N.  Volume 22 - Covers from the 2021-22 season.

     O.  Volume 23 - Covers from the 2022-23 season.

     P.  Volume 24 - Covers from the 2023-24 season.

5. Educational - NSA and DSS Workshops on YouTube

     Various workshops recorded at NSA conventions and DSS meetings. Just go to the GreenHouse Productions channel: GreenHouse Productions - YouTube

6. Miscellaneous - 

     A. Cascade 30th Anniversary Booklet (Containing many articles and profiles) - 1994-2024