(accidental parallax) Mathew Brady, self portrait. c.a. 1865
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Details and History
The U.S. National Archives offers a multitude of historical images on Flickr, many with no known restrictions on use. This Mathew Brady self portrait was indicated taken between 1860 and 1865. A renowned photographer, he is credited with inventing photojournalism.
This appears to be an example of accidental parallax arising from redundant exposures with unintentional camera movement between. Slow photography of the time necessitated staging a pose and holding it for several seconds to avoid blurring. The negative has eight images and is consistent with the product of a multiplying camera. The apparent "wink" indicates these are independent exposures.
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The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the U.S. National Archives Flickr stream, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. The original image has no known copyright restrictions: www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4177186294/in/se... .
Technical trivia
Image manipulations and gif generation done with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.
(accidental parallax) Mathew Brady, self portrait. c.a. 1865
Right-click to view the original resolution, which will animate after loading, or scroll down to see the animated image.
Details and History
The U.S. National Archives offers a multitude of historical images on Flickr, many with no known restrictions on use. This Mathew Brady self portrait was indicated taken between 1860 and 1865. A renowned photographer, he is credited with inventing photojournalism.
This appears to be an example of accidental parallax arising from redundant exposures with unintentional camera movement between. Slow photography of the time necessitated staging a pose and holding it for several seconds to avoid blurring. The negative has eight images and is consistent with the product of a multiplying camera. The apparent "wink" indicates these are independent exposures.
Quick Links to related Animated Stereo Images
Images by Mathew Brady.
Images from the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Browse the 19th century or by decade: 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s.
Browse the 20th century or by decade: 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s.
Copyright Advisory
The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the U.S. National Archives Flickr stream, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. The original image has no known copyright restrictions: www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4177186294/in/se... .
Technical trivia
Image manipulations and gif generation done with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.