Golden Gate Panorama, Oleg Vorobyoff

About the Oakland Camera Club

Stereophotography — 3D photography — is the marvelous craft of making pictures with the illusion of depth.

The Oakland Camera Club is the Bay Area's premier place to view, share, and learn about 3D photography. Join us at a club meeting and experience fantastic printed and projected 3D photos. Polarized 3D glasses are provided.

The Oakland Camera Club was founded in 1934 and is a member of the Photographic Society of America. The Oakland Camera Club is a non-profit organization.

Club News

Visit Us at the Maker Faire
posted May 3, 2012

See us at Maker Faire!

Drop by the National Stereoscopic Association table at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire on May 19th & 20th.

Maker Faire 2012 Call for Volunteers
posted April 1, 2012

The Oakland Camera Club will be at the National Stereoscopic Association booth for this year's Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 19th & 20th. Oakland Camera Club members can post their ideas and availability to our Yahoo! group.

3D Titles in the Web Gallery
posted March 21, 2012

This month's gallery posting includes an update that makes titles easier to read in 3D.

Like us on Facebook
posted February 21, 2012

Follow the new Oakland Camera Club Facebook page for photos, links and news.

2012 Oakland International 3D Exhibition
posted January 31, 2012

The Oakland Camera Club's big public event will be held this year at the Lafayette Veteran's Memorial Building in Lafayette, CA, on Monday, February 20th, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Details are available on the event's web page.

Join us for a ninety minute slideshow of spectacular 3D photographs by the world's finest 3D photographers. Admission is free, and polarized 3D glasses are provided.

New 3D Web Gallery
posted January 18, 2012

The wait is over! Our first month of competition entries are online for public viewing in the Oakland Camera Club's new web photo gallery.

Our gallery is unique in its ability to display several 3D formats. Parallel and crossview 3D photographs can be viewed with a variety of handheld viewers. Anaglyphs are viewed with colored glasses. We present two anaglyph formats: The common red/blue, and increasingly popular green/magenta.

New images will be added about a month after the competitions are held. To see the absolute latest stereoscopy from the Oakland Camera Club, drop by one of our monthly meetings.

2012 Special Competition List
posted January 16, 2012

Thanks for everyone's suggestions for this year's special competition subjects. The special competition schedule for 2012 is posted.

2012 Oakland International 3D Competition Entry Forms Available
posted November 22, 2011

The Oakland Camera Club proudly announces the 57th annual Oakland International 3D Competition. Entry forms are due January 23rd, 2012. John Ballou has made the Oakland International among the best 3D competitions on the PSA circuit.

Oakland Camera Club 2011 Year-End Luncheon
posted November 21, 2011

Save the date! The Oakland Camera Club's year-end luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, December 10th from 12pm to 3pm, at Spenger's Fish Grotto in Berkeley. Details will follow.

Chicago Stereo Camera Club International Competition
posted October 17, 2011

Congratulations to Oakland Camera Club members John Ballou, who took honorable mention for Kearsarge Pinnacles Day Hike, and Mat Bergman, whose Our Fate Beyond the Pumpkin Patch won the "best humor" category. Here are the full results.

New Articles Added
posted September 6, 2011

Some very informative articles are back online after a long delay. Preparing Printed Stereo Cards, Phantastically Phat Phlat Phantograms, and From "Frames Gone Wild" to "Bodacious Cha-Cha's" are available in the expanded articles section.

Congratulations!
posted August 16, 2011

... to Oakland Camera Club member Oleg Vorobyoff for taking the grand prize at the 37th NSA Convention 3D Digital Image Showcase.

Next Club Meeting

Date:

Monday, May 21, 2012

Time:

7:30 pm

Location:

Mosaic Room, Hacienda De Los Flores, Moraga, CA

Special Competition:

Clinic

Mat Bergman presents technical criteria for our first 3D video competition in November. Bring your ideas and suggestions for discussion.