{"id":5764,"date":"2026-03-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:54:13","slug":"3d-imaging-workshop-in-the-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/2026\/03\/3d-imaging-workshop-in-the-lab","title":{"rendered":"3D Imaging Workshop in the Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This past December, the Lab hosted a small 3D Imaging workshop for a group of digital imaging colleagues. The workshop was led by UC School of Art professors, Jordan Tate and John-David Richardson. Colleagues from Ohio University Libraries, the Ohio State University Libraries, Library of Michigan, Veterans Affairs History Office in Dayton and UC Libraries were able to join us for this amazing opportunity to learn practical, high-resolution 3D imaging techniques using a simple setup.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jordan demonstrating to the group how to set up a low-angle shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Prior to the workshop, I had worked with UC Libraries special collections curators to attain a selection of various objects for imaging ranging from cuneiform tablets to plaster busts. For the workshop, we began with a painted wooden Nigerian statue from the Winkler Center. We walked through the imaging process first, using a fairly standard DSLR manual setup and a ring flash with a polarized filter. The object was placed on a motorized turn-table which allows you to determine how many rotations or shots you want per angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n