Imaging

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A small team of staff in Harvard Library Imaging Services has been experimenting to develop a workflow to create 3D objects and ingest them into the Harvard collections catalog for use in the virtual classroom, and for research and discovery.

Find a selection of their work in our Harvard Library Sketchfab page.

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  • Two photographers make adjustments for a studio photogrametry shoot.
    Photographers Ally Campbell and Adam Kellie make adjustments to a fold-up camera obscura.
  • A photographer reviews images on a laptop in the forground, on the background an object is lit to be photographed.
    Images are reviewed in real time during the shoot.
  • A photographer reviews images on a laptop in the forground, on the background an object is lit to be photographed.
    The photography studio is set up to shoot each object in batches.
  • Stuffed bird specimen sit inside compartments in a padded box.
    Museum of Comparative Zoology bird type-specimens arrive to the studio.
  • An armiture for supporting stuffed bird specimen while being photographed.
    A custom made rotating armature for holding bird specimens during the shoot. The color grid and rulers allow each object to be scaled and color corrected.
  • A bird specimen sits on an armiture for being photographed.
    Eastern Bluebird type specimen.
  • A bird specimen sits on an armiture for being photographed.
    Sparrow type specimen.
  • A bird specimen sits on an armiture for being photographed.
    Kingfisher type specimen.
  • A photographer adjusts a bird specimen being photographed.
    Photographer Ally Campbell rotates the bird specimen by 10º increments for each shot.