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One-of-a-Kind Holographic Artworks Limited Edition Transmission Holograms Limited Edition Reflection Holograms |
The Finest Quality at the Most Reasonable Prices Cherry Optical Holography offer custom holographic facilities. We maintain several large vibration-isolation optical labs for Mastering and Copying holograms. Our custom holography uses continuous wave, silver-halide technology. Custom Holograms feature a wide angle of view, maximum image depth and projection, clean sharp imagery, and relaxed stability requirements. We believe our technical quality to be comparable to the best holography in the world today. Our custom display holograms are usually created in a two step process. First, we make a laser-viewable "master" hologram from the original subject. This subject can be a three-dimensional model or object. We can work from your object, or create a three dimensional object for you. Graphics, jpegs, black and white photographs, and transparencies can also be made into effective holograms. We can provide or modify a holographic design for you, for maximum utilization of the three dimensional qualities available in holography. |
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When completed, the laser-viewable master hologram is holographically copied as a reflection or transmission hologram. These copies are illuminated by a simple, quartz-halogen point light source, such as track lighting commonly provides. |
Reflection Holograms typically have high contrast black backgrounds and full vertical and horizontal parallax. The light source for reflection holograms comes from the front. Reflection copies are available on glass plates in sizes 8 by 10 inches and 12 by 16 inches, and on film laminated to Plexiglas in sizes 20 by 24 inches up to 32 by 36 inches. Transmission Holograms are thin film windows into a world of great depth and projection. They have full horizontal parallax, but go through a spectral rainbow of color changes on the vertical. Transmission holograms are available on film laminated to Plexiglas in sizes 21 by 29 inches and 32 by 36 inches. Larger sizes up to 40 inches by 6 feet are available in custom formats. Click on thumbnail images for larger view. |
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Here follows a few of our custom holograms, chosen to illustrate the different techniques we use.
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Microscope This hologram of a microscope was created for Miles Pharmaceutical Company for a trade show. The eyepiece projects out about five inches. When the viewer looks into the eyepiece of the microscope, they see a magnification of the company's logo and a brief description of the product. This "Hologram-within-Hologram" technique was pioneered by Greg Cherry. Visit the Telescope and Binoculars for more holograms using space within space. |
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Tea Cup (Master for Photopolymer Replication) Tea cup with holographic fish swimming inside the cup. Created for a Dupont's Photopolymer division to test promote their holographic recording materials. Images from this hologram - holographic clouds!- form the backdrop of this page. |
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Constitution The Franklin Institute commemorated the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by commissioning and displaying these holograms. A holographic image of Benjamin Franklin's actual glasses sit on a copy of the Declaration of Independence.12"X16" Declaration of Independence A quill projects out of a glass ink well12"X16"
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Wired?/Wireless Two Channel Reflection Hologram made for the Persoft Corporation to introduce their new wireless connectors. 20" by 24" on film laminated to Plexiglas. Multiple channel holography magically portrays several direction-dependent views occupying the same film space.
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Caliper & Egg A caliper forms fringes on an egg in this double-exposure reflection hologram. It shows interferometric fringes that can be used to measure the pressure the caliper applies to the egg. The hologram was part of a standing exhibit of 26 holograms commissioned by Lawrence Berkeley Museum, California. |
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Model Making, Scene Design, and Animation of Real Objects. These images of holograms are small excerpts from three complex large format transmission and reflection holograms made for a private client. The Wind, upper left, was a beeswax sculpture cast into clear resin. She's blowing breaths of diffraction effects, crystalline cast leaves, and planes of scrollwork. Train wheels, bottom left, were mechanically animated, then holographed, one frame of actual movement at a time. Each finished reflection hologram has thin hologram strips across the surface, forming holographic wheel rotation. A wax model of Pan flutes across layers of holograms within holograms, |
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Hughs Holographic Division contracted for original hologram Masters that they could replicate in their photopolymer holographic recording material. Paint Time & Space, and Pegasus, below, were two of the holographic images they copied into 11" by 15" photopolymer material. Painting Time & Space has a projecting brush handle painting a deep space scene; and clocks whose mechanized hands move forward and backward. Hologram by Greg Cherry. |
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A rearing painted wax sculpture of the flying horse, Pegasus, has real wings, modified, painted, and attached to the horse's sides. Molten glass forms a deep scene backdrop in this Master created for Hughs Holographic Division. Sculpture by Nancy Gorglione. |
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Jet Plane A commercial reflection hologram made for a private jet manufacturer. The plane projects out 10 inches against a backdrop of clouds. 20" by 24" on silver halide film laminated to glass. |
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Travel A small reflection hologram composite by Nancy Gorglione. It was commissioned as part of a triptych on travel for the Milk River Museum, Canada. 9, 4" by 5" holograms, glass laminated to wood.
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A reflection hologram composite by Nancy Gorglione. The exhibition was commissioned by the "Art & Technology" pavilion at the Los Angeles County fair, whose theme was the horse. Collection of the artist. |
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Dichroic Fish There are two versions of this leaded glass sculpture with dichroic fins, by Nancy Gorglione. One is in Canada, and one is in the holographic collection belonging to Jerry Miller. Jerry saw the first piece, pictured, left, then commissioned a unique version for himself. It was Nancy Gorglione's love of glass as an art medium that lead her to holography. |
| Go to Hologram Art. for more technological descriptions of our holography. We are happy to discuss your custom holography plains. Please email or call from the links below |