Hello Arduino community! As of recently I started to develop an interest in this thing called photogrammetry. I started with a basic manual setup and decided I want to take it a step further. I've been researching different design and I came to the conclusion I want to do something crazy and challenging.
The project I have in mind is based on a 20 year old paper by Paul Debevec and involves a technique called Polarized Spherical Gradient Illumination. There have been many companies that used his research to create outstanding light stages/cages however none of these are particularly portable, let alone affordable. The idea is to create a (very) poor mans version that is portable and cheap.
I modeled the basic shape of the design:
It will be a geometric dome (two halves) made of aluminum 15mm x 15mm extrusions with 3D printed connections resulting in approximately a 1 meter tall by 1.2 meter wide & long rig. To make this thing happen I would need a (Arduino?) based lights control system with around 300 independently controllable LED chips. All of the LED's will be covered with a polarizing filter blocking some of the light (1.5 f-stops). They need to be triggered in programmable sequences and synchronized with Raspberry camera's.
I was thinking using these LED chips: link
My questions to the community is if this idea is even remotely possible. I have no prior Arduino or electronics knowledge but I know my way around coding. Thanks for reading!