Friend Baker

Friend Baker was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.

Friend was born in Nebraska to Jesse Baker and Jennie Wallace.

Among his innovations as a cameraman, he reportedly built an early 3-D camera alongside fellow cinematographer Virgil Williams while working at Universal Pictures in 1918.

[1][5] He also developed an early technique for produced color film.

[6] He served as chief cameraman for the studio for a number of years.