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How Does 3D Photography Work

How Does 3D Photography Work

Looking at a 3D (3-dimensional) photograph can be exciting because it gives you an illusion of depth, with the image appearing like a real version of the object photographed.

One may wonder how such a photograph can be shot and how the images in it appear to be in 3D even though the photograph itself, whether in print form or on slide or on screen, is in a two-dimensional plane with no depth dimension.

To understand how 3D photography (also called stereoscopy) works, it is important to know how this illusion of depth is achieved.

The basic principle of 3D photography

The basic principle of 3D photography lies in simulating the Nature’s way of making us see 3D objects in real life. When we look at an object with both eyes open, our left and the right eyes view the object somewhat differently.

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