9 Crazy Cross Eye 3D Photography Images and How to Make Them
Neil Creek is a regular contributor to DPS (and is a 3D photography nut), authoring Photography 101 (to be continued soon). Please visit his blog, and check out his prints for sale on the Fine Art Photo Blog.
“I’m just going to do everything in 3D now. I’m going to shoot my daughter’s birthday party in 3D.” – James Cameron.
A revolution in photography and videography is coming. The 50’s cliche of the 3D movie and nostalgic childhood 3D viewers like the Viewmaster were ideas ahead of their time. Pretty soon 3D will be everywhere. Thousands of US cinemas are being upgraded to show new 3D movies, new computer display technology is bringing 3D without glasses to the desktop, and a growing enthusiastic community is breathing new life into time-honored 3D photography techniques.
If you haven’t experimented with 3D photography yet, now’s the time.
Anyone with a camera can take 3D photos, and with a bit of practice, most people can learn to see the 3D effect on their monitors without special glasses. I’ve collected here a few examples of some of the cool stuff that photographers are doing with 3D photography today. I hope these images will entertain and inspire you to explore the third dimension in your photography, and put you ahead of the new wave of 3D imagery which will soon flood our culture.
All of the images below are presented in “crossed eye” format, and can be viewed by most people without any equipment or assistance.
To learn how to see crosseye 3D images, I have a step by step guide for you to read.
© 2008 turbguy
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Pretty cool isn’t it? As you can see from these outstanding examples, 3D photography is very versatile and has huge creative possibilities. The best part is that you don’t need special or expensive equipment to make 3D photos. I wrote a post on my blog that shows how you can make 3D photos with any camera and free software. I highly encourage all photographers to give it a try, and get involved with the active and creative 3D communities online.
Right now, I’m running a 3D photography project on my blog, called 3D For Everyone. Using the simple single-camera 3D photography skills, I want participants to take a cool 3D photo and submit it to the project. Thanks to my sponsor for the project, Loreo – makers of the 3D Lens in a Cap – every participant will receive for free a new Pixi 3D viewer for seeing 3D photos on your monitor without using special eye tricks. The overall winner, as selected by a panel of judges, will be given their own 3D Lens in a Cap. The due date for the project is the 26th of May, so hurry and visit the project page.
3D Photography is back, and this time around everyone can get involved, so don’t get left behind!
3D Photography Links
- Flickr stereophotography group.
- StereoPhoto Maker, free 3D editing and viewing software.
- Stereophotography group on Yahoo Groups.
- 3D photography posts on my blog.
Neil promises that his next post will continue with the Photography 101 series, and is grateful for everyone’s patience. Lesson 4 will cover Aperture and Stops. If you would like to read more of Neil’s work, you can visit his photo blog. If you would like to buy any prints of his work, he is part of the Fine Art PhotoBlog with six talented photographers. The Fine Art PhotoBlog is recruiting new members right now as well!
108 Responses to “9 Crazy Cross Eye 3D Photography Images and How to Make Them” - Add Yours
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:35 am
WOW!! I saw it!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:45 am
I can’t see them. Trying to cross my eyes makes my head hurt. Ow.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 am
I’m guessing that my short sight in one eye and long sight in the other won’t help me out much here. It’s like magic eye all over again! *sniff*
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 am
Snap that’s awesome! I’ve even got that “relax your eye” thing down to really be able to see the 3D image.
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 am
I don’t come to DPS to see pornography. And I won’t be back again.
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 am
i got a headache just tryin. damnn…
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:20 am
amazing!! it took a while for my eyes to get used to it, but i saw the images in 3D! :o)
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:20 am
ouch…i think i have a headache now. lol!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:35 am
Does anyone else remember the 90s-era 3D posters that used this same technique but looked like a jumble of nothing, then revealed “hidden” images?
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:45 am
thats crazy! love it though, cool post :)
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 am
Amazing! Took me a while to get it, but – Wow!
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 am
@NB
Pornography? If you think a woman in lingerie is offensive, don’t ever open the sears catalog…
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:10 am
Very nice post, I’ll try to do some 3D images now!
… and sadly I have to comment on NB’s post:
People like you disgust me, seriously.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
Bummer that Neil’s blog has died and taken the instructions with it. I don’t know what to do :P
I was never good at Magic Eye, if it’s like that, though.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
It may not be “porn” but it definitely is unnecessary. That’s one thing I have always appreciated about this web-site, that it was ALWAYS clean, which is unusual for a lot of photo sites. I have recommended this site to many new photographers but will not do so if it has this kind of stuff.
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
@kristarella – My blog’s working for me. It’s been a bit unreliable lately, so if it seems down, try again in a few minutes.
Congratulations to those who can see the effect, it really is worth the effort, isn’t it? I hope that you get inspired to try taking some yourselves, and submitting them to the 3D For Everyone project :)
To those who can’t see. Don’t push it too hard. Doing so will only give you a headache, or make your eyes hurt, and that makes it even harder to do. Give it a rest and try again later. Most people can do it with practice, but it’s just impossible for some, so don’t feel too bad if it just doesn’t work. You could always buy a Pixi 3D viewer from Loreo, and turn these cross-eye images into parallel images with StereoPhoto Maker.
@NB – Photography is partly about capturing beauty. As is art. If the human form offends you, don’t got to art galleries, and to be safe, stay away from mirrors.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I’ve been playing with 3D photography for a few months now just for fun, see my Flickr page at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdcrowley/ . I’m using 2 inexpensive cameras mounted side by side. Your work is very high quality, it’s good to see someone pursuing this technique in a serious way. I’ve been using the “parallel” method as opposed to “crosseyed”, are you aware of any reason that one is preferable?
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
While it’s an interesting article, I have to agree with NB about the final image. I was pretty surprised to see it here on the blog…a little inappropriate in my opinion.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Can’t seem to open 3D project page?
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Oh my god, get over it. I liked the scantily clad woman, how about some 3d porn?
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Allow me to justify my reason for including the last image:
The human body is beautiful, and has been the inspiration for artists for millenia. Many of the most stuinning artworks have been of the naked body, from David, to the Venus DeMilo, to most of Rubens’ work.
The human body is an excellent subject for 3D as there are many curves and details, it is a form we are hardwired to be familiar with, and it is incredibly dynamic.
This particular photo was of a beautiful girl, and the clothing she wears is interesting for 3D because of the way it is partially translucent and hangs from her body, emphasising the 3D effect.
The girl in this photo is wearing more than many people who legally wear swimwear at the beach.
Frankly, if you have such a hard time accepting what nature made of us, the problem is with you, not the photo.
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
awsome…im speechless, i enjoyed looking at the pictures.
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Hi Neil, I totally agree with you about the final picture. People can be so uptight sometimes.
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Seriously, that model isn’t wearing anything you wouldn’t see on prime time tv. Its not even particularly suggestive.
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I did not come to DPS to see pornography, but I’ll be coming around a lot more often now!
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
awesome! I was gonna give up.. but suddenly it jumped out at me… awesome…
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I don’t get it.. I don’t see it..
Dammit.
Is it like those books where you have to go cross eyed to see the picture?
I could practically never do those…
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 am
I like this!! at first I can’t see them because I can’t cross my eyes all the way even while holding my finger near my nose bridge.. so I tried to close my eyes, and let it rest for a while. Then I tried to put 2 of my fingers on my nose bridge.. then slowly opened my eyes (tying to cross them of course).. and there it is!!! a little more blinks and I see beauty!!
about the last image :
I am from a very conservative country but I didn’t find the last image offensive at all!! I mean, the girl’s smiling and NOT trying to seduce. And the clothes are not that revealing!! Is it considered pornography to wear a 2-piece swimwear (bikini)?! I just asked because it’s more revealing than what this model is wearing. I don’t know.. but that’s just my own opinion.. Maybe they should try looking at sexy magazines to see the big difference.
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:39 am
Awesome! I loved those posters wingedphoto was talking about from the 90’s and this just takes it a step further. For those of you still having trouble. Try squinting rather than crossing your eyes. That is what works for me.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:22 am
You might like some of this too:
http://worldsbest3d.com
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:28 am
Um – the pictures are all backwards! If I take the left/right pairs and swap them around in a paint program, then they work fine.
Or is it just my brain??
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:34 am
“I don’t come to DPS to see pornography. And I won’t be back again.”
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. You see more at a beach in the summer than you just saw there. If your kindergarten level mind can’t handle such exposed skin as arms, legs, and stomachs, please go back to taking pictures of junior playing on a slide that nobody gives a crap about anyway.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:36 am
Er … I hate to break the bad news, but EVERY SINGLE ONE of the stereo pairs shown on this blog post has the left and right eye views SWITCHED.
If you attempt to fuse them these images by free-viewing, the image appears pseudoscopic — things that are far away appear closer, and vice versa.
Don’t believe me? Take apart an image with any image editor, switch the two views and look again. Beautiful 3-D!
So if you’re having trouble seeing the 3-D, don’t blame your eyes. The photos need to be repaired and re-posted.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:38 am
So where do you go for pornography?
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:58 am
just thought i would weigh in too. i consider myself a conservative christian. dont look at porn, no sex before marriage…all of that. but that picture doesnt offend me. its a girl. with clothes. whoever said it was absolutely right that it is perfectly ok to wear less than that if the person is swimming. if they put some water in the next picture would you be more accepting?
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 am
I actually couldn’t get it at first, and the instructions wouldn’t open, so after reading the comments, I decided to try again. Actually, it’s exactly like those jumble 3-d poster things from the 90’s! For those like me who couldn’t get the site to open, I’ll put up the simplest instructions I can and hope they work for everyone else, too!
Put the picture at perfect eye-level, and focus on the very center line b/t the two shots. Now remember when you were a kid and people tried the “floating finger” thing? (put your two index fingers as close as you can, and unfocus your eyes –so what’s behind your hands are in focus– and look at your fingers (without focusing on them!) and it appears that you have a little floating finger b/t the tips of your index fingers. Now try the same thing with the pictures. If you look at/focus on the center line, then unfocus your eyes so what’s behind your monitor (your wall?) is more in focus than the screen, you should see the center of the two images converge in the middle and “create” a third image between… if you can manage that, just wait a few seconds and let your eyes adjust to the image in the middle.
Some of these were easier than others, and definitely worth the effort!
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:23 am
I don’t like that “crossed eye” title. It’s the OPPOSITE of crossed eyes, don’t you think?
You allow both eyes to look straight ahead, as if you’re looking at a DISTANT object (not crossing, as you would if you were trying to look at a fly on your nose), but you FOCUS them for CLOSE objects.
The left one focuses on the left image, the right one on the right, and your brain combines them for the illusion of depth, just as it does all day long in the real world.
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:25 am
Hmmmm, the blog still appears to be malfunctioning. I’m presented with a completely blank page. Hopefully I will be able to view it later.
And not to harp on the subject of the pretty girl but, ah forget it.
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:26 am
I don’t see it…
What a shame.
The comments suggest you should be able to see pornography?
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 am
Wait a minute…
I do see it!
Still no pornography though :)
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:54 am
It may not be pornography, but when viewing this website at work, it could be viewed as such by others in the office. So I don’t care if YOU or so called Artists think the human body is artistic, it should not be shown on websites such as this. YES the human body is “beautiful” but that doesn’t mean we show 3rd graders naked human bodies. The same thinking applies to this website. It is disappointing to see you have taken the “artist” approach and think it is ok just because it is beautiful. Do u want your kids seeing that image?
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 am
Your project page and your blog (other website) seem to be down? Cool stuff though!
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 am
Wow! That is so cool!
I’m amazed at how easy it is to create them too! I made 2 already and I’m loving it.
Thanks for a super-interesting post!
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:03 am
Pornography? Hahaha, wow. You are clearly an idiot.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:03 am
Neil, the blog is definitely down. more likely because of bandwith issues.
ive been doing film photography for a long time. i really just enjoy black and whites more. its also less expensive because i was able to get all of my supplies from my highschool, and now college. I dont have the money to shell out on a decent DSLR, but as soon as i do, im definitely going to put some time into making three dimensional pictures like this. they are awesome. ill try it this weekend and take some nice stuff on my point and shoot.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:15 am
Very cool! But are you sure my grandma was full of beans when she said, “Don’t do that, do you want your eyes to stay that Way!?”
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 am
That is amazing!
I wasn’t sure it was working for me with the first one… then on the second… all of a sudden the bowls on the table stood right up!! AMAZING!!
It took a while to get the one with the trees to focus… but was totally worth it… to see the tips of the trees like that!!
This is definitely a technique that I would love to try!!
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:53 am
Wowwwwwwwww! .. thats really cool .. thanx alot! :D
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:11 am
Klyn and NB:
If you can’t tell lingerie from porn you won’t be able to handle the internet. Get off the internet, now.
Please find something else to do besides exposing other people to your vast ignorance.
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 am
That’s incredible. It makes my eyes tired, but it sure is a trip when it kicks in and the image all of a sudden pops into 3D.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:16 am
Neil – your blog did come back online after a few hours for me.
Everyone else – people are different, have different opinions, different levels that they find acceptable. Believe it or not, some people do have problems with the lack of clothing a the beach.
I’m numb to images like the last one these days since they seem so prevalent; NB’s comment surprised me, but I accepted it because people are different.
Everyone attacking those who are more sensitive to certain things should be ashamed. You think just because you think something is okay that you should kick people out of their comfort zone? What makes you more correct than them? Just because the internet is faceless doesn’t give you the right to be rude to others – or maybe you think it does? Whatever, show a little sensitivity.
For those that have a problem with those images, I guess you will have to decide whether to stay or go. I hope your decision isn’t met with cheers and jeers by “free thinkers” among us.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 am
Re: my last comment. If you weren’t attacking and merely stating your opinion, then it doesn’t apply to you ;)
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
WTF (I find it funny that your handle is the common acronym for “What The F*ck”?)
If you are worried about kids seeing anything remotely close to this – then keep them off the web and away from the television.
Oh, and you probably don’t want to take them to any art galleries either.
You might also want to hide any magazines laying around.
And NEVER take them to Europe unless you are prepared to blindfold them 24/7.
God forbid, they ever go to a beach…where you would find humans wearing much less than in this photo.
Yep, it’s a good idea to keep them sheltered from the human art form so they can grow up sexually repressed and thinking that this is wrong.
Go back to your convent and repent – you saw a partially clothed human on an ART site.
WTF?
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:34 am
simply amazing!
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
notice that you don’t need to refocus your eyes on each images if you want, since they are all the same size, you can actually quickly jump image to image once your eyes are focused correctly, its amazing.
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
For those who were unable to access my blog to read the “how to see” instructions, please accept my apologies. My host has been giving me a really hard time lately, with the blog going up and down for the last week. In this case the blog was down for about an hour. If it happens again, please try and visit the site again at a later time. My apologies for the inconveience.
@Chlobo – It’s similar to hidden image stereograms only inasmuch as you need to cause your eyes to converge and focus at different points. In the case of these photos, you look closer to your face, while focusing on the screen. These image should be easier to do than hidden images, because you have two clear, visible shapes that you are merging together, rather than looking for a hidden 3D form among random patterns.
@Lissykeeper – Crossing your eyes is still necessary, but squinting may help to relax your eyes and bring the image into focus more easily. I’m glad you have found a technique that works for you :)
@Leif & @Brian Moriarty & @Hank Fox – It seems you’re not the only ones experiencing the 3D effect reversed. The images are definately designed to look correct 3D when crossing your eyes, but a handful of people are reporting that they see the effect reversed, and swapping the images fixes it. I suspect that maybe it’s an “optical illusion” that flips it in the brain, similar to the wireframe box that can appear to be viewed from the top or the bottom. Very interesting! If you need to flip the sides, you can use StereoPhoto Maker (linked to in my “How to Make 3D Photos” page). Load the 3D image into it and click the “swap” button at the top.
@wft I would love my (hypothetical) kids to look at that image, and appreciate it the same way I do. I’m sure each of us can decide for ourselves whether to show children or not.
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Unfortunately, those of us with amblyopia will never be able to enjoy this. Or at least from my experience, I have never been able to see 3D images. Same thing with the old school 3D glasses. They just never have worked for me. Anyone else with this condition ever have any luck?
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
When you make a posting, you should really be ‘on it’ so that all of your viewers can look at your material. Hosting images on ‘free image hosting’ like Flickr or TinyPic, etc are usually blocked in corporation networks from the normal readers. Quit being so cheap and put the images on your own hosting.
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
:o I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that they’re the wrong way round.
I noticed it as the lamp hanging in the photo with the layed out table appeared to be behind the hanging things (excellent description I know!), I had to check the ‘2D’ image to see if I was right.
The bone also sinks into the red background.
I wonder why this is? Surely it’s a bizarre phenomena that most eyes will arrange it into a realistic 3D image and some will read it ‘backwards’
Just a note; I am a self-confessed professor of the Magic-Eye pictures so popular in the 90’s, I think I still have 4 or 5 books full of them – and I used exactly the same technique here – staring into a distant spot ‘through’ my monitor until the 2 images converge
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Great! For the first time ever I experienced a 3D pic without the funny goggles.
I’m shortsighted (-2,5 dioptries) and colorblind, but it works.
Here’s some advice:
- wear your glasses (sounds silly, but some people take’m off however you need the ability to focus!)
- make sure your glasses are christal clear – otherwhise you’ll see the swipes on your glasses in 3D too
- start up real close and don’t cross your eyes too much. I see the image appearing when I’m about 10-15 cm from the screen.
- you’ll first see the 2 images, and then a third one starts to form in the middle, which is in 3D.
- the most obvious one to start with is the jaw bone.
- you can even keep the (de-)focus and scroll your sceen to the next image.
Absolutely amazing! (and no pornography – just a beautiful lady!) :-)
Enjoy!
Roelski
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
That’s the most innovative thing I have learnt, this is amazing, thanks a lot.
May 24th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Reversal of Dimension:
If you are seeing the 3D effect in reverse, the cause is most likely the method used for combining the photos.
If you look past the photos and combine them by allowing the left eye to focus on the left photo while allowing the right eye to focus on the right photo (the same method for viewing “Magic Eye” compositions), the third dimension will be inverted causing objects intended to be farther away to appear closer.
If you cross your eyes allowing the left eye to focus on the right photo and vice versa, the dimensioning will be correct.
I also noted that none of the trees in photo 3 are adorned with brightly-colored balls, garlands, or a toppers. I, too, am offended by this pornographic image.
May 24th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Wow! My eyes hurt but had no idea it’s possible without special glasses…
May 24th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Now my eyes are stuck cross-eyed, and I still can’t see. My lawyers will be contacting your lawyers. lol.
May 24th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Amazing. I really loved the light in the forest canopy.
I agree with what the people above had said: Don’t try crossing your eyes excessively. I tried that at first and it got me nowhere. Instead, just cross them a little until a third image forms in between the first and the second and concentrate (with eyes slightly crossed) on the new picture the moment it appears.
May 24th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Can I make 3d image only if i have 1 image
Ex. i lake to make 3d image to my blog that in abut anime
i have lot of pictures bat only in one example . :)
May 24th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Nice pics! I’ve got one of the Loreo lenses but I also have built a sliding track which I use when the subject isn’t moving. I shoot one and slide the camera and shoot another with the same settings.I’ve had the best results doing computer generated pictures. For those of you who are seeing the inverse depth, you are parallel viewing not cross viewing. If you swap the pictures they would be right for parallel viewing. I also have a 3D gallery and a tutorial which includes a really easy to see computer generated training picture. To see the tutorial, go to the 3D gallery and follow the link.
Johnny Photon
http://www.johnnyphoton.com
May 24th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Nice images. To those who think they are reversed: you are partly right. There are two ways to view 3D pairs like these – by diverging your eyes (relaxing and focussing on infinity) or by converging them (going cross-eyed). These are set up for the latter – if you use the former method (as I generally do) then they are indeed reversed.
I find the best way to view 3D pairs like this is this: Converge (or diverge) your eyes until you see double (drink may help!). You should find you can, with a small effort, control the spacing of the double images. When they are far apart, you would be able to see two complete pairs of images (four images in total). You need to adjust the spacing so that two of the four images are overlapping exactly. You then have three images, and the central one is 3D. When this happens your brain will lock on and you should be able to relax a bit, and even scroll the page, without losing the effect. Note that you may need to rotate your head a bit to make sure the line between your eye centres is precisely parallel to the line between the image centres on the screen or you won’t be able to get an accurate overlap. Once you have double vision, rotate your head around a bit and it should be obvious when the alignment is correct and it will be possible to adjust the spacing to get a precise overlap. If you can’t get the spacing right try adjusting the distance you are from the screen.
Oh and if you have amblyopia you’ll never see these, or any other static images, in 3D. Seeing things in 3D needs two or more viewpoints. If you don’t have the ability to move your viewpoint around the actual 3D object, e.g. because it’s really a couple of 2D static photos, then you’re going to need two working eyes to acquire the two images simultaneously. If you have the means, you might like to try putting a pair of these images in the same physical location and arranging to flip back and forth between them quite quickly (a few times a second) – that would probably get you close enough to simultaneous vision to see the 3D effect.
May 24th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I have never cross-viewed before, I now know why so many people found it harder to see an ‘image’ in the Magic Eye pictures! If they were using the cross-eyed technique, for me at least the picture is much more blurry. I’d be interested to know if anyone gets a truly in focus image with the cross-viewing method!
May 25th, 2008 at 1:13 am
I agree with Kristarella. Everybody with a problem with someone else’s views–get the heck over it.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Oh, and thanks for the “Cross-eyed” explanation! I tried it and it actually worked better than the “Focusing past it” method I had used before. And it really helped knowing that I could just scroll down once I was already focused! Thanks for the tips, guys! This technique is really cool :)
May 25th, 2008 at 8:57 am
For those of you that are having difficulty “seeing” the image in 3D… I wanted to pass on a tip that a friend gave me.
“I use a piece of dark coloured card with a small square cut out of the middle to view them even clearer.
The hole in the card is 45cm wide by 60+cm high approx. I
hold it about 4 inches infront of my nose and do the cross
eyed thing. It helps by not letting me see 3 pictures, but
just the middle picture. Therefore my eyes can focus much
better on the 3D image…”
If you adjust your distance from the card and from the monitor you will be able to obscure the two additional view entirely.
I hope that this helps!
May 25th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
The jaw bone sinks into the red background if I use parallel-eye method. Of course, it appears as proper 3D if I use cross-eye method because it is meant for viewing cross-eyed.
Parallel-eye method (looking away / gazing at infinity) is more relaxing to me than crossing the eye.
Parallel-eye method gives me the same size as the original, while I get a slighter smaller image if I use cross-eye method.
But, I cannot converge the third picture in the middle as the picture get bigger when using parallel method. I have to reduce the size to view that parallel-viewing picture. No problem with big pictures for cross-eye method.
How about you all? I would like to hear from everyone else.
May 26th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Awesome !! I was never able to really see the old 3D posters with the hidden objects but after going through the how to with you post Neil the images just jumped out at me. A great article.
Please put back the last picture as I would like to see it for myself and not be censored. Those who have a problem with the picture can excersise their right not to look at it and the rest of us can enjoy the fine work. :)
May 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
This is cool. I’ve taken a few cha cha 3D pix and posted them to my Flickr stream. You can see them at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72822401@N00/sets/72157605246923772/
I processed the pix in Photoshop and after a couple of false starts, I think I’ve developed a pretty good workflow for doing them.
This whets my appetite and now I want a Loreo lens for my RebelXt
May 29th, 2008 at 4:07 am
Your link under 3D Photography Links for the Flickr Stereophotography Group actually goes to the Fisheye group. The correct link is this:
http://flickr.com/groups/stereo/
However, there are many stereoscopic-related groups on flickr that you can see if you do this search:
http://flickr.com/search/groups/?w=all&q=stereophotography&m=names
May 30th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Wow, I never knew that every catalogue with lingerie advertised in it was actually pornography. How do the public allow this to happen?? They are delivered to every home and guess what?? I don’t hear any outrage from anyone because guess what?? Women in lingerie is NOT pornography.
May 31st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
ZinY,
Parallel viewing does not strain your eyes, as long as the image is small enough. Too larger image for parallel viewing, means that both your eyes would have to lok outwards, and away from each other. I can’t do that, and don’t no anyone that can.
I told Rob F about the piece of card trick, he has written rough dimensions on it here. The darker the card, the better, because if you use white or light card, your eyes catch any light reflected from in the room. This strains your eyes too.
Most of my images are made to fit a 1024 x 768 screen res, but i have tried even larger at 1900 x 1200. That was for someones wide screen monitor. They told me that it was perfect to view Cross Eyed.
I don’t think there is a limit on size when viewing Cross eyed, you may just have to stand back from the screen more.
I started with Anaglyph version 3D, (Red/Cyan glasses), but soon went over to Cross View type, mainly to get the full colour and not to have to buy more anaglyph glasses.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:36 am
The images are backwards, just look at the forest tree, the picture that is slightly to the right should be the right eye, but it is placed on the left…
June 5th, 2008 at 4:32 am
Nice pics. I can’t do cross-eyed or staring at finger methods, what works for me is ‘wobbling’ my eyes left-right very quickly – after some practice, it only takes less than a second and my vision locks right on to the 3d. I can even scroll the page up and down to look at the diff pics without losing the 3d image, like viewing a 3d website! cool!
i really want to see the ‘porn’ photo now that there has been so much fuss! Partly because I like to see non-pornographic pics of beautiful girls (I love sites that refuse to show tacky porn stuff) but mainly because I want to see how ridiculously over the top (or not!) some of these reactions have been…
maybe the following assumption says more about me than you but NB, do you come from bible-belt hicksville, USA? You crazy Americans you.
June 18th, 2008 at 1:49 am
when i pulled a face, as a kid, my mother always said “if the wind changes, you’ll stay like that!” thats my concern.
Does it make you go blind??!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:03 am
thats amazing, i could see that i wish if i could see some videos like this
September 10th, 2008 at 3:06 am
waaaaaa nice man!! hahha and remember you need cross little, dont cross all your head xD
November 9th, 2008 at 4:58 am
really amazing cross eye pictures, i have download more than 100 pics and all looks real in vision. Thanks for the person who found this technique.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Dear Neal,
Nice cross-eyed shots. I understand you are a 3D Photography Nut!, my kind of guy :-)
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February 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
At Anachrome’s web site, you can purchase Prisma Chroma 3D glasses, which will, with their prisms, allow you to see these and other such images in 3D without crossing your eyes.
Also, there are new, high-tech stereo 3D viewing methods that have come out that allow you to view these images just straight on your screen — and with full color quality (UNLIKE with anaglyph glasses). Two of these methods are LCD shutter glasses and autostereo monitors.
Unfortunately, that last image has been removed. To bad — it sounds like it was very tasteful. Please put it back up if possible.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
very nice images :) a tip for everyone who has problems with crossing-eyes is to place a finger in front of your nose while you looking at the image – this helps me a lot :)
June 1st, 2009 at 3:07 am
Incredible! I didn’t knew that photographs could be 3d like this… I have seen only the paint ones… almost boring ones… but this…. rocks!
June 1st, 2009 at 9:19 pm
This is great. I have seen photos like these when o was a kid. And I saw some other thing related to this yesterday in an exhibition. So I searched the web and found this site. I love these things, and also 3D stereography. This is a great site.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
one of the best articles ever! and one of the best techniques I have ever learned!
June 8th, 2009 at 6:50 am
wow.. this is incredible… i actually felt like grabbing the 3D pix with my hands… damn!! wow!!
tot it wouldn’t work, but after reading the article on the blog and trying again, i saw the spiritual side of 3D pictures.. wow!!!
June 10th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Holy Shot!!!!
This is freakin genius…..!!!!
July 30th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I hate that 3D stuff because i can only see with one eye at a time… hope that 3d never gets to standard in cinemas…
August 17th, 2009 at 5:38 am
I Can Cross Eye Is Easy I See 3D Images Cool Cross Eye 3D
August 25th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
this is why i love DPS! Now I wanna go make my own 3D pics…….once i learn how to do it.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
It was easier then I expected :-)… and it looks great, I’m amazed.
Thanks for the tutorial.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I think I have to read step by step guide first. :D
August 26th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Very good. One of the secrets of stereoscopy (that’s what this kind of photography is called) is to have a deep field of view, with everything in pin-point focus (f8 or higher). The photo of the fly does not work very well because the background is blurred. Another thing: avoid too-detailed shots like that one with the steel loops.
For people who cannot see the 3-D effect, try this: put your face as close to the page as is possible while keeping the images in focus. Now measure the distance between your eyes and the screen. Cut a piece of stiff card or board to that length and about 15cm (6 inches) wide. Place one edge of the board between the two images and the other between your eyes and look straight ahead in your normal way . Now you do not have to “cross” your eyes anymore and the image swill leap out at you in 3-D!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Another trick: put the images into a gif animator and get it to loop them. This works especially well if there is a central focus in the foreground of the images. The images will appear to rock slightly, but the 3-D effect is quite discernable.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I think that’s SO COOL! Some people may be having a hard time seeing them because of the size. 3D (and magic eye stuff) is easier to see if you don’t have anything surrounding the pic to “disturb” your eyes. Plain white backgrounds around the entire pic(s) work best. It’s a shame that last pic was removed. Art is subjective and what offends one person doesn’t offend another. But I enjoyed this so much!
August 27th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Can a person just use 3D glasses to view the photos?
August 28th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
wow… this is great… will love to learn more bout this technique…. sure could try this! great job!
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:42 am
After I reallized that I was seeing the 3D pictures inside out: I reversed the poositions of the two pictures on windows pantbrush and voila! I was able to see it in 3 D. Perhaps reversing left and right will work for some people.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Those were amazing. it took a minute to get the method down, but once I did, WOW. Just curious, I’m not seeing anyone in lingerie?? I see the photo of the woman with the light cominig around her like wings, but she is wearing a tank top. ?? Oh well. Wonderful pictures
September 8th, 2009 at 9:00 am
I’ve been trying this since college..finally i got to see them..thanks for your tips
September 17th, 2009 at 7:03 am
For those who missed the last picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmy_frenchy/sets/72157621404434500/
October 1st, 2009 at 1:11 am
I’m speechless to see this awesome stereograph photos! All are amazing!
I’m just try to make this 3D images using a kit lens, surely with a manual focusing LOL :D
Its hard for me to search & buy 3D Lens in Malaysia.
Feel free to view my 3D beginner series in my 3D set here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annamir/sets/72157607484234159/
October 1st, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Awesome effect, the first time the 3d thing has worked for me and MAAN how it worked! The explanation of how to see them was perfect and the result was genuinely like “being there”.
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