Sunday, May 9, 2010

Creating Stereoscopic 3D Images


The photo below is a Green/Magenta 3D anaglyph image of my (messy) office. 

Here is the Red/Cyan version:

For the image below the photos were shifted to align the phone, which puts it at screen depth.

And for the image below the photos were shifted to put the bookshelf on the far left of the screen at screen depth (which essentially puts everything else inside the screen).


Last semester this assignment was different, in fact it was optional for extra credit. Here are some examples from last semester:

http://ryancanimation.blogspot.com/2009/12/stereo-3d-images-extra-credit.html
http://stevendalcanto.blogspot.com/2009/12/stereo-3d-photo.html
http://kathleen-obrien1300.blogspot.com/2009/12/stereo-3d-images.html
http://yolandaphysic123.blogspot.com/2009/12/stereo-3d-photo.html

Be sure to read the assignment carefully and include all the required photos. In fact, I recommend that you shoot five times more photos than you think you'll need because most photos do not make an effective 3D image. Furthermore, it's not uncommon to make errors, such as rotating the camera when repositioning it. Finally, be creative with your images and make them varied and interesting.