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How to easily take 3D photos on your phone

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 27, 2025
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3D photography sends different images to each eye, fooling your visual cortex into perceiving depth in a 2D image. The slight offset between your eyes creates the depth perception.

Creating these images is simple: take one photo, step slightly sideways, take another. (A free app called 3D Photo makes it easy.) By crossing your eyes while viewing two side…

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