Guide to 3D photography

In this guide you will learn how to take a set of photos so that these can be converted into an interactive 3D photo.

The following requirements are recommendations. If you do not manage to meet all of them, it is still possible to achieve good results.

You can download this guide as a PDF file.

1. Prepare your camera

• You can use any kind of digital camera (compact, SLR, or your cell phone camera).
• Adjust all your camera settings in manual mode: aperture, shutter speed, sensitivity (ISO) and white balance.
• You can use automatic or manual focus.
• If your camera does not allow you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually, then use auto exposure lock (AE-Lock). See your camera user’s guide for more details.
• Use the maximum image resolution and quality.

2. Take a row of photos

• Take a row of photos by walking around an object.
• Keep your camera at the same height and tilt. You can use a tripod or another object as a reference.
• Keep the same distance between the object and your camera.
• Point your camera at the same spot on the object.
• Try to walk the same distance between each photo.

• Do not change the zoom while you are taking the photos.
• You can hold your camera vertically or horizontally.
• If the row of photos completes a circle around the object, it should contain between 24 and 36 photos for best results.

3. Take more rows of photos

• After taking a row of photos, you can increase the height of your camera and take another row of photos to capture a higher view of the object.
• After rising your camera, point it at the same spot on the object.

• You can also decrease the height of your camera and take another row of photos to capture a lower view of the object.
• You can take as many rows as you want.

4. Send us your photos

• Send us your photos as they came from your camera, without editing them.
• If you edit your photos, you could erase information that your camera stores in each photo, which is necessary for us to process them.
• Email us at:
• For a very small fee we will convert your conventional photos into an interactive 3D photo.