Stunning Photo Animations Go Beyond 3D [PICS]

**Waqas** · August 21, 2011

Take one look at these multidimensional photos and you’ll think there’s magic afoot, but there’s a reasonable explanation for this. Artist/photographer Ignacio Torres used conventional digital SLR cameras and a bit of fairy dust to create a series of photos that give you a peek into the third dimension.

How was it done? We asked Torrres, and he revealed his secret that you might have already figured out: He combines four images in an animated .gif file.

“I created the images shooting the subject from four different angles,” he says, taking the pictures “all at the same time with a synched flash.” At the same time, he sprinkles a bit of dust and reflective confetti into the scene, and the result is magic.

In this project entitled “Stellar,” Torres is making a deeper philosophical point, channeling Carl Sagan with the notion that “we are all star stuff.” On his website, he describes his “Stellar” project:

“This project began from the theory that humans are made of cosmic matter as a result of a star’s death. I created imagery that showcased this cosmic birth through the use of dust and reflective confetti to create galaxies. The models’ organic bodily expressions as they are frozen in time between the particles suggest their celestial creation.

“In addition, space and time is heightened by the use of three-dimensional animated gifs. Their movement serves as a visual metaphor to the spatial link we share with stars as well as their separateness through time.”