3D Printing for Photographers

[SandraCanning]

Hello there! I collaborated with a great engineer and we were able to get a successful lithophane made on an SLA 3D printer. Here is a blog post and I attached a sample.
http://sandracanning.tumblr.com/post...g-for-everyone

Here is a wikipedia post on lithophanes. Essentially, there are from the 1800's and are an engraving that will only reveal the picture when backlit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithophane

[3dkarma]

Did you use the customisable lithophane from thingiverse (link) or create your own STL?

[SandraCanning]

There are many, many ways to generate a lithophane STL file. I have not used the Thingiverse lithophane, but it seems to yield good results. I am generating my own STL's with a photo to mesh program (there are a ton out there). Photoshop also has an action for CC http://blogs.adobe.com/richardcurtis/?m=20140418 Here is an instructable using Processing http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Photograph/ Best of luck! They are fun!