A Phantogram is a special type of anaglyph which when viewed with red/cyan glasses from the same angle and position to that when the photograph was taken, looks exactly as the original. If done correctly, the “phantom” image has the same dimensions as the original and if it is placed next to the virtual image, it is difficult to distinguish between these two. Usually phantograms are created by photographing an object from a 45° angle and is then viewed from the same position. See the photograph of the setup below.

Creating phantograms is easy if one follows the basic instructions. Although it is possible to use a film camera, it is advised, especially for the beginner, to use a digital camera because the results are obtainable immediately and any necessary corrections are easy to implement on the spot.

There are three stages in creating phantograms:
1. Taking the photographs
2. Correcting the perspective distortion that was introduced in shooting
3. Converting the corrected images into anaglyphs and printing them out

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