What Is 3D Pop & How to Get It! With Andrew Shoemaker (Fuji GFX 100) - Landscape Photographer.

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3D Pop is a term we sometimes hear about certain images that really jump off the page. Its more of a vibe that makes the viewer feel as if they are on location where the image was taken. Ive seen it in the past, but never really been able to understand what is happening, until I was having a conversation with my friend Landscape photographer Andrew Showmaker, who is very talented. he was sharing some images with me, and I recognized it!

Not only will we show you what 3D Pop is, we will also be showing you how to get it! Thank you so much to Andrew for sharing your images with the world! 

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[TechReflex]

Great topic to cover, although, while this is a very subjective quality, I kind of disagree with you on some points. I don't think a high resolution and an outstandingly sharp lens is required for 3D pop. I think it's all about the composition (including elements in a perspective that highlights the differences in distances) and depth of field, as long as it's a reasonably good camera.

I've seen plenty of images taken with 25MP APS-C cameras with kit lenses (Fuji 18-55) that have great 3D pop, and I have seen great images at wide angles.

[Kay-cyvi]

I think local contrast is very important for this 3d effect.

[segzeeman]

Hi. I disagree with points 1&2. When I was starting out in photography my first set up was a NEX-6 with the 35mm F1.8. I took a photo (head shot) of my friend while we were hiking in the mountains. He was standing on a path facing the sun during the late afternoon. Looking at that picture a few years later I couldn’t believe how his head seemed to be just floating in the scene. It looked like a fake picture the way his head seemed to be separated from the background. I think 3DP has to do with the lighting, composition and type of lens and lens characteristics, such as a lens that designed to be shot and perform well when it’s wide open. Thanks for your very informative and educational videos!

[darens]

Might just reorder them.
1. Composition / light
2. Focus
3. lens
4. MP

[paulthomas]

Great topic. However I disagree that resolution is a needed element. Plenty of very old images have this effect. I think lighting and contrast are the key elements. Also some lenses create this effect easier. My Fuji 35 f1.4 seem to do this more than the other lenses I have.

[traviswyocam]

I'm sorry to be the guy to disagree but the 3D effect is not something that is out of reach for those of us with a lesser investment in equipment. I have images taken with my x-t3 and 16mm f1.4 as well as with my 23mm f2 that have that feel. I feel like composing an image with the idea of a vanishing point in the background is helpful in creating that effect. Also rich tone and deep blacks in shadows seem to aid in this effect. last step is to not push the edit so far artistically by adding a bunch of the so popular Orton and light bleed effects.

[christopherward]

I’m not sure that what you said is right. The idea is more about depth perception and the change in microcontrast as we move away from the line of critical focus in the image. The Fujifilm lens in the image you showed isn’t doing this. It’s missing a lot of cues that constitute 3D pop. That image taken on an old Zeiss Distagon or a Mamiya Sekor lens on a Hasselblad or a RB67 would actually display 3D pop. The lens designs from that era have the characteristic shift in tonality as the eye moves from the line of critical focus outwards. The resolution of the sensor is not a major factor. Lenses through the glass in the elements, their lens formulae as well as the degree to which their circles of confusion from the subject hitting the sensor bleeding into each other create 3D pop. A Fujifilm lens is super corrected for several key optical aberrations and is very nearly unable to produce actual 3D pop.

[barodactyl]

"just buy a $10k camera and you'll magically get 3-d images!"

[daveydangr]

I think you missed great lightning...? which i would think would be number 1?

[Lesterandsons]

Had this effect with some Kodachrome 25 with a so cheap zenit. Not so with other media with far more expensive camera. Slides were so. Good. Some incredible more than life pictures
For me high contrast light is the key.

[aussie]

I will just wait for the 3D pop slider in Lightroom 🤔

[Innovate-pqci]

3d pop specifically for lenses is when the depth of field is not linear across the image plane, for example the 35mm f1.4 fuji has this rare design.

I think that all elements are important but lens quality and sensor dynamic range are the keys here. Typical modern lenses have lots of glass elements in multiple groups and the first thing to lose there is microcontrast, which makes your image colours flat. On the other hand, with great microcontrast lens (low count, high quality glass elements) and focus on your subject (don’t need to be needle sharp), you make it stand out and with focus even slightly falling in the background, you lose some microcontrast but still retain contrast, which lets you feel the depth of the scene. Of course medium format sensor helps here a lot as bigger sensors tend to have better dynamic range and colour resolution.

[kamilrakowski]

And there is a problem. People are obsessed with low depth of field. They use it even in landscape photography.

[AllCarsUnited]

My zeiss 55 1.8 supposedly has these super powers and magical 3d pop abilities that I have yet to unleash. 3d pop and color science have to be the most overused marketing BS online.

As usual, love your videos man!

[EviesAnnee]

My gear feels like junk compared to what Shoe uses and I often feel like the quality of my images pale by comparison because of it. However, I have some images that achieve the pop effect captured with my Nikon D300s so I personally think it has more to do with lighting at the top of the list, proper aperture/shutter speeds, and inherent talent - All of which Andy nails in his work. Thanks for featuring his art and recognizing his talent.

[rtgrrk]

It seems 3D pop has a different meaning to different people. To me 3D pop is about lenses being more 'true to life' than other lenses, especialy when comes down to DOF rendering. Not an effect, look, illusion or something caused by micro contrast.

[ethanmay]

Concise breakdown vid, thanks.
In 4 days I go to Italy for 3 months. D850, tamron 15-30, sigma 50 & 135 art. I'll try out this theory.

[Old_Man_Jay]

1 and 2 are completely irrelevant. You ARE right about 3 and 4 though, but really it has mostly to do with the general design of the lens and how it renders the photo. Also, microcontrast has nothing to do with "3d pop".

[jamesgjurovich]

so it's mostly about depth of field?