Put simply, “all you have to do is upload a digital photo, and Shapeways will turn it into what is basically a monochrome depth map and print it out in 3D.” Video after the break.

The effect is kinda cool, but unless you mount the image with a lamp behind it, the rest of the time it makes pictures of people look more than a little creepy.

[via OhGizmo]

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