Here’s a photo of some Swiss cows.
And here’s the photo with advanced 3D imaging depth technology applied:
Explanation
I used a Photoshop plugin called Radiant Photo to process the photo of the Swiss cows.
I won’t attempt an in-depth discussion of the technology behind Radiant Photo. As for the effect, I think the photos speak for themselves.
Suffice it to say that Radiant Photo was initially devised to solve a problem doctors had when reading x-ray films. The issue was that x-ray developing machines used standard photographic technology that averages the exposure of images to 18% gray. As a result, the x-rays looked flat and featureless, making them difficult to interpret.
Athentech, the original makers of Radiant Photo, devised a way to develop each pixel of an image separately, instead of averaging the exposure over the whole image. The result was x-ray images that gave doctors an accurate impression of depth, making them much easier to interpret.
Athentech then brought their innovative tech to consumer and professional photography, with wonderful results. Photos of landscapes, people, and all manner of subjects acquired a new sense of depth and texture. The technology is now used by photo labs worldwide to process millions of images.