Geeky Goodies: President Obama's 3-D Portrait

3-D photography and printing meet to create the first presidential bust made with objective data.
By Karoli Kuns — December 5, 2014

I just think this is cool all the way around, from the capture of his image with 50 cameras in 50 different lighting conditions to rendering the data with a 3-D printer.

Take a few minutes and enjoy technology in all its geeky splendor.

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