In Your Face 3-D: The Best 3-D Book Ever! (Sports Illustrated Kids) [Hardcover]

David E. Klutho (Author), Editors of Sports Illustrated (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Sports Illustrated Kids

New for Fall 2008, the editors of Sports Illustrated Kids present In Your Face 3-D: The Coolest Sports Book Ever! Filled with exciting, state-of-the-art 3-D images taken by veteran Sports Illustrated photographer David E. Klutho, this 96- page, hardcover book will literally have kids ducking, jumping, and flying out of their chair with every turn of the page. Awesome 3-D images from just about every sport you can imagine will be featured. The book is packaged with a pair of high-grade 3-D glasses, which kids can re-use to see a special gallery of bonus 3-D images on SIKIDS.Com. Big stars, big sports, and the best 3-D sports photography in the world make this a must-have title for sports fans of all ages.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603200274
• ISBN-13: 978-1603200271
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 0.6 x 11.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Photography

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best 3-D book ever!, November 10, 2008

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Bob H. "powerpop bob" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Your Face 3-D: The Best 3-D Book Ever! (Sports Illustrated Kids) (Hardcover)

The title does not lie, this is the Best 3-D book I have ever seen. The photos actually pop out. There is a wide variety of sports covered in this book and the pictures are of the highest quality. You will be amazed at the detail of the 3-D images. This book is not just for kids, it is great for young and old alike.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for kids - WOW! 10 STARS!, May 10, 2010

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Anthony Chiappette "chippe01" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Over the past few years, I have gotten into 3D photography. It is only recently I have decided to buy some books showcasing 3D photography. I've bought maybe a dozen, and I must say this book is INCREDIBLE.

I am far from being a kid - I enjoyed this book thoroughly. The photos presented are just fantastic. David Klutho is an amazing 3D photographer. I'm not into sports much, but this book is very entertaining. The photo I like best is the one with the all of the sports gear - baseball, hockey puck, etc - which is laid flat and viewed from an angle - the object appear like a real baseball, hockey puck, etc - which you can reach down and pick up - this is a very neat trick. (they are called Phantograms - which is any 3D photo that appears to pop right off of the page)

There's a lot of "out-of-window" action going on in the book, which is really nice. Anaglyphs, by their very nature are known for muted colors and ghosting of images in each eye. These photos can be viewed very nicely with not much of either - the author really knows how to shoot photos for anaglyph - something I am not good at (yet).

The author is well aware of the rules of sterecopy, or stereographic photography, and it shows in every photo shown in this book. I find myself viewing these images again and again.

I would recommend this book to anyone who want's to see photographs in a way they have never seen them before.

I'd give the book 10 starts if I could.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning 3D, April 5, 2009

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CARL DIDONATO (Hamilton, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This book is stunning in its 3D photography - one of the best analglyph (red/blue) books I have ever seen. The price is right from this vendor - bought 2 so far will buy another soon. If I have one very minor criticism, it is that there is some ghosting with the cyan lens of the right side. Maybe if the cyan lens were slightly darker it might help. That's why I keep a pair of red/blue glasses with me as well. Most of the pictures are excellent. Make sure that you have a lot of light to view the pictures esp. sunlight. Analglyphs need much light. Also make sure that the light enters from the top of the book - not the sides - you'll get glare from side lighting. I like to place the book near a sunny window. Get yourself a copy - one for your kids. It is truly a spectacular book. 3D photog. is a hobby (one of many) of mine. Hopefully you got yourself the Sports Illustrated 3D issues. They were spectacular as well. Happy viewing!