# Magical Landscape Photography The Johnny Lucus 'SHIFT' Series Puts 3D Glasses to Use By Zoe Badley | Published 2010-08-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/johnny-lucus References: [bumbumbum.me](http://bumbumbum.me/2010/08/25/shift-by-johnny-lucus/) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/SHIFT/584946) There are now more uses to 3D-glasses than just creating incredible effects during a movie. Photographer Johnny Lucus has actually captured these featured blurry and beautiful images with the help of these technological items. After folding the [lenses of these 3D-glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phantom-journey), Lucus holds it in front of the camera and captures different scenery images. The resulting photographs are magical and [surreal, making this 'SHIFT' series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-flow) truly phenomenal to look at. **Implications** - The rise of digital technology and the computer age has had significant implications for the art world. While artistic expression may have once been restricted to a few forms, [photo editing and computer graphics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immersity-app) have expanded the art world to include many newer, more innovative art forms that are intriguing to the modern consuming public. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **3d-glasses Photography:** The use of 3D-glasses as a tool for photography presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the photography industry. - **Surrealist Photography:** The creation of magical and surrealistic landscape photographs opens up a new avenue for artistic expression and photography. - **Digital Art Forms:** The integration of digital technology in the art world provides an opportunity for new, innovative art forms and approaches. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** The photography industry can benefit from the use of unconventional tools such as 3D-glasses to create unique and captivating photographs. - **Art:** The art industry can explore new and innovative forms of artistic expression with the rise of digital technology and the integration of computer graphics and photo editing. - **Technology:** The digital technology industry can play a role in creating tools and software to enable artists to blend different technological elements with their work. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md) - [Interactive Architectural Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape.md) - [Quad-Lens GIF Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moment-3d-camera.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Photographer-Grade Smartphone Lenses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiftcam-lensultra-explorer-series.md) - [Free-Floating Holographic Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looking-glass-gen2.md)