Human topography through photography

摘要

An apparatus for acquiring the dimensions of an object by means of photography, particularly the topography of a human body, includes a still or video camera positioned to take pictures of the person is improved by a projector having a different orientation and projecting a line raster in a diverging beam; and a mirror intercepts the projection beam and provides a parallel beam wherein the horizontal line rasters as projected remain equidistant with no diverging direction; the mirror is preferably made of multiple strips but could be just a concave reflection.