Described is a method of obtaining holograms of 3‐D objects illuminated in white light. First, a 3‐D scene, illuminated in white light, is photographed through a fly's eye lens. If this photograph is projected through the same lens it yields a real 3‐D image of the object directly. However, by using coherent light for projection, this real image can be used to make a hologram, which in turn yields both a real and a virtual image of the object.