Matthew Gibson, Director of Digital Initiatives, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Peter Hedlund, Lead Technologist, Encyclopedia Virginia
WHO WE ARE
SESSION OVERVIEW
EXERCISE ONE
Getting Familiar with the Google Street View app
EXERCISE ONE
Find this panorama
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
CREATING PANORAMAS
CREATING PANORAMAS
Comparing the results
CREATING PANORAMAS
Comparing the results
CREATING PANORAMAS
Comparing the results
CREATING PANORAMAS
CREATING PANORAMAS
CREATING PANORAMAS
With an Android/iPhone + Google's Street View app
EXERCISE TWO A
Create two photospheres approximately 3-6 feet apart using the Google Street View App
CREATING PANORAMAS
With a Ricoh Theta
CREATING PANORAMAS
Using a DSLR camera with tripod, 8mm fisheye lens, and tripod head
CREATING PANORAMAS
HDR vs. Non HDR (built into Lightroom, Photoshop, NIK (free), Google images (?)
CREATING PANORAMAS
12 images = 1 pano
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
CREATING PANORAMAS
PTGui
CREATING PANORAMAS
PTGui
CREATING PANORAMAS
PTGui
PUBLISHING PANORAMAS
Import DSLR Captured & PTGui Stitched Photos into Google Street View App - more info
PUBLISHING PANORAMAS
Blur Faces/License Plates
PUBLISHING PANORAMAS
Make connections between adjacent panoramas
EXERCISE TWO B
Make connections between the two adjacent panoramas that you captured earlier.
1. Publish to google maps.
2. Select one of the published panoramas on your "PROFILE" tab.
3. Click on space that is pointing towards the next pano that you captured.
4. After an arrow appears you will be asked to choose the panorama to connect to.
5. Choose the adjacent panorama and line the two images up.
EXERCISE TWO B
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
Story Spheres - embed, share link, view in VR
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
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ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
ADDING AUDIO ANNOTATION
EXERCISE THREE
Create a StorySphere exercise files: https://virginia.box.com/v/pano
BECOME A PRO
Become a Google Certified Photographer
GET GOOGLE TO DO IT FOR YOU
"If you manage a property of geographic, touristic, historical or cultural (including pop culture) significance, you can ask our team to visit your location for a photo shoot. We'll work with you to determine the right type of camera equipment for your site (car, Trekker backpack, indoor trolley, snowmobile, etc.) and the best time to visit."
Special Collections: Request a photo shoot
AVOID GOOGLE
Other ways to host panos online