Creating Your Own Photospheres

Phone

Phone

If you have Android 4.4 Kitkat, you may already have Photo Sphere on your phone.

If you don’t, download app:

• Photo Sphere Camera on iOS (download from Apple iTunes)

• Google Camera on Android, if not on your native camera app (download from Google Play)

Tips & Tricks

Pretend there is a string connecting your phone to the ground and move around your phone to capture the Photo Sphere.

The Good

• Always with you
• Under right circumstances very good quality
• Easy to publish

The Bad

• Low light
• Tight spaces
• Hard to get a perfect stitch
• Doesn't handle movement well

Dedicated Devices

Dedicated Device

The Good

• Very easy
• Device does the stitching
• No problem with movement in the image
• Video

The Bad

• Image quality varies from device to device
• Can be expensive

Digital SLR

The Good

• Very high image quality
• Works well in low ligh
• Works well in tight spots/interiors

The Bad

• Expensive equipment
• Stitching not automatic (stitching software: PTGui ($), Hugin (free))