5 million views later... About this time last year, I got a strange looking email. At first, I thought it was Spam. It read that I had 500,000 views on Google Maps. I was now a Trusted Google Photographer! It was real, but big whoop. That means they trust me to put stuff on Google Street View (also
Plagiarism
Plagiarism on the internet: Remember what a big deal plagiarism was in high-school? It’s an even bigger deal on the web - and easy to detect. Aside from the ethical issues, it can also seriously effect your SEO (search engine optimization). Google accounts for 100 billion searches. How you rank
Certified Google Street View
Certified Google Street View in Nashville: There are Trusted Google Street View photographers, and there are Certified Trusted Google Street View photographers. I am now one of only 24 Certified Google Photographers in Tennessee, the 7th in Nashville (as of February 15, 2017). In the last 12 months
Google Street View
Google Street View goes indoors Google offers indoor 360º tours on Google Maps. These tours are shot by Trusted Google Photographers such as myself. They consist of panoramic sphere's shot every six feet, to provide a virtual tour of the business or organization. The clarity must be at least 8000
Indoor Virtual Tours
Virtual Tours shot with the GigaPan Epic Pro Starting this week, I am shooting indoor, as well as outdoor virtual tours. As a Trusted Google Street View Photographer, I can shoot any non-residential business for Google Maps. For residential virtual tours, such as homes for sale, I use Pano2VR
The Year of 360º
iPhone + Pano2VR + Facebook 360º Photography has evolved with new technology that can enhance the interpretive experience. It's now possible to look at landscapes from a new 360º perspective with embedded photos and informational “hot spots”. FaceBook now interfaces with some 360º images. I
Shooting 360
Shooting 360º Panoramas with Google Street View: There are many options for creating 3D like imagery. You can use a DSLR camera, a smart phone, or a dedicated 360 camera like the Ricoh Theta or the NCTech Iris 360. Using a smart phone, there are plenty of programs to choose from. I like the Google
Trusted Google
360º virtual Google tours in Nashville: I am now a Certified Trusted Google Street View photographer, with over 18,000,000 views on Google Maps (2018). My system is designed to integrate with Google Business View and Google Maps for interior business virtual HDR (High-Dynamic Range Imaging) tours .