Virtual Tours Go Around the World in 360° April 07, 2008
By Anne Marie D. Lee
It was in 1981 that the Globuscope camera, a 3.5-pound handheld 360° rotational camera, was introduced to the world. After 25 years, manufacturing stopped for the Globuscope, which used one roll of 36-exposure film to capture eight 360° images, each of which could be magnified up to 3800 percent. But the camera, its 360° form and its panoramic film photography lives on with traveler Everen T. Brown and his World Atlas Project (www.360Atlas.com).
Whether you're looking to promote your next group trip with a giant banner photo of Stonehenge or Times Square, or with a 360° video glimpse of the Eiffel Tower that looks like a steady 360° turn with a video camera, you'll find many creative possibilities using the stock photos and virtual tours (VRs) available at 360° Atlas.
"We have over 100,000 in the 360-degree photos [in stock]," says Brown, the founder of 360° World Atlas Project and photographer of countless images from around the globe. "You don't have to use the entire 360, but that's what I primarily shoot. We call them virtual tours or VR tours, VR meaning virtual reality. That's how they can be presented. They can be put on a Web site or they can be e-mailed to someone. And then we can also do various things on print, whether it's paper or wrapping an image around a mug or a specialty item."
As for picture quality, Brown is an award-winning photographer and an International Association of Panoramic Photographers "Member of the Year." Pricing is upon request, and Brown will work with clients to make an item affordable. Upon request, Brown can be hired to take 360° photos of events or the groups themselves—anything's possible.
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