360° Photography Archives - Helter Skelter Studios

September 29, 2018 — No Comments

PTGui vs. Autopano Giga

Action Camera company GoPro's recent decision to sunset their excellent portfolio of Panorama tools shows neatly how foolish it is to try and second guess a technology company. This post evaluates a competitor, PTGui vs Autopano Giga.

GoPro acquired acknowledged industry leaders Kolor in 2015 as part of a deliberate to move into and dominate the VR market. As part of that acquisition they got Autopano Giga and Panotour. Autopano Giga was at the time the most user friendly and fully featured panorama stitching software available. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Editorial, Panoramas & Virtual Tours, Review

Tags: 360° Photography, Autopano, Kolor, Pano2VR, Panorama, PTGui, Virtual Tour

August 25, 2018 — No Comments

360° Virtual Tours and Panoramas

360° Virtual Tours and Panoramas provide a compelling, immersive experience that puts control in the hands of the viewer, bringing your customers into your space from the place they are most likely to make a buying decision - their own armchair.

Our Funky Frankwell project created Virtual Tours and Panoramas for a number of businesses in the Frankwell district of Shrewsbury. Through this experience we were able to refine our skills and experiment with software and hardware options to provide the highest quality panoramas on the market. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Editorial, Panoramas & Virtual Tours

Tags: 360° Photography, Canon, Fanotec, GoPro, Kolor, Manfrotto, Nodal Ninja, Virtual Tours

July 27, 2018 — No Comments

Frankwell Island Project

FUNKY FRANKWELL - SHREWSBURY’S UNDISCOVERED GEM

Frankwell or “Funky Frankwell” as it is often referred to is a vibrant, bustling area on the north side of the Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury. The area is gloriously down at heel, deprived of funding and support and decidedly off the tourist map, but businesses there have developed a fierce sense of independence and a valid claim to be Shrewsbury’s Cool Creative Quarter. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Editorial, Panoramas & Virtual Tours

Tags: 360° Photography, Franktastic, Frankwell, Frankwell 360° Project, Funky Frankwell, Panorama, Virtual Tours

March 28, 2018 — No Comments

Innovative Marketing for Property

Innovative marketing in the Property market was probably most notable back in 2000 with the widespread takeup of the internet as the primary marketing channel.

Since that breakthrough we've seen a little incremental change, e.g. HDR photography, but little to suggest the industry is about to reinvent itself. Yet looking to America, the industry is being quietly revolutionised, driven by a trend of remote purchasing. VR Technology such as Virtual Tours have facilitated the process by offering the buyer a much more realistic impression of the property than can be given by photographs and videos alone. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Drone, Editorial, Panoramas & Virtual Tours

Tags: 360° Photography, Drones, Estate Agents, Pole Photography, Property, Real Estate, Virtual Tours