360° virtual tours

Probably my favourite job is doing 360° virtual tours. Most of my tours are commisioned for the sale of houses and narrowboats, but I also do tours for other situations, both personal and commercial. For example I can do AirBnB tours for hosts, or private tours of personal locations for people who want to share virtual visits with friends and family.

How it works

I have a professional 360° camera, which I mount on a tripod. It works by remote control from an app on my phone. I use my skill and experience to set the camera up in ideal positions. I always look around and tidy the scene if necessary - 360° cameras can see everything!

Next, I have to hide within bluetooth range of the camera, so that I am not visible in the 360° photos. Sometimes I can't find anywhere to hide, and I have to blur my image out instead.

What does a 360° photo look like?

This is how a 360° photo looks before processing. There is only one path in this photo, not three! And the trees you can see on the left and the right of the photo - that's actually the same tree. Can you spot me coming out from behind a gravestone?

After the photo shoot, I process the images and upload the best ones to my hosting platform, which is called Kuula. Finally, I add the hotspots which allow viewers to navigate around the tour.

I can also create a 'tiny planet' like the one below, using any suitable image from the photoshoot. These can be great fun for marketing and business cards.

Spot the photographer

One of my favourite games is playing 'spot the photographer' in other people's images. The photographer below forgot to blur out his shadow on the canal!

Scary shots

Sometimes the only way to get the shot I need, for example the side of a narrowboat, is to hold my camera tripod out over the water. I can't tell you how scary that is! I am always petrified that it will fall in.

It can also be rather challenging climbing along the gunwhales holding onto my precious equipment!

Prices

If you would like me to create a tour, and you're within easy striking distance of Tamworth, I'd be delighted to help. I only charge £50 for a house tour, and £25 for a narrowboat tour, which is much cheaper than my competitors.

There is a pro-rata surcharge if you need more than 10 photos. I reserve the right to charge a mileage allowance if you are more than 30 minutes away.

What you get

If you book me, I will host your tour indefinitely on Kuula, (subject to any situations outside my control). This allows you to embed your tour in almost any website, or to share a link or QR code with friends and clients.

Where to see examples

You can see an example of an embedded tour below, and there are lots more tours here on this website, and a few more on Kuula.

Please get in touch if you would like to book a 360° tour!