VR Photography (www.vrphotography.com) is an online international resource for information about interactive photography, immersive imaging and photographic virtual reality (VR). A wide range of hardware and software products allow multimedia authors and photographers to create compelling interactive panoramas and object movies with popular technologies, such as Apple's QuickTime VR (QTVR) and others.
Presented by pioneering VR photographer Scott Highton and RDC Interactive Media, along with leading industry sponsors and supporters, this site provides VR photography articles, information, case studies, tutorials and technical information on VR photography.
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What's New: June, 2009 |
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The second edition of our popular VR Photography Slate Book is now available. The new version expands on the original with the addition of a large object photography technique description and tear out Photo and Property Release forms. For a full description, and to purchase online, click here. |
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VR Photography presents an in-depth review of the full-frame Nikon D3 digital camera, from a VR photographer's perspective. Also included is a comparison with the Nikon D700. Click on the links or the photo below.
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Check your VR photography knowledge with a fun online test. Inspired by queries from the International Virtual Reality Photographers Association (IVRPA) web forum, we are pleased to present a 20 question challenge. How well can you do? Click here to give it a try. |
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VR Photography's two acclaimed calculators are updated and now available in both Mac OS X and Windows versions. Our Photo Fees Calculator (free) walks you step by step through the process of determining the fees you should charge based on the needs your individual business. The GPS Object Photography Calculator (free trial version) determines latitude and longitude waypoints for 36 camera positions surrounding a geographic point, at user-defined distances, almost anywhere in the world. |
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A valuable organizational and production tool for the VR photographer, includes grayscale, color and rectilinear correction targets, object/panorama slates, and charts for field of view (fov) and hyperfocal distance calculations. Now includes Photo and Property Release forms. "...indispensable for panoramic or VR photography." - Joe Farace, Shutterbug Magazine |
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Google PhotoTech Lecture Video Scott Highton presented a lecture on Panoramic VR Photography at Google's corporate headquarters in October, 2007. The lecture was a part of Google's ongoing PhotoTech lecture series. The talk was recorded and is available for free public viewing online. Click here to view. IVRPA Conference - Videos Available Video recordings of the International VR Photography Conference, held at the University of California - Berkeley in June, 2007 are available via download or DVD from Cfish-Media. VR Photography author Scott Highton presented a seminar on The Business of VR Photography, as well as co-presented a program on photography in extreme environments with fellow photographer Jan van der Woning. Both IVRPA seminars can be ordered and viewed by clicking here. |
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The Virtual Reality Photography book and this web site are made possible through the generous support of these leading international companies:
Kaidan, Apple QuickTime, Epson, Seitz Roundshot, Manfrotto
Nikon, Panoscan, RealViz, Squamish Media Group and IPIX