Build trust with a high-quality virtual tour that lets people experience your location before they arrive. These immersive, virtual experiences inspire greater confidence among prospective guests and patrons. A trusted professional for hire can help you more easily create and publish your virtual tour.
How long does it usually take to complete a 360° Virtual Tour photo shoot?
I work with you and your schedule as needed in order to have as minimal an impact as possible while keeping in mind favorable lighting conditions and property hours. They are typically completed in 1-3 hours.
How long before my 360° Virtual Tour is ready?
After the shoot, the individual photos are processed into HDR Photo Spheres that are edited for clarity and impact. These spheres are then linked together to create the framework of your virtual tour. The tour is then provided to you as a complete standalone HTML folder with the tour inside within 10 business days usually.
Which areas of my business will be photographed?
You can tell us exactly what you want to highlight and what you do not want people to see. Typically, if it is an area of your property that customers, clients, or visitors have regular access to, then it should be considered for the tour. The specifics will be gone over before the shoot.
What does Visual Properties 360 NOT photograph for inclusion in tours?
- illegal content
- violations of copyright
- trademark infringement
- pornography or nudity
- incitement of violence
- promotions of hate
- invasion of privacy
- drugs or drug paraphernalia
What should I do to prepare my property for the photo shoot?
- Your property should look like how you want people to see it.
- Clean any windows as needed, especially large ones in the main entrance area and any rooms where it can catch the light and look dirty in a photograph.
- Vacuum and dust as needed where it would be visible from an eye-level position in general.
- Put all personal and personally identifiable items out of site as well as anything else that you don't want photographed and made viewable in the tour.
- Arrange merchandise, furniture, artwork, feature areas, public displays, seasonal decorations, etc. as you want them to be captured.
- Schedule and complete beforehand any landscaping or external maintenance for any included external shots.
What measures are in place to ensure privacy?
The photographer will alert people that are present before a photo is taken, to uphold their choice concerning privacy. Faces visible in the tour can be manually identified and blurred for each photo sphere.
Can there be customers or employees present during the photo shoot?
People CAN be visible during the virtual tour photo shoot. However, it is important to note that people and objects that are moving during the shoot can cause varying degrees of blurs and streaks in the finished tour. Many properties prefer when possible to perform the photo shoot when the property can be shown in a "pristine state". Also note that the camera hardware itself is tripod mounted and will be occupying and blocking primary locations at the property for a short period of time at each tour point.
What time of day should you schedule the photo shoot?
A 360° Virtual Tour photo shoot can be scheduled at any time of the day. Depending on your property the best times are either before it opens or after it closes, or a day when you are closed. The photo shoot can be be scheduled at night as well if you think that better captures the mood and ambience of your business; Additional costs and considerations may apply for after hours photography.
What happens if the photographer damages something during the photo shoot?
Virtual Properties 360 maintains several current insurance policies including:
- Comprehensive General Liability Insurance
- Personal Health Insurance
- Automobile Insurance
How will I be billed for the photo shoot?
Generally, payment for the photo shoot is due after the shoot is completed while the photographer is on-site at your location. You will receive a sales receipt by email from the photographer shortly after.