360 Virtual Tours with Flash
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2020
- Learn how to create a 360 virtual tour with flash and a DSLR for crisp colors and clear views outside using techniques similar to other interior real estate photography. Below are pertinent links and additional notes:
My real estate photography series:
amzn.to/3mFoznx
The finished 360 pano from this tutorial:
virtual-tour-book.remotehomesh...
Previous video:
• Interior, all-ambient ...
My video on 50-50 flash-ambient blending:
• Rapid Interiors Proces...
Additional Notes:
1. Note the green color cast in the video that doesn't show up in the flashed shots, cast from the green grass in the backyard. The flashed "base" layer took care of this, where ambient-only would have struggled with post processing. This, btw, also makes the examples overlaid on the video look more red...they aren't...it's just the difference in color (less green appears more red).
2. Focus, as with the prior videos, was set to infinity, typical of using any wide angle lens, especially this Samyang 12mm which is a manual focus lens.
3. As for gear, please see prior videos, which cover most of this. And of course I have details on all of that in the virtual tour book as well.
4. If you don't have a white ceiling to bounce the flash, consider this Magmod: amzn.to/32hiuE7 
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Thanks Nathan. This was thorough. Super stoked to bring this to my area.
Hola Nathan , soy Patricio Calle desde Quito Ecuador. Gracias por tus videos gracias por compartir tus conocimientos y experiencia.
You can create content faster than I can consume it! And its good stuff. Thanks, Nathan.
The Virtual Tour book + your videos are great! I’m doing my first “luxury” tour this week for a house with ocean views. I’m adding Mavic 2 Pro panos too!
Ton of value. Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing!
nice! the house amazing! thx for sharing
This is very good tutorial for a 360 photo shooting.
Hi Nathan, thank you very much for this video!
thank you Nathan, you are so great teacher, I got the book already and I learning a lot of good thing from you.
May I ask what head you have on your tripod?
Hi Uncle Cool,
Thanks for all your tutorials . I have learnt so much from you . Please can you help me with a strange issue that I am having .
I am always getting a lot of stitching errors when doing virtual tours with flash but hardly any when doing ambient or hdr virtual tours. I am using the current version ptgui ver 12.21. what could be the reason for this ?
You've likely over-processed the edges. You can either remove some of the processing at each side of the pano, or just fix it using cube faces in PTGui.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Thanks!
As usual, enjoying your content and learning a lot.
Being this video was made 2 years ago, do you still feel that is best to go this route? I have an Insta360 1" 360 (vertical), how is the quality of that compared to going with a dslr?
Thank you! Here's a link to my review of the Insta360 ONE RS ruclips.net/video/AhzGOEKq-84/видео.html DSLRs or mirrorless cameras will always be better, but it's not always practical. I also have updated workflows for getting high quality images from the Insta360 ONE RS in my virtual tour guide, here's a link to that if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3HvE4cr
@@NathanCoolPhoto Thank you.
I purchased that book along with all of your others about a week ago.
I haven't had a chance to start on them yet.
Is the instant 360 update there?
Yes.
@@NathanCoolPhoto 😊👍 thank you!
Hi, Nathan very nice tutorials. It is possible to help me whit some questions ….. which is the best lens for my Nikon Z 6 to take 360 virtual tours Samyang 12mm f/2.8 or Irix 11mm f/4 or TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 ....?I have a multi-angle pano head Rolley and Nodal Ninja 6 and the software PtGui.
Thanks! You can shoot 360s with any camera and any lens, here's my video on that: ruclips.net/video/NdFWWJ6oYYI/видео.html
Thank you ...... I finally understand you are a good teacher
Well done Nathan. I've have your other book and will need to pick this one up sometime as I've been doing panos for a long time now. I like how you're using flash, it's a much stronger image.
Thanks a lot for you precious work. This tutorial was really helpful
Hello Nathan, thank you for this tutorial. Very clear, I learned a lot from it!
Would love it if you posted an example where you did Theta V, Theta Z, DSLR and flambient all on the same room, so we could compare the results of the different workflows. I'd also like to see built in HDR results from Theta's and maybe a three shot ambient bracket with the DSLR.
It would be nice to compare what is possible with different levels of equipment and different levels of time commitment.
Great idea! Although the Theta V is nowhere even close to the Z1 or DSLR, so that drops off my radar...it's not even a contender :) I touch on that in the new e-book where I also show comparisons of the Z1 to the DSLR for the same room. Here's a link to that if you want to check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Hey Nathan, thanks for all your tipps on how to make awesome pictures. But now I have the problem that ptgui can't find any control points (the pictures are very high quality) you got any solution for me?
You're welcome! This might help: ruclips.net/video/4fKWMyzN4ag/видео.html
HI I want to buy a flash for my camera 5d iv to make vr tour ...what should i buy what do you recommend?
thanks in advance for helping
Hello Nathan, great tutorial as always. If I want to buy the kindle version of this book, it only work on kindle not on iPad?
Thanks! My e-books can be read on any device using the free Kindle app....phones, tablets, desktop computers, etc. Here's a link to the series if you need it: amzn.to/362wulH
@@NathanCoolPhoto thanks Nathan for the feedback and for facilitate the link, will download it through it!
Newbie question. How do you 'Host' your 360 tours.......cloudpano......Matterport ........Kuula?
There are a lot of options, each different depending on what you want to do, some free, some expensive, which I talk about in my virtual tour guide, here's a link if you want to check that out: amzn.to/2MfdyJY
Whoa, my head is spinning after watching all of your 360 virtual tour videos, lol. Not that you did a bad job explaining it, you were great as always. Just a lot to take in all at once so I’ll definitely be buying your virtual tour book. I think I have all of your books now! Lol. Your level of knowledge and your ability to teach all this skills is insane to me.
Just a few random questions though cause I’m genuinely curious lol.
What’s the largest home you’ve ever had to shoot where the realtor wanted an entire 360 virtual walkthrough using this flambient method of the entire house, and how long did that take? When you’re hired for huge jobs like that, do you ever have to work on a single property for more than one day? Cause I’d imagine if you’re taking regular flambient shots, and then on top of that having to do 360 virtual tour photography, that would be too much to possibly get done in one day.
Anyway, great content as always Nathan. Thanks again so much. :)
Do you do profile correction before stitching them together?
I have a full breakdown of the entire workflow in the e-book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3vFRERl
How any photos would I need if I am using a rectilinear lens not a fisheye?
This other video will show you how: ruclips.net/video/NdFWWJ6oYYI/видео.html
How long would it take to do a 3 bedroom house?
This depends on what your clients are willing to pay for and the quality they are looking for, as well as the possibility of doing mixed packages with different levels of quality. This is stuff I talk about in my book on virtual tours, here's a link if you'd like to check that you: amzn.to/3GBaSgX
Hey Nathan. Ive been trying this method many times now and the outcome Is the same. I follow your every step and watched this video many times, but I always get problems in ptgui. The final stitch in ptgui has uneven exposure in each picture. Is this something you have experienced? I am using the cheapest version of ptgui maybe that is the problem?
I never had a problem, I also outline this in greater detail in my book on virtual tour photography, which might help amzn.to/3tnXXdM Aside from that, it would require a private session with me to see what's going on.
Nice work 👍
thanks for such good tutorials, I have an 8mm sigma with ninja r1 ball head, but in my nikon fullframe, the sensor size is not used (approx 7000px panorama size), I plan to change to samyang, and it is cheaper, What head model are you using for that lens?
Thanks! I cover all of the gear in the earlier videos, including head, lens, etc. I also break it down further with the whys behind the whats in the new e-book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
And again: fantastic content! All thumbs up :-)
[You might want to check the link in the description to the finished 360 pano - it seems not to work]
Thanks! Link is working, tested it just now: virtual-tour-book.remotehomeshowings.com/360-flash-tutorial-example/ Let me know if you still can't see it, and if so, then what computer, device, browser, etc. you're using so I can look into that more.
@@NathanCoolPhoto thanks for checking and responding! I figured out the issue. I am running FireFox with the addon "https everywere" and, as the virtual-tour-book is not an http-s server, the addon blocked the website - so this is my fault, belonging to my too strict security settings.
What trigger r u using?
There are two configs, for trigger and flash. I break that down in my guide on virtual tour photography, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3UEYB2y
Watching this video after reading your book makes the process so much clearer...thanks! I did an ambient-only 360 in my house and it looked great EXCEPT the white balance was terrible! Are some realtors OK with ambient-only? Also, I have been using the AD-S2 reflector on my AD200 for all my RE shoots. Do you recommend the fresnel head like you use in this video instead of the AD-S2?
Thanks! AWB on ambient almost always needs tweaking, something I show in these other videos: ruclips.net/video/ngPP6dn7BCY/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/4fKWMyzN4ag/видео.html As for AD200, I only use the Fresnel head.
Nathan Cool Photo . Thanks SO much for the reply. I will watch the linked video immediately and I’ll start trying out the fresnel. You da man! Ive learned more from you than anybody else. Thanks!!
Hi Nathan, thanks for this very nice video. I´m very interested in this type of flambient shooting. For the speed of the capturing workflow it seems to be faster to go first with the ambient 4 shot row and after that go for the flash row? Will avoid the flash switch on/off and changing camera settings alll the time that slows down the process, doesn´t it?
Thanks! It's a 6 in one hand, half-dozen in the other, but I'd still recommend the method I show here over what you suggested. If you're accustomed to the flambient workflow in post (for other REP work) then what I show in this video is best since it orders the images the same way, versus fishing through images farther down the filmstrip. Also, the method you suggest would assume that each rotation of the pano head would maintain alignment of the ambient-flash-window shots, which I can bet they won't, at least not as well if you kept the pano head in one spot while gather the flash and ambient shots in that more steady position. I also have more detailed steps concerning this in my virtual tour guide, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/30p97zK
Hey Nathan which on of your books do you go in-depth with virtual tour pricing? Thanx
My virtual tour book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3dVCHVO
Hi nathan, great videos, ive learned a lot watching your channel. Im getting into real state photography, and sometimes i have troubles when, in a room, there is an artificial spotlights, too intense and bright spotlights, sometimes from a lamp, sometimes from the seeling and i cant get that over control,not as i wish.Do you talk abaout this in some of your videos? could you get me a link? thanks and grat job.
Thanks! I'd recommend getting my e-book on interior real estate photography, which covers that subject in great detail. Here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0755KXSL4
Hey Nathan, I still seem to be getting random blue gradients on the ceilings/walls after mixing the Luminosity Ambient overtop the Normal Flash layer.
Any tips on how to fix it? 🤔
I've had to remove the blue after flattening either still in Photoshop or while in Lightroom after saving
*Edit* also, i noticed that some of your window pulls have different white balance from the Ambient. Are you shooting AWB?
Sounds like you are not doing flash-ambient blending correctly, and/or not shooting footage with the proper settings for flash-ambient blending. I cover this in more detail in my guide on virtual tours, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: amzn.to/3dVcLry Additionally, more information on flash-ambient blending can be found in my interiors photography book, here's a link to that as well: amzn.to/3mAipmU
Hi Nathan, awesome videos! You had mentioned in a previous video that you use the Nodal Ninja 6 pano head. I'm getting into real estate photography and intend to use my Nikon D5 and Nikon 16 to 35mm F4, at least for now. In your opinion, do you think the Nodal Ninja 6 will support the weight of this beastly camera, or do I need to step up to the larger Ninja? I've scoured the internet and have not come up with any definitive answers as to the Ninjas's capacity.
Thanks! The lens is the issue if you want fast virtual tours, make a small investment in a fisheye to make this easier (16 isn't wide enough for speed/less shooting), here's a link to the Samyang I use on my Nikon FFs (D610): amzn.to/32u5b3c
@@NathanCoolPhoto Sorry, I misspoke. I meant to say the Nikon 8mm to 15mm lens. Just wondering if that lens with the Nikon D5 is easily supported by the Ninja 6.
Nathan, I bought the single-pin Hot Shoe Adapter you talk about in your book to mitigate the white balance issues with triggers. I am using the Godox xProF controller for my Fuji x-T10 which I am using for 360. I’m finding the flash system works for about 2 flashes, then it quits working altogether. If I remove the Adapter and connect the xProF directly to my camera, all works fine. Do you think my Fuji camera is the issue and that Cannon or Nikon would work better? If I ran a cable from the adapter to the controller, do you think that would help? Thanks! Jim Ruse
Hi Jim, sounds like the adapter isn't keeping a solid fit in the hot shoe of the camera, or its hot shoe isn't making a solid fit with the trigger. Might try a different adapter...they're made from plastic so sometimes things don't fit as well.
@@NathanCoolPhoto Thanks, Nathan. I'll try a different adapter.
Just on time, for me as my tripod, and nodal ninja equipment are coming in today.
I'm curious about how your images don't have the outer dark area that I see on my fisheye lens. Is this just only specific to your equipment?
You're using a circular fisheye, this was done with a full-frame fisheye. Either works fine for 360 panos.
Nathan Cool Photo Thanks!
Would love to see the addition of elements like text, hotspots, hyperlinks, and nadir logo patch.
Awesome work! Been doing Matterport for years, and have been looking for a quality replacement that puts the business owner in more control of our work.
Thanks! I show all of that in the new e-book, here's a link if you'd like to check that out: www.amazon.com/dp/B089SB3RY3
Thank you Nathan for the great video. I know you want to sell your books but personally I prefer videos. Have you ever considered doing payed video courses or tutoring?
Maybe one day :)