Three types of spatial photos

I have been shooting "spatial" photos for nearly ten years with a variety of cameras, and in a variety of formats. Creating more immersive type of photos is nothing new, Carlton Watkins whose work in Yosemite predates Ansel Adams, shot with a stereo camera in 1861!...

Yosemite Sunset

Visiting Yosemite valley during a snow storm is a magical experience. This particular trip was timed to coincide with the end of a large storm, there was a ton of snow on the valley floor, which is actually quite unusual. At sunset there was a nice glow and the shadow...

Apple Vision Pro Day

In 2017 I bought a used Oculus Rift DK2 from a startup here in the Bay Area. VR seemed like such an obvious evolution of computing I just had to try it myself. At that time I didn't have a single Windows system in my house, running a mix of Linux and Mac. Shortly...

How I Shoot Spatial Photos and Videos with the Insta360 Pro

I first saw the Insta360 Pro at NAB 2018, and was immediately hooked. At the time I had been shooting with the GoPro Omni and starting to enjoy 360 photos, but the Omni was basically 6 separate GoPros and had a complicated workflow. Plus the lack of stereo had me...
Three types of spatial photos

Three types of spatial photos

I have been shooting "spatial" photos for nearly ten years with a variety of cameras, and in a variety of formats. Creating more immersive type of photos is nothing new, Carlton Watkins whose work in Yosemite predates Ansel Adams, shot with a stereo camera in 1861!...

Yosemite Sunset

Yosemite Sunset

Visiting Yosemite valley during a snow storm is a magical experience. This particular trip was timed to coincide with the end of a large storm, there was a ton of snow on the valley floor, which is actually quite unusual. At sunset there was a nice glow and the shadow...

Apple Vision Pro Day

Apple Vision Pro Day

In 2017 I bought a used Oculus Rift DK2 from a startup here in the Bay Area. VR seemed like such an obvious evolution of computing I just had to try it myself. At that time I didn't have a single Windows system in my house, running a mix of Linux and Mac. Shortly...