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Ben Claremont Video: Top 10 Tips For Professional 360º Virtual Tours10000

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: Video: Top 10 Tips For Professional 360º Virtual Tours | Video courtesy of Ben Claremont YouTube Channel (Thursday, 15 August 2019)

Hi All,

From 360º 1-Click Camera Subject Matter Expert Ben Claremont ... (my notes from watching his video)

When using a 360º 1-Click Camera, such as a Ricoh Theta Z1:

1. Use a very sturdy monopod (with mini tripod stand): not Tripod (for a Ricoh Theta Z1) [reduce the size of the tripod to "clean up" in the nadir: see #10]
2. How to get great verticals
3. Find the ideal center and eye-level
4. How to avoid camera shadows and reflections (particularly in bathroom mirrors)
5. how to get great lighting (natural lighting best, turn on lights)
6. How to rotate the camera in bright light to avoid stitching lines (and move camera)
7. Why use in-camera HDR (and RAW with bracketing) [Ricoh Theta Z1 offers both options]
8. Why less is more when it comes to shooting 360ºs: but when to shoot more
9. The Waiting Game: How and why to avoid people (Pre-arrange with your client)
10. How to make it easier to edit out the nadir (tip: TouchRetouch (iOS, Android) app for nadir cleanup)

Tips to add to this list?

Best,

Dan

P.S. Here is the Hotel Estela example 360º virtual tour in the video above.

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Hmmm, what Monopod is he using in this video? Doesn't look like a Bushman monopod
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Hmmmm (times 2). Almost positive that Ben is using "The Claremont" by Bushman.

Please see the video in the WGAN Forum discussion:

Video Review: Why this Bushman Monopod is the best for 360º 1-Click Cameras

Still think this is not the monopod Ben is using?

Dan

P.S. Two other monopods:

Ricoh Theta Stand TM-1
Manfrotto Compact Extreme 2-in-1 Monopod & Pole
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Wow, Dan, you are right! This is the Monopod. Thank you! 👍👍👍
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Other Monopods to recommend?

Best,

Dan
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