Oh crap, I missed my own blog anniversary on the 1st of Jan 2019, bad owner I am! I can't believe I abandon my bloggie like that again. Nowadays, blogs are basically a dying trend........
Anyhow, I first discovered how to take a TINY PLANET photosphere using my Google Nexus 4 phone. Using phones to do this can be quite troublesome and result in inaccurate 360° photosphere stitch. Therefore, nowadays, there comes a 360° camera which saves a lot effort and time in processing the image. But still, as I am a frugal guy and I do enjoy spending my time taking 360° using my handphone, I still stick to my now-Samsung Note 5 to do this.
My latest work on Ipoh Railway Station:
The steps are pretty much very simple:
- If you use your handphone camera, you can download apps or use the phone built-in system (so far, I have no problem using Note 5). But the issue with handphone, unlike 360 ° (Ricoh), is that the tiles might be missing from your image stitching which cause distortion in the image.
- For me, my second step is to fix the problem by post-processing to remove my own shadow, abnormal stitch, incomplete structure, etc in photoshop
- Thirdly, you can either use photoshop to create the tiny planets, by following the steps (here) or upload the fixed image to an apps.
- There are currently two apps, I am using, one is Small Planet and another one is Tiny Planet Maker. Personally, I really love Small Planet app as it allows 360° rotation as well as distortion of image, but beware of its low resolution.
- After completing all steps, you can upload to instagram, facebook, etc.
Below are some of my lovely tiny planets taken in various countries, do enjoy (^^)
OMG!!!! You gave me a fright to see your updates. So bad blog owner is the precise description. I am in Seoul right now and still leaves a faithful comment.
ReplyDeleteI really love your planet designs and patterns. I definitely want to experiment.
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ReplyDeleteNo need to fright la! I wish all bloggers will be like you, that consistent! Hahahaah, have fun in Seoul.
Yeah yeah, try this in Korea!