Taking photos for Virtual Tours is easy. Here is a simple checklist to help you take photos for virtual tours.

How to shoot photo’s for Virtual Tours:

1. Set to lower resolution (1024 X 768)
2. Always turn the camera to the right (to take Vertical pictures).
3. Always shoot left to right.
4. Stay put. You must finish in the same place that you started
5. If you pick a corner you can not go to the opposite corner to
   finish. If you start in a corner you will have a 90 degree shot, center
   of a wall will be a 180 degree shot and from the center of a large room
   or outside 360 degrees (most shots will be 90 or 180).
6. Overlap 15 - 20 percent.
7. Turn on all lights fireplaces etc. when shooting indoors (Make sure you turn them off when you leave).
8. Shoot your photos during the day!
9. Always have flash on. If a flash is not an option do not shoot
   directly into sunlight or windows with direct light.
10. People, dogs, and cats should be out of sight.
11. All rooms in a house will not be panoramic so Still pictures are great for small areas.
12. Between each room, take a picture of like your foot or hand, to separate each room.
13. Don’t take 360 degree photos in rooms, instead stand in a corner or on a wall and take photos of everything you see.