Title:Will Pearson - Panoramic Photographer London
Description:London panoramic photographer featuring gigapixel panoramas, cityscapes, landscape photography, 360 virtual tours and photography blog.
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Will Pearson - Panoramic Photographer London
Portfolio
Cityscapes
Landscapes
Alternate Perspective
The Rain Project
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360
Gigapixel
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Cityscapes
Landscapes
London
Chicago
Alternate Perspective
About
About me
Clients
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Contact
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Will Pearson is a London-based professional panoramic photographer. Will has been capturing panoramas for over 15 years. His work comprises cityscapes, landscape panoramas and 360 virtual tours.
Please browse through the portfolios to view the panoramas. Many of the panoramas can be viewed in a high resolution on this site within the high resolution Gigapixel images section.
A large selection of Will Pearson's panoramic images are available as panoramic stock photography for use in advertising and marketing materials, including brochures, posters and print ads. They can also be licenced for use in street furniture, backgrounds for 3D and CGI and as fine art prints and even large scale prints of over 30 metres long.
Portfolio
Cityscapes
Landscapes
Alternate Perspective
Rain Project
Others
Download Portfolio
Interactive
360 Interactive VR
High Resolution
Stock Images
Cityscapes
Landscapes
London
Alternate Perspective
About
About me
Clients
Newsletter
Studio Blog
Contact
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Latest News
Chicago Stock Photography Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:55:02 +0000
Online Private View: Chicago Cityscapes Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:34:47 +0000
Tripod = Terrorist? Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:38:08 +0000
One of the 10 Best Buildings of the Eighties Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:36:54 +0000
New Yosemite Gigapixel Panorama Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:07:51 +0000
Architect’s Journal Feature on London Panoramas Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:46:57 +0000
Siemens Panoramas Launch Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:41:58 +0000
Barclays.com–a new panorama Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:20:29 +0000
Barclays.com Panorama Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:06:46 +0000
The Roundhouse Camden Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:48:23 +0000
Chicago–a preview Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:11:47 +0000
The Rain Project Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:09:39 +0000
Sheikh Zayed Mosque Abu Dhabi Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:02:11 +0000
Will Pearson Panoramic Prints Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:15:40 +0000
New Royal Palace Virtual Tours Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:55:56 +0000
What is...?
I thought it may be useful to give site visitors an explanation and a little background of some of the elements on the website. So please feel free to skip this section if you're an expert! Otherwise, I hope that you find it helpful.
What is a panorama?
Going right back to the Oxford English Dictionary, a panorama is "an unbroken view of a surrounding region". The term is a relatively recent one, being coined in 1789 by the painter, Robert Barker, who exhibited his painting of Edinburgh "The Panorama" (not termed panoramic for another 20 years) in London, charging visitors an entry fee to see this spectacle. The term was taken from the Greek 'pan' meaning 'all' and 'horama' meaning 'view' or 'see'.
Although the term was new, the concept wasn't, and long images that provided 'unbroken views' were previously known as 'prospects'. Hollar's 'The Long View' etching (created between 1636 and 1644) was hugely popular with Londoners and has given us a wealth of knowledge about London before it was decimated in 1666.
Panoramic cameras and processes have been around since 1843. The technology has gone through various incarnations over the last 150 years or so, and there are now two main methods of capturing panoramas. A 'scanning' camera (Panoscan) can be used or a series of photos can be taken and then stitched together.
What is a gigapixel panorama?
Many people are familar with the term 'GigaPan'. The GigaPan project is a collaboration between Google, Carnegie Mellon University and Nasa. The GigaPan is a robotic camera mount which allows users to capture a range of large images which can be joined together into one gigantic image. The GigaPan is only one such mount, and there are alternatives which are built and customised by individual photographers.
The gigapixel panoramas which I create are intended not just as a curiosity, but as gigantic image files which mean the images can be reproduced at large sizes whilst maintaining excellent quality. Large-scale photographic quality prints allow the user to look closely into a scene and see the detail - inside skyscraper windows for example - even from a distance. You can really get lost viewing images at this size and resolution. One of my skyline panoramas was used by an interior designer at 32 metres long on a wall at the Cable Wireless HQ. Supersite posters, street furniture, large scale prints and architectural features are all possible with image sizes much bigger than is usually available.
What is 'alternate perspective'?
The Alternate Perspective section of my portfolio comprises 360 panoramas which have been manipulated into circular images. These are also known as polar panoramas, wee planets, little planets, little worlds and stereographic images. They give the viewer a completely different perspective on a scene and are very effective as prints.
What is a 360 Interactive?
Interactive 360s are known by an array of different names: virtual tours; 360 tours; virtual reality tours and QTVRs to name the main ones. Interactive 360s are created by capturing a number of different images, stitching them together and then using viewing software to present them in an interactive format, so the viewer can manipulate them as if they're within the space looking around them.
What is a cityscape?
The cityscape portfolio brings together the panoramic views I have captured of various cities around the world. These are sometimes known as city skylines, skyline panoramas, city landscapes or less commonly as townscapes.
What is your 'Others' porttfolio for?
Many of the panoramas I create fit into the cityscape or landscape photography categories. For those which don't, I have slotted these into the 'others' photography category. This comprises interior architectural photography, fashion photography, street photography and anything else which doesn't fit the landscape or cityscape mould!
What can I expect from your blog?
The photography blog is updated whenever I have a new image or new project to talk about. I blog the latest gigapixel images, advertising commissions, trips and developments. I have also started to 'Twitter' so please do sign up to follow my twitters for more frequent updates and inconsequential stuff!
Virtual Tour Examples
Cloud Gate Anish Kapoor
BP Bridge, Millennium Park
Humana Building, Louisville, Kentucky
East Wacker Drive
Millennium Park, Chicago
James Barry Paintings, The RSA
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Thames Riverside
People"s Park, Shanghai
Centre Point, London
The Devil"s Golf Course
Los Angeles Beaches
Derelict Caravan, Bodie
Mother of London
Jin Mao Tower, Grand Hyatt Shanghai
The Edison Downtown, Los Angeles
Wind Farm, Palm Springs
Bodie, California
Trees in Santa Barbara
The Salton Sea, California
Trafalgar Square Grassed Over
Tullett Prebon
Derbyshire Quarry
Pet Cemetery, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
Arisaig
Fuel Car Tuning
The Devil"s Cornfield, Death Valley
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
West Country Panoramas
The Imagination Building Christmas Lights
Porthcurno, Cornwall
Yungfuktoi Fashion
Chennai, India
More London
The Birds, Trafalgar Square
Slimelight, London
St Mary Axe
SEAT Leon Cupra 240PS
The Queen"s Walk, South Bank
San Francisco, California, USA
Britannia Monument, Great Yarmouth
Calico Mining Town, California
Black Rock City, Nevada - The Burning Man
Aston Villa FC, Villa Park
Cavendish Square
Zabriskie Point
Salvation Mountain, Niland, USA
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