Ulas Aksan – The Future of Panoramic VR Systems
Ulas Aksan will bring us an interesting talk about the future of Panoramic VR Systems. 360 degrees panoramic virtual reality systems are now used in every aspect of business and life. Once limited to artistic photgraphy, and then expanded to virtual tour systems, panoramic reality systems are now helping manufacturing of new products through various applications in GIS and engineering. As the founder of Panoramicweb and Pano-X virtual reality systems, Ulas Aksan will be giving a presentation on virtual reality and automation systems. First part of his talk is about the Panoramic bot Pano-X...
Read MoreAkila Ninomiya – Japan – Pano-Journalism 2011-2012
Akila Ninomiya will bring us the compelling story of how he covered the major Japan Earthquake of 2011. On March 11th, 2011 a massive earthquake hit Eastern Japan along the pacific coast (The Great East Japan Earthquake). Just after this incident, various international mass media contacted me to take panos at disaster area, Tohoku. However, Tohoku is really far from where I live, Kyoto, I refused all shooting offer because of their requirement of promptness. Then, Mr. Jeffrey S. Martin who is a founder of 360cities, asked me to shoot many panos to keep it as an “archive”....
Read MoreRyan Whitehead – The 360 on 360º video
Ryan Whitehead will bring us a 360º talk on the subject of 360º video, from start to finish! Ryan will speak on the pieces needed to create and display 360º video. From the capture with cameras and recorders to post production stitching and editing. As well as player distribution with IM360 hosting for web and mobile. Born 1975 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ryan Whitehead grew up in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada and went on to study recording engineering at The...
Read MoreWilly Kaemena – Aerial Panoramas without flying
Willy Kaemena will bring us a practical talk on how to shoot Aerial Panoramas without flying. Willy Kaemena will show us how to make aerial panoramas without taking our feet off the ground. He will show a wide selection of these pseudo aerial panoramas which he shot all over the world and will explain how to make them and what to observe when shooting and processing them. After this lesson you should not be anymore too much scared of nodal points and panoheads and you might find yourself new opportunities. Willy Kaemena comes from...
Read MoreMatthias Taugwalder – The Panoramic Experience – Think Big and Outside the Screen
Matthias Taugwalder will bring us a talk on The Panoramic Experience, how to think big and outside the screen! Panoramic photography is about capturing the immersive experience of a specific location at a specific time. When we as photographers are capturing a location, our view is not limited. We are shooting in 360 degrees! But why are we limiting ourselves to small prints and displays to show our work? Panoramas can not only be shown as art prints, in books; or as interactive VR panoramas on websites and tablet/mobile devices. To deliver the original experience of a scene to the viewer we...
Read MoreAYRTON360 – Let’s Spin With Me
Ayrton360 will take us all to “Spin with Him”, on a wide range of different situations that he documented in 360 degrees. From shooting in the middle of a very real drug dealers war within slums in Rio de Janeiro, to shoot in very huge wedding parties, from shooting in fashion runways with Gisele Buundchen, to shoot in Olympic sports competitions dealing with lots of restrictions, and also, to shoot Presidents from different countries inside Official events at Brazil’s capital. AYRTON360 will tell us also how he did the incredible Gigapixel job, shot from the top of the statue of...
Read MoreJürgen Schrader – Panoramas for the News
Jürgen Schrader will bring us a talk about what it means to deliver every week newsworthy panoramas covering events and topics from all over the world, when your customer is DER SPIEGEL, one of the worlds best reputed news magazines. We will get interesting first person views on workflows, demands and challenges and Jürgen will give you tips for the best approaches if you would like to contribute to this steadily growing and compelling market. But not only that. Jürgen Schrader will talk in detail about some of his best work he got when commissioned by DER SPIEGEL to shoot in “wild”...
Read MoreLuc Villeneuve – Museum Quality Panohead Calibration
Luc Villeneuve will give us a talk on how to achieve museum quality panohead calibration. Luc Villeneuve has a motto “Manage the variables”. Some operations need the eye and the judgment of a photographer but other processes are more computer based. Why should you invest your important time when a computer could do a better job? And complete some operations much faster? Instead of stitching images manually, Luc applies precise templates to shorten the stitching process. He will show you how the way he calibrates his gear, evolved from the Post-It trick to a more precise...
Read MoreArtyom Kamshilin – Panoramas in HDR: Challenges and Solutions
Artyom Kamshilin will bring us a practical lesson on how to shoot Panoramas in HDR. High Dynamic Range and panoramic photography seems like a match made in heaven. But setting up a panoramic rig for HDR can take time – both in the field and when post-processing. This presentation will describe how to speed up HDR panoramic imaging, processing and publishing. Artyom Kamshilin is the Lead Engineer at Promote Systems and comes from Huston, Arizona, USA. Artyom “Arty” Kamshilin is a hobbyist photographer and a...
Read MoreAlexandre Jenny – A sneak preview of Autopano 3.0 and Panotour 2.0
Alexandre Jenny will be exclusively disclosing the new features of Autopano 3.0 and Panotour 2.0 software applications. As the CEO of Kolor, a global leader in image-stitching and virtual tour solutions, Alexandre will present some of the key features of the next versions, opening new possibilities both in the panorama creation and the virtual tour parts. You will learn what Kolor’s team of developers imagine for the near future to better the way you create panoramic views and virtual tours. A conference you should not miss. ...
Read MoreCharles Armstrong – The Vincent van Gogh Effect
Charles Armstrong will bring us an talk on how to avoid the tragedy of being another overlooked artisan! The pano industry is fueled by some of the most passionate, knowledgable professionals of any modern creative industry. But for the past 15 years, this industry has been a lonely space, received by a modest audience. Lack of awareness, difficult technology, and motive misalignment have made it difficult for professionals to get the recognition (and business, if desired) that they deserve. It’s time to do for this industry what the iPhone did to a Blackberry–monopolized smartphone...
Read MoreStephen Meyer – Beyond Just Being There
Stephen Meyer will bring us a talk on the advances in Virtual Tour Interactivity with Embedded E-commerce, Booking Engines and Reservation Forms. Beyond Just Being There! Virtual Tours have allowed viewers to be transported to remote places and to control the view since the invention of the art. Once ‘there’, users can now interact with e-commerce, booking engines and reservation forms from within the image to improve conversion rates for customers that want to sell a space. For example, booking stadium seats, theaters, restaurants and golf tee times – really anything that requires...
Read MoreThomas Erh – 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration
Thomas Erh will bring us a talk on how hard work and a little creativity can result in a consistent output of professional 360º panoramas. Thomas grew up in a family that breathed photography, his father was a cinema photography director, his mother worked at Kodak and his brother worked in advertising, he’s destiny was set to be involved with imaging and he started out by working 10 years in the biggest advertising photography studio in southern Brasil where he learned the many stages of the photography process. He will talk about that process and how that influenced his training as...
Read MoreLast Tickets on Sale
The last NYC2012 tickets are on sale right now! Grab yours while they last. Attendance is limited to 85 seats at the B&H Event Space and that’s how many attendees we will accomodate in this event. The program will include four days of incredible VR Photography Talks, Workshops and Scenic Walks in NYC surrounded by the most talented members of our community. NYC2012 Talks will cover a wide range of subjects from 360º panoramas to 360º Video, from hardware to software, as well as the artistic uses of 360º panorama imaging. NYC2012 Workshops will...
Read MoreJoergen Geerds – The Future of Array Video Cameras
Joergen Geerds is going to present us the first compact fully spherical video camera rig, known as the 360 Rig. The 360 Rig allows to record material for 25/30/48 fps 4000x2000px equirect videos, with the advantage of free positioning, great portability, and no nadir blind spot. Since all the processing/stitching/blending is handled in post, the 360 Rig has a very user friendly weight of only 570 gram (excluding battery and monopod), freeing the panovideographer from bulky equipment to carry with them during the filming. Joergen will talk about what inspired him to develop the 360 Rig, what...
Read MoreTimes Square by Jürgen Schrader
Jürgen Schrader shot this pano while scouting for interesting places around Times Square that could be used by the NYC 2012 Conference. Unaware of real dimension of this event, he looked in disbelief when right there a huge billboard was advertising the event for everyone to see. Indeed the world of panoramas is descending upon NYC for a remarkable event and it’s presence is already being felt at the heart of the city, right there in Times Square. Welcome you all to NYC 2012! ErrorJavascript not activated Click the image above to view this panorama, don’t miss to click...
Read MoreNYC 2012 Testimonial
We write this testimonial not so much to those that attended but rather to those that did not in hopes you might consider next years Summer in Iceland:
To the Attendee:
What made this conference special was more than meeting new people and learning about new technologies. Participating in these conferences is actually helping to mold the future of VR. Will Nikon step up and adopt change swe suggest, will VR Tour companies listen to the needs of the VR Photographer? These are answers that will possibly be
learned in next years conference but allows us to have a voice. Plus you’ll put faces behind the screen names in the forums and meet others doing the same thing, maybe in just a different way.
To the Sponsor:
As sponsor we do not look for short term gains but rather the interaction between company, product and people. No Skype, no emails, no video chat – nothing replaces one on one interaction with the customer. People “show” us modifications they may have made or suggest improvements by demonstrating their workflows. This information is invaluable for the enhancement of our products and services.
To the Speaker:
We listen. Speakers are really the engine that drive these conferences. From people sharing advanced technological advances to people merely showing how they made that one special shot. I’m sure most would agree speakers leave us the stories and show us the direction the industry is going. We owe huge thanks to every speaker that gave their time to share their story. Special thanks to Nikon’s Mike Corrado.
To the IVRPA Board of Directors:
Again we all walk away wow’d. The coordination involved is no small task. You helped to make this another memorable conference and even provided shopping tips for our wife’s 
Special thanks to Sam, Carlos and Sandra, Ayrton and Willy and to the other board members that put this all together.
Next Year Iceland2013:
After each conference we hear in the forums “I should have attended”. The IVRPA recently announced Iceland for next years Summer conference and now you have entire year to save and plan for the event. Depending on where you live this could mean saving (for us here in the US) $5per day. It’s been 4 days since the NYC conference ended but
already have tucked away $50 (going overboard already). We’re hoping conference in Iceland 2013 will be one of the biggest ever.
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