Our first 360 Virtual Tour - Kendall Jackson Wine Center
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 9:48PM 
Kendall Jackson Wine CenterOrigins
So we got the gigapan epic pro and I've started thinking about 360 panoramas. I've seen them online since the early 2000's but they always seemed clunky (usually quicktime applets.) I wanted to see if anyone has come up with a better way to show this kind of thing on a website and indeed they have!
Here is my first attempt: 360 Virtual tour of Kendall Jackson Wine Center. The tasting room manager at KJ was kind enough to permit me to setup and photograph just before they opened for the day. The whole process took about 30 min. Visitors were starting to come in by the end so you can see a couple bodies at the tasting bar cut it half! Still, despite the half people, and a few mis-alignments, I think its a fantastic example of whats possible.
New Photography Service
Based on the success of this demo I am thinking 360 virtual tours would be a great addition to the photography services Lorem Photo offers. I'm thinking these are a great way to convey a sense of a place. They could be used to help sell high end real estate, put on winery websites (KJ?), maybe even golf courses?
So if you or anyone you know might be interested in this sort of think let me know. I've posted two examples and pricing here.