To exhibit your building in 3D, all we need from you are a few photos. The following is a set of instructions for taking the photos:
- Get a digital camera. Most modern picture resolutions are fine.
- Go to the building's site and take a photograph of every face of the building and a photo of every corner. You don't need to take a photo of the roof but any face that is perpendicular to the ground and all corners where two faces join (see diagram).
Note: Take more photographs rather than less, a standard, large commercial building should require 15-20 photos, some technically shaped buildings require many more photos than this. Always err on the side of caution by taking plenty of photos
Black arrows show faces to photograph, red arrows show corners to photographThis is an example of a building face photograph:
This is an example of a corner photograph:
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You won't be able to get every face and every corner of the building but do your best.
- If you can only see a small part of the face, photograph it to give us an idea of what the whole face looks like.
- If you cannot photograph a whole face in one shot, take multiple shots. Do you best to include every part of the face.
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Some points to remember:
- Ensure the shots cover from the bottom of the building's face to the top. If the building is higher than two stories you can take several overlapping shots (similar to what you would do for a very long building face). However, get the whole face is as few photographs as possible
- Try to minimise obstructions in the photographs (cars, trees etc)
- If possible, get the shots on an overcast or 'flat light' day. This will ensure even lighting and allow the final 3D product to look much better. Avoid bright sunny days.
- More photographs is better than less.
