2016-11-30

Aerial 360° photography tips and tricks with Jason Wiegand

Aerial and drone shots are the most spectacular form of 360° photography. On Kuula, we're always exicited to see our users posting new, surprising shots. Creating 360° aerial photos may seem very complicated at first, but with a little bit of practice, you can get some great results (relatively) easily! Jason Wiegand, an expert drone photographer, shares some tricks and tips of the trade.

2016-10-27

7 tips for 360 photographers

Virtual Reality is a hot topic these days & 360° photography offers an affordable and easy way to start your adventure with creating immersive content. Starting with photography for VR is as easy as buying a 360° camera and registering on Kuula.

2016-10-26

Lens flare on 360 photo - Kuula video tutorial

Lens flare on 360 photo - it brings a new light on your photos, it's an art form of its own. You can use it to create a unique feel, capable of evoking the drama within your photography. With the lens flare effect, you'll find many ways to easily enhance the beauty and creativity of your 360° photography.

2016-10-07

Interview with Humayunn Niaz Ahmed Peerzaada

Today we present an interview with Humayunn Niaz Ahmed Peerzaada, a 360° photographer from Mumbai, India. You can see Humayunn's personal work on Kuula here and his comissioned work over here. Enjoy!

2016-10-03

Getting started with 360° photography

The Holiday season is upon us and everyone is trying to figure out what presents to get. If you like to try new, cool devices, a 360° camera is an ideal gift! Don't worry - 360° photography no longer requires expensive equipment and complicated software. There is a few great, inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras on the market and now they got even cheaper!

2016-09-08

Interview with Quba Michalski (aka QubaVR)

We present first in a series of interviews with our users. This time we sat down with Quba Michalski, who was one of the very first to join us and post his work on Kuula. Check out what he has to say about 360° images and VR in general. Enjoy!

2016-09-06

Sharing 360 in-game screenshots with NVIDIA Ansel and Kuula

Have you heard of Ansel? It's a new technology to capture 360 in-game shots introduced by NVIDIA a few months ago. Our users already posted their first captures and they look amazing!

2016-05-17

Sharing & embedding 360° photos with Kuula

The web is all about sharing. People share information, images, videos every day. We built Kuula, because we felt there wasn't a good place to share 360° photos on the web and sharing has been the central feature of Kuula ever since.

2016-05-16

Uploading 360 photos on Kuula

Uploading 360 photos and images has never been easier thanks to Kuula. Whether you want to experiment taking 360 photos with your mobile phone, have a Ricoh Theta or a DSLR or use a 3D software to render 360 images, Kuula is the best place to share your work. It has an easy to use interface for uploading files and it works right in your browser on both desktop and mobile devices.

Here's a handy quickstart guide how to use Kuula, register and upload your first image! It's very easy.

2016-05-12

360 Degree Photos With Your Smartphone - How to Shoot Them?

When Google Street View first came out, it was an amazing technical achievement. Browsing 360° Street View photos felt a lot like actually going to all these places!

Those photos were made by expensive and bulky cameras mounted of cars, but today 360° photo making is becoming more accessible for everyone thanks to a new generation of devices such as Ricoh Theta S or the Samsung Gear 360.

In the long run, it's quite likely that we will be able to snap 360°s with our smartphones, using a pair of integrated wide-angle lenses or even some more advanced tech such a light-field camera that Lytro is working on.

Meanwhile, to get a taste how fun 360° photography can be, you do not need to spend any money, because there's an app for that!