How to Become a Google 360 Trusted Photographer and Build a Reputation?




Google is giving an opportunity to 360 photographeres wherever to turn into a Google 360 Trusted Photographer, win the believed identification of Google Street View, and get advanced in Google's online quest file of for-contract experts.

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Benefits of a Google Trusted Photographer :
  • Digital Badge: The digital badge will distinguish your profile and work on the Street View app.
  • Trusted brand: You will be able to publicize yourself as a trusted photographer.
  • Exposure: You will be featured in Google’s for-hire index.
  • Paid Leads: When a local business requests for a shoot, you will get a paid lead.
  • Auto-connect: You can connect closely spaced 360 photos.

According to Google, Street View photography is a powerful sales proposition. For businesses seeking exposure, a Street View photographer can provide visibility easily and quickly. Google, however, clarifies that they won’t be paying anyone and will stay out of any disputes. They simply aim to connect businesses with photographers which can then hire them.

Some people think that Google owns the photos after they are published. That is not true. The ownership of these images will be determined just as ownership of professional photographs is determined in the industry – by negotiation between the local business and the photographer. Make sure to get ownership and copyright in advance.

Google Requirements for Photographs

  • Image Quality
  • 14 mp or more (5,300 x 2,650 px)
  • 2:1 image aspect ratio
  • No gaps in the image near horizon
  • No stitching errors that are significant
  • Proper detail in light/dark areas
  • Sharp images: in focus, no motion blur
  • No distracting filters or effects

Connectivity

  • The connected 360 photos must have a clear line-of-sight
  • Shoot at 1m spacing in the indoors and 3m outdoors
  • Increase the chances of Google connecting to your content by extending your photos to a street.

Appropriateness

  • Consent to take photos of the people and the place
  • Geographically correct placement
  • No spaces generated by a computer
  • No attribution more than the specific area
  • No illegal or hateful content
  • Must follow Google’s Sales & Branding Guidelines
  • What happens if you have already been publishing photospheres for a long time?
  • To receive the Street View trust badge, you do not have to delete and re-upload the photos that you published earlier. All 360 photos that fulfill the Maps publishing criteria will be included in your profile.

 

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