Grandview Examples

Types of Grandviews:

This is a great example of a Grandview shot that is not centered but approached from an angle, which also showcases the signage of the hotel, Courtyard Chicago Elmhurst.

Large Building

This building has a longer entryway than the average location, so beginning at the signage is a good starting point. This also requires several additional panos in between the Grandview Shot and the Main Entrance Shot of the building, in this case a hotel. Keep in mind to connect a Grandview Shot to the Main Entrance may take more than one or two panos.

Stand Alone Building

This Grandview is the perfect distance from the building itself and gives a good understanding of the surroundings. The panos between the Grandview Shot and the Main Entrance Shot seamlessly transition around the statue at the front of the building.

Corner Entrance

Corner Entrances can be tricky. This Grandview Shot is still centered in front of the doorway as a traditional Grandview Shot would be but at an angle to compensate for the direction of the door. You can see it is also captured slightly onto the crosswalk to get a broader scope for what the building looks like as you would approach it.

Sidewalk Entrance (Angle)

If you are unable to capture directly in front of a store front with a sidewalk entrance, a good option is to capture a Grandview Shot from a perpendicular direction, rather than straight in front of the locations Main Entrance Shot. By perpendicular, we mean approaching as if you are walking down the sidewalk until you approach the center of the Main Doorway.

Sidewalk Entrance (Across the Street)

In this example, rather than approaching from the sidewalk, they approach from directly across the street, but still centered in front of the Main Entrance. This makes for a seamless transition.

Signage

We always want to try to include signage where we can, but in this example specifically, you can see the Entrance is captured separately, highlighting the Main Entry Signage from the road and stopping just before the Main Entrance Pano. The Main Entrance Pano is then captured as the first shot in the next tour.

Park

For Parks, it is always ideal to begin a tour at what would be considered the Main Entrance and it should include some type of Signage to introduce the space since we have no real Threshold to cross without a doorway. In this example, they use the pillars to emulate a "doorway" and you can clearly see the signage directly next to it.