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What will Street View | Trusted Photographer do that I can’t do myself?

To secure the same quality standards that Google offers to its users through Street View, Trusted Photographers are the only certified specialists with the rights to access Google's tools and work on producing such images. They are trained to take high quality photos of building interiors, accommodating for common challenges such as low lighting and [...]

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Are there any restrictions on what type of businesses can participate?

Google Trusted Photographers are not allowed to upload imagery of: Some legal establishments such as police/military facilities, detention centers and jails. Some medical centers such as mental health clinics, abortion clinics, trauma centers, rehabilitation centers, and addiction treatment centers. Vacant real estate units like houses, apartments, shops (hotels, model houses and other publicly rented facilities [...]

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How long will the photo shoot take?

In most cases, a photo shoot will take about an hour, but this varies depending on the size of your business and if there are people present or no. You also need to know that our photographer will take 15 to 20 minutes explaining to you few details and signing with you the contract before he [...]

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Which areas of my business will be photographed?

Photo shoots will include the main customer-facing areas of your business. You can work with the photographer to determine what areas of your businesses you would like to highlight, or even exclude from the shoot. The goal of the photographs is to show customers what they would expect to see if they visited your business [...]

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Will the photo shoot disrupt my business operations?

We know you’re running a business, and that’s why we designed photo shoots to be as non-disruptive as possible. Trusted Photographers will work around your schedule to ensure that photos are taken at a convenient time for you and your business. Photo shoots do not require any sort of special equipment, lighting, or setup, so [...]

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Will people be included in the photo shoot?

Because we want to keep the focus of the photos on the inside of your business, we aim to have as few people in the shots as possible.  As the business owner it would be your responsibility to notify your employees and customers that the photo shoot is taking place. The face of any person appearing [...]

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What is the best time to have a photo shoot?

We strongly recommend scheduling a photo shoot at times you have almost no one inside your business. This will allow us to take sharper photos since we are obliged to blur faces of any person present. It will also be more convenient to your business workflow and allow us to work faster. If your business [...]

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What measures are in place to ensure privacy and legal compliance?

Photo shoots will exclude any areas of your businesses which you would not like to feature. In addition, our photographers will always alert customers and employees before a photo is taken, to uphold their privacy. All panoramic imagery will be processed by our state-of-the-art blurring technology to blur out faces of any employees or customers [...]

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