The difference between my polar and spherical images might not seem big, but it is. My polar image looks like a tiny world and my spherical image looks like a glass ball. In my polar, the sky is around the world as if the photos are taken from above. In my spherical, the sky is in the middle while the land is on the outside. These 2 photos are very different once you think about it. In the beginning of this project, I never knew how much of a difference there was. But now that I have been making these images for a while, I see the difference and it is huge.
What makes my tiny worlds convincing? I believe that you have to edit your photos realistically and thoughtfully. If you edit your photos unrealistically, it looks fake and people might think that it is not real. Also, you have to make the seam almost invisible to the people who look at it. If there is a seam in between the 2 end photos, it looks fake. Hope you enjoy!