If you're out shooting nature, or someone hiking or something, I imagine the photographer has to hide behind a tree to not be in the shot. Really anywhere, you'd have to start it and hide, right?
There's usually somewhere to hide or I can cut myself out when editing. Just take two photos and move to a different place and it's easy.
For video, though, there's no editing, I imagine.
I think the idea is that you are a part of it so the viewer experiences what the videographer experiences. I got to admit that 360 video is way better than I ever expected. Using my phone and goggles really opened up an entire new world. Some of the video's out their are excellent.
You could kind of mask yourself out but thats alot of effort and I enjoy the video's more when the people are in the shot.
I'm looking forward to having a 360 camera on a drone. I think that would be pretty cool.
There is no doubt that technology is changing fast and people will always want stock footage. We just have to be creative behind it.
Future looks fun to me