What is photogrammetry:
Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs. It infers the geometry of a scene from a set of unordered photographs or videos. Photography is the projection of a 3D scene onto a 2D plane, losing depth information. The goal of photogrammetry is to reverse this process. - https://alicevision.org/
Two general types of photogrammetry exist: aerial (with the camera in the air) and terrestrial (with the camera handheld or on a tripod). Terrestrial photogrammetry dealing with object distances up to ca. 200 m is also termed close-range photogrammetry. Small-format aerial photogrammetry in a way takes place between these two types, combining the aerial vantage point with close object distances and high image detail. - James S. Aber, ... Johannes B. Ries, in Small-Format Aerial Photography, 2010
In practice it's essential to capture as many pictures as needed to "see" that object from various angles - photogrammetry software works like our brain, If we see mug from all angles, we can recreate it shape in our heads, but without knowing how the bottom looks like, it is impossible to predict what is there (maybe crack? maybe small hole?). The most common technique is creating pictures every 10 degrees from at least 3 different levels + picture sessions for the top and bottom part of the object.


