Creative Panoramic Photography
Photographer Katrin Eismann shares some of her knowledge about preparing for, shooting, merging, and experimenting with panoramic photos.
Release Date: 2008-06-04
Lessons
Introduction to Shooting Panoramics
<p>Katrin goes over the different types of panoramics that she'll be covering, as well as equipment and a basic checklist</p>
Duration: 17 mins 3 seconds
Camera Settings
<p>Here are some general rules for operating your camera while creating panos</p>
Duration: 13 mins 59 seconds
Shift Tilt Skyline
<p>Using a shift tilt lens out in the field when taking panos</p>
Duration: 2 mins 44 seconds
Nodal Point
<p>How to locate and fix a nodal point for your lens</p>
Duration: 4 mins 43 seconds
Multi Row Panos
<p>Sometimes one row is not enough to capture the scene</p>
Duration: 4 mins 26 seconds
Using Shift Tilt in Tight Places
<p>There are times when a shift tilt lens will help you get around space restrictions</p>
Duration: 2 mins 9 seconds
Point and Shoot Panoramics
<p>It is a good idea to always carry a little camera with you for those quick, spontaneous shots</p>
Duration: 1 mins 18 seconds
Organizing Your Pano Files
<p>Using Bridge to review your shots and to organize what you have to work with</p>
Duration: 9 mins 12 seconds
Test and Adjust
<p>Applying your Bridge adjustments to all the files in your pano</p>
Duration: 9 mins 39 seconds
Stitching and Retouching
<p>Photomerge uses editable layer masks to stitch together the panoramic</p>
Duration: 9 mins 51 seconds
Stitching Multiple Rows
<p>Katrin goes through adjusting and stitching together a multi row pano</p>
Duration: 19 mins 50 seconds
Making Adjustments
<p>There are advantages to shooting in Raw format when taking panos</p>
Duration: 12 mins 52 seconds
Vertical Panoramic
<p>Working with the Photomerge command in Photoshop</p>
Duration: 8 mins 33 seconds
Raw to DNG
<p>There are a couple of benefits to converting Raw files to DNG format</p>
Duration: 4 mins 30 seconds
Raw to DNG, Part 2
<p>Using a Raw to DNG converter</p>
Duration: 1 mins 43 seconds
Continuing with Vertical Panos
<p>Photomerge is just as effective with top to bottom panoramics</p>
Duration: 9 mins 11 seconds
Abstract Approach
<p>Some situations call for more creative, abstract panoramic shots</p>
Duration: 5 mins 59 seconds
Reposition Only
<p>Experiment with the Reposition Only option in Photomerge</p>
Duration: 3 mins 42 seconds
Symmetrical Files
<p>Using Photomerge to create symmetrical files for use as backgrounds</p>
Duration: 3 mins 21 seconds
Taking It Further
<p>Photomerge is a starting point, but don't forget to keep going with your images and experiment</p>
Duration: 5 mins 32 seconds