Tips on creating huge panoramic landscapes

9 years 9 months ago #389580 by Brad M
I've just started getting into panoramic photos and wondering about the actual technique that others here use when creating large pano's.  I'm not looking for Google answers, I have gathered and viewed many of these.  I'm after personal tips and techniques that I might be able to use too.  

Thank you in advance.  

Brad


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9 years 9 months ago #389582 by Hassner
Brad, it depends what you process with. I take between 5 and 9 overlapping vertical (portrait) shots at 50mm or more, lens correct them in Photoshop CS6 Raw (which takes the vignetting away), save them as jpg's, then stitch them together also in Photoshop.

Let me know if you need more detail.


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9 years 9 months ago #389589 by Brad M
Thank you for your answer.  Have you heard of that Brazier (something like that) effect where this wedding photographer follows this pattern in the air as he fires his camera and ends up with something like 20 photos, just for portrait.  I just read about this method last night and thinking about why not take smaller movements and more photos, then combine.  Wouldn't that make a huge photo?  


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9 years 9 months ago #389610 by Garbo
I know what you are talking about, but can't think of the name.  But yes you can do that, just make sure when you are over lapping that you give yourself a good 20% overlap so Photoshop can stitch them all together.  

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9 years 9 months ago #389612 by garyrhook
The "Brenizer" method. Not necessarily for landscapes.

You probably want a nodal slide (and a tripod) to get your perspective and positioning consistent between all of your shots.  If you want to do this well a tripod is a must, as is a head that will let you move horizontally but not vertically. If you want to take portrait-oriented shots you may need an L-bracket to boot. Most suggestions I've seen mention about a 1/3 frame overlap.


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9 years 9 months ago #389816 by Joe Peterson
Or you can get one of those Giga Pan rigs


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9 years 9 months ago #389834 by Don Fischer
Or better yet, a Mamiya 617!


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9 years 9 months ago #389901 by Hassner
Non of that. Just your camera and a bit of practice to turn your body. Practice on a flat horison. Decide where you want your horison, eg. 1/3 from the top. Go from left to right, overlapping at least 25%. 


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9 years 9 months ago #391607 by Brad M
Just a quick thanks to those who added to my thread.  Thank you


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9 years 8 months ago #396325 by Brad M

Geospiri wrote: as mentioned by others... clean and straighten pics first and if using a few frames stick ém in a separate folder, saves trying to find them again if you need to redo...... horizontal pans portrait or landscape wide angle or tele lens depending on what effect you need... for vertical pans it helps if you can take the pic mid height .. less distortion to deal with
Geo



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