Tutorial on how to shoot Panoramic photographs, by WDC

[vincecreek]

That panoramic photographs is awesome, I love that.

[ihos501]

from that place, london looks clustered and dirty like rio and sao paulo

[fxylxy]

no mention of nodal points... pretty useless video

[Jovan987]

great vid! thx! :)

[Aamnahz]

how about doing a continuous shot an just moving the camera on the tripod when we are doing it? instead of taking shots one by one..

[sehiary]

@Aamnahz I experienced with the continuous shot you mentioned. It does not work for ideal quality because as the camera is moving and shooting, light does not enter the camera as if it were steady. Also you have to take in context motion blur and lens distortion. The best way to get the best quality and detail and a continuous exposure is to treat each frame as if they were independent and repeat the process.

[Aamnahz]

@sehiary cool, thanks =)

[RyanMarisMakeupx3]

@Aamnahz You mean with a slow as hell shutter speed? Like 30 seconds, Bulb? That would be pure blur lol

[Aamnahz]

@RyanMarisMakeupx3 no, i meant multiple shots..

[Obg1234]

great tips!!\

I take 360 degrees panoramic pictures with my android phone with PHOTAF app...

[voyager360]

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[maticerso]

and the picture????

[ppumpuang]

It is all about the Nodal point of the lens. This means to turn the camera based on the plane that the front glass of the lens. Rotating the camera based on the tripod mount will produce non optimal results.

[rajhbullhead]

Thank You this helped me a lot. Well explained mate. =]

[peterhqwen]

i was cringing at the thought of you dropping the camera as you had no neck strap

[585balla]

@peterhqwen I only use a handstrap. Neckstraps are not necessary and most of the time get in the way

[roboticdah]

where can i get a programme to stich all photos to create a panoramic?

[davidcarr404]

@roboticdah photmatx is the best

[pikachuthesquirtle]

long and narrow. XD

[devilsonlychild]

oh man. my tripod cant rotate camera to 90 degree. damn. thats a great idea though.

[ralfkhayal]

I ahve a sony DSLR a 350 but noguide came with it now after watching your tutorial I learned a lot more , thx4sharing.

[mikeklein888]

For the best results you really need a head that will allow rotation around the nodal point. The technique shown in the video would produce awful results for interiors or when there are close objects in shot..

[KebertXela1992]

Thanks, great advice!

[rockyslaughter]

Whoops. It was at the very end.

Very important step!

[rockyslaughter]

I wish you would talk more about the correct mm to have to avoid barrel distortion when stitching the images.

[dnave21]

nice im going to do that. can i do that in photoshop

[PigsCanFly99]

Stop the presses! Outside-the-box thought (actually inside-the-box).  Have a locking turntable - build a 90 degree mirror (or prism) "light box". Place camera lens through hole (pointed downward at mirror). Rotate turntable through 25 degree increments. Can insert grad filter np. Try convex wide-view mirror (perhaps) . Place two cameras on turntable for stereo-scopic panorama. Trust this as not completely outrageous and reprehensible beyond measure : )

[600GLE]

Hi Nigel, Surely using a pano head rather than a simple 3-way pan and tilt would be the recommended technique? You might just get away without stitching errors shooting a panorama with most of the detail in the far distance (as your example), but for those unable to access the top of a tall building who might for instance shoot a series of shots at ground level with nearby trees and lamp posts etc. the stitching will reveal errors?

[VenuSecret]

The Tripod is a Pan-tilt head

[Johnnybegoodtonight]

in fact, I could cap the Unilever Building and the blackfriars as well...I wish I've had a tripod. check on my blog! : I did my best

[Arekuzu]

Just what I needed :)

[RaND0mNesssss]

thanks, this was very helpful :)

[johnzj]

could u tell me wt tripod u used in here??

[JamesGreen321]

what tripod is that?

[alkohol7000]

How about the indoor environments? I have problem with depth of field and focusing.

Please help me.

Thanks.

[600GLE]

See my video of how to set up and use a panorama head to correctly shoot images for indoor environments...

[jannelund]

Nice tutorial but that view is dull

[guate6]

Neat and all, but you didn't mention what millimeter range to use (what is too wide, what is too tight), etc.

[lemontequila]

yes he did, right in the end. Keep in the middle range on your lens :)

[guate6]

That's such a relative thing to say though. Middle range, depending on the lens can be ~99mm (18-200), 19mm (14-24mm), etc.

I wanted to know if there's a good range to keep the camera at when making these. I've done stichings at 12mm, and 18mm and they do work, the photo warp is simply strange for the overall result.

[lemontequila]

Just repeating what he said :P

He had a 18-55 objektiv btw, guess he tought thas was good enough for the tut..

[drewetzky]

what nikon model is that camera?

[lemontequila]

Its the Nikon D80 :)

[Seaartist]

it's a bit funny reading the comments that some people can make such a simple shot like this complicated. -Anyways nice clean tutorial keep it up...

[redfoxarts]

Is there any Tips for me? Im using Samsung Digicam. 8.1 MP.

[jeffgyro]

Hold the camera in portrait position.

Much better.

[heatherae]

Very nice video! But what about the white balance and ISO?? You can't leave those on auto otherwise you'll still get those "stripes" in the sky. Either way, great tutorial, thank you!

[Lilkiwiguy87]

Use manual everything, use ISO 100 or 200 (depends on your camera) and use proper white balance that matches your shooting scenario, if it's a sunny day, use Direct Sunlight WB preset then shoot away.

[vandeMeulenhof]

What is the name and type from the tripod?

[falcoperegrinus82]

Its a SLIK

[guilhermelludwig]

agree!! I'm 17and I've been shooting for 4 years (3 of photo classes) and I a little disappointed, because any computer geek can do old school effects without knowing how to hold a camera. Photoshop is great but I trust a lot more on my technique than in a peace of software.

[WhatDigitalCamera]

Its much better to get it as right as possible in camera rather than relying on the software to compensate for sloppy technique. Well that's my view anyway.

[leosztlak]

@WhatDigitalCamera what kind of camera did you use?

[MniToster]

@leosztlak He used a Nikon D80

[weensie562]

Uh, it's called "Auto Blend Layers" Instead of taking under or overexposed picture, photoshop just Automaticly corrects the colors. Much easier than what you've explained.

[TimTehDrummer]

Weensie, you're totally wrong. If you don't take the pictures with the right exposure, photoshop won't automatically blend it (or at least not most of the time). You have to do some parts manually you know...

[weensie562]

Not really there, buddy. I've taken at least ten panoramic photos, and all of then have come out absolutely perfect. You're just wasting your time by trying to keep the same exposure.

[philboy521]

where can i find the tutorial on stitching?

[xaviermarez]

koolio

[kuruss]

very good tutorial.. nice job

[TASEphoto]

this is awesome

[emeraldman2006]

Weel done, very informatve,

Its amazing the number of views and the number of people who bother to say thanks...

[edongstube]

tnx sir 4 a nice and informative tutorial..post some of more those good tutorials..god bless!

[Lima4x4]

very nice 4 a newbie...didn't even mentioned nodal point...how about rotating on THAT axle????

[dleblanc]

I don't think he needed to. As long as you follow those directions, you'll be fine. He said to use a tripod and as long as you don't move it, you shouldn't have a problem.... unless you are doing a close up panorama, in which case you might get some parallax.

[ALB3LOOOS]

thx