In this method we do not have to use Adobe Bridge, and start straight away in Photoshop and do File > Automate > Photo Merge as shown in the video.
The following fifteen minute video shows how to create a Panorama in Photoshop, as well as providing some expert tips on shooting Panoramic images. Once the three to five images are all selected in Bridge, it is simply a matter of going to the top menu bar in Bridge and doing Tools > Photoshop > Photo Merge as shown in the video.
(Bridge is a simple windows explorer type application that is customised for images. You have to start off by bringing your three photos into Adobe Bridge. Photos into a Panorama very easily, as shown in the following video. If you do not have a Sony Camera with auto panorama function, then you can get Adobe Creative Cloud to stitch together three to five individual In fact we suggest for important shots that you do a an auto camera panorama, as well as taking a set of overlapping still shots for back up. In fact, sometimes we get better results from individual images stitched together than we do from using in-camera auto panorama. Panoramics are great for Sunset Photos, see our lesson on Sunset Photography for more information:Įven if you do not have an auto Panorama function on your camera, sets of individual photos can still be taken and stitched together in Adobe Photoshop. We want the final image to look like what we see through the camera, as if we had made the Panorama from one single photograph. Make sure we set up for this brightest scene. Often, one part of the landscape is brighter than others. What we need to do is get a consistent exposure throughout the Panorama. In this case we simply point at the sunny area and lock the exposure using the AEL button on Sony DSLR Cameras.Įg.
Just find a horizontal line, like the horizon of the land or sea meeting sky, and try your best to stay horizontally steady and locked on while rotating your body.Ī problem can arise if we are facing into the sun anywhere in the Panorama. We have also found that a tripod is not necessary, and as long as you follow reasonably well along the line of the horizon, it stitches together the image really well.Įg. If you rotate too slow or too fast, the camera does not build the Panorama and tells you to try again. The camera instructs you to move the camera left to right, but it takes a little bit of practice to get used to the speed at which you need to rotate.
The following video shows just how fast and easy it is to use the Sony RX100 for making Panorama Images. In particular the very compact Sony RX100 pocket camera has a great Panorama function which is excellent for travel photos. Here at Photos By Passy we use Sony cameras and have found their Panoramic Mode to be brilliant.
Many compact cameras and even DSLRs have Panorama Modes on them that will automatically stitch a series of photos together.
If you are on a PC and want to take a look at the previously shown examples full size, then click on the link below: Panoramic Views are great for capturing Sunsets. Taking a Panorama often produces a semi circular type view, and this is great for images of Beaches. Often a sweeping Panorama image can capture the look and feel of a location far better than just a single image. Taking a Panorama shot captures the whole view so that the image is a lot more like actually being there. We could buy an expensive wide angle lens to get Panorama shots, or a 360 camera, but all of this is totally unnecessary, as we shall see in this lesson on how to make Panoramic Images. Panoramas are great for Landscape shots, Beach shots, City Shots, Sunsets, or anywhere that you need to take a big wide view into a single image.
In fact all Photo stitching software works left to right, and so always pan from left to right. Also make sure you do about 30% overlap on the photos. a Left, a Center, and a Right Photo for the most basic Panorama. It is best to pan the camera from left to right while holding it level, or using a tripod, and take between 3 and 5 separate photos,Įg. A Panorama image is basically several photos stitched together to create one big wide angle scene.