Panoramic photo shoot: is the camera correctly holding and turning
The most Important thing when Panorama comes right at the beginning. A Panorama consists of multiple, overlapping images. You save a lot of time and problems in post-processing, if you hold the camera correctly and turn.
- You always seek a firm Stand for your camera. This can be a tripod, but also a projection on the wall or a table to give your camera a solid Grip. This way, you avoid the horizon line blurred in your image in multiple frames. Also, you have a stable perspective.
- If possible, set your camera to "Landscape". This Preset have a lot of cameras, often by a mountain and tree symbol. You don't zoom into the image, but you use the entire neck, the you with your camera offers. To cope, you can cut later.
- If you have a system camera or SLR , you should have a strong wide-angle lenses without. These often have a strong distortion, which makes it difficult to merge the images expect.
- If you have found a solid Stand, find a prominent point in the landscape. This should be in the center of your first picture.
- Turning now to the Photograph the camera in a clockwise direction until the centre of the picture of the previous picture is seen in the left margin. He should not have left the picture yet. If, for example, was a house the fixture in the first image, it should be seen in the second picture just at the left edge of the image.
- Turning in this kind your camera until you have captured the Panorama complete with several images. Pay attention to light changes, If it suddenly becomes cloudy, do you want to start again. So you have no light mood differences on your photos.
- Tip: If you want to capture the wonderful views in the beer garden, just take a beer cap on the table as a pivot point for your camera.
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Panorama from individual images in the Software put together
After the Photograph you put together the images on the Computer at home. Many programs calculate them automatically, the image transitions so that the panoramic photo is created.
- The Software Autostitch is very easy to use. You just have to load the images, the program does the Rest. The Demo Version is not enough for the private needs. Autostitch is Windows only.
- The king's class covers certainly Photoshop. Under "file - Automate - Photomerge" allows you to select the images and automatically add can. Professionals can use the lens correction, the distortion due to the lens offset. You can then edit the Panorama and crop.
- A further Alternative is the Image Composite Editor from Microsoft. He offers a bit more options than Autostitch, and it is available for Windows.
Panorama from individual images
Panoramic photos on your Smartphone
With the help of Apps, you can easily create panoramic photos on your Smartphone. The Apps take over the image processing and deliver a finished Panorama.
- With the free Android App "Panorama 360" you must only once around its own axis to rotate and your image is ready. In the 3D Viewer of the App, you can view the panoramas later. On the Website you can see some panoramas with the App were made.
- As an iOS User, you achieve something Similar with the App "DMD Panorama". You set a start point at which you have to shoot the first photo. The App then tells you how far you need to turn to the next photo. As an Alternative, you can still use the Microsoft App "Photosynth" available.
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