You can take your photography skills to the next step by creating panoramic images. These are made from multiple photos that have been merged together in post-processing. This article will show you how to take panorama photos, and then stitch them together in Adobe Photoshop. The process is simple and straightforward.
What is a Panorama?
A panorama is defined by the dictionary as “an uninterrupted view of all that surrounds an observer.”
A panoramic view is a continuous view of all the area surrounding the viewer. A panorama photograph is the entire view you see. The panorama is created by taking a series overlapping images of the scene, and later stitching these together using post-processing software. Scenes can include a large landscape, nightscape, cityscape, architectural structure, etc. Panorama photography isn’t as difficult as you might think.
Why should you try shooting panoramas?
You may be asking yourself why you should take panoramic photos when you can use a wide-angle lens to capture a wider scene.
- The wide-angle lens most landscape photographers carry in their bag may not be sufficient to capture all the details of a scene in one frame.
- We also know the larger the lens is, the more distortion it will cause. This can sometimes be unappealing to the eye. You can overcome this by using a moderately focal-length lens when shooting panoramas.
- By stitching together multiple images, you can create a panoramic image. This allows for a large image to be printed on canvas with no degradation in quality.
