I <3 panoramics. It’s a great way to bring a much larger perspective to a single photograph. One thing that has caught my eye for some time is the Polar Panoramic. How fun, turn our nice little 360 panoramic into a planet shaped oddity.
The snow came down this weekend, and the grounds of the museum made perfect conditions for doing such a panoramic. So I grabbed my tripod and headed out to the grounds to finally work on my shot. I wanted to do something slightly different, so instead of using a single 360 degree shot, I took 2 and put one inside the other. And this is the tutorial on how I did that so that you can make your own panoramic as well.
Step 1. Take a series of shots for your panoramic
Grab your trusty tripod and find a good spot. Pan across the scene taking a shot every 15 degrees or so. Make sure your photos will merge together well on the left and right sides. And you also want to pick something with a neutral top and bottom portion of the scene. This will make cleaning up areas later on much easier. Read the rest of this entry »
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