1. How to create great Panoramic Images © Alan Moore 2013

2. Definition of Panorama (Modern day digital) The process of combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view to produce a segmented panorama or high resolution image, commonly performed through the use of computer software. © Alan Moore 2013

3. Kit Camera Steady Hand ( Not recommended ) Sturdy tripod. ( Suitable for camera size ) Rotating head with bubble level. Nodal slide Bracket for multilevel images. Gigapan device Horizontal/Vertical bracket. © Alan Moore 2013

4. Leveling tripod and head with bubble levels ` Nodal slide Bubble Tripod level bubble Pano head or Ball head bubble level © Alan Moore 2013

5. Bracket for multilevel images Page from Really Right Stuff catalog

6. Gigapan Device Page from Really Right Stuff catalog

7. Horizontal/Vertical bracket Page from Really Right Stuff catalog

8. Cameras capable of generating (Digital Panoramas) DSLR. Point and shoot (Sweep Panorama) Sony. Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Cyber-shot DSC-H200 Cyber-shot DSC-TF1 Cyber-shot DSC-W730 Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 Cyber-shot DSC-NEX-F3 Cyber-shot DSC-W650 Cyber-shot SLT-A57. Source: B & H Photo Video (www.BandH.com)www.BandH.com © Alan Moore 2013

9. The How and Why of Camera Settings and Positions For quick panoramas you can hand hold, focus On distance only, minimum shutter speed 1/125 of a second. The panoramic platform must be level, use a tripod head with a built in level or an separate level attached to the camera, or level function in camera. Use your camera in vertical orientation for taller images, horizontal is OK also. NO!!! Auto settings, set your camera to Manual. Auto focus on point of interest then set to manual focus. Set your F/stop and speed and ISO, center the meter on zero. Meter on brightest brightest part of scene. Use an F-stop of F16 or F22. Set White Balance to Daylight or Cloudy. Take an image of your hand before the first good image and after the last image. Pan with care do not disturb level or bump tripod. Use a minimum of 50mm lens because of distortion, 60mm-135 is best. Overlap images by 25-30%. After taking the first image check the histogram. Practice, practice, practice. © Alan Moore 2013

10. Shoot in RAW to be able to change the white balance later. NO!!! Auto settings, set your camera to Manual. Auto focus on point of interest then set to manual focus. Set your F/stop and speed and ISO, center the meter on zero. Meter on brightest brightest part of scene. Use an F-stop of F16 or F22. Set White Balance to Daylight or Cloudy. Align “0” marks. © Alan Moore 2013

11. Take an image of your and before the first good image and after the last image. Pan with care do not disturb level or bump tripod. Use a minimum of 50mm lens because of distortion, 60mm-135 is best. Overlap images by 25-30%. Use a corded or electronic remote. After taking the first image check the histogram. Practice, practice, practice. © Alan Moore 2013

12. Image Patterns for creating Panorama's Horizontal landscapes Multilevel patterns (Large areas) Vertical patterns (Tall trees etc.) © Alan Moore 2013

13. Stitching Programs to combine images into a Panorama Easy Pano.com Arksoft PTGui Kenrock Photoshop Photoshop elements For comparisons of programs go to www.wikipedia.org © Alan Moore 2013

14. Advanced Techniques Correction for Parallax use setup two tripods and a special fixture © Alan Moore 2013

15. Definition of Parallax the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g., through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera. © Alan Moore 2013

16. No Parallax point setup Page from Really Right Stuff catalog

17. Notes Stitching three images together triples the resolution and allows thee times the enlargement. With background as your object, focus on the most important part of your scene Shoot vertical, take five to seven images, ten at the most. Typical settings: 85mm/1/8 sec/F16/ISO 200/Matrix metering. © Alan Moore 2013

18. Stitching demonstration Computer TV Sample files Cropping of panoramic image, using content aware. © Alan Moore 2013

19. ` Finis © Alan Moore 2013