Jorgen Poulsen
Posts: 227
Location: France
Registered: 30 Apr 2008
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Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 14:22 GMT
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Once you have done all your shooting how do you then decide which ones to stitch.
Do you just look at the images or do you quickly stitch them to have a look?
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Tactus 360
Posts: 1245
Location: Tynset, Norway
Registered: 2 Sep 2010
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Re: Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 14:43 GMT
updated: 2 Sep 2010 at 20:27 GMT
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Best thing to do is stitch them and see how they turn out, although if you are using PTGui, the image you get when the images are aligned will give you a pretty good idea of what the finished thing will look like. Don't be put off by that, however, since quite often it looks crap - you need to see beyond that!
I use PTGui and always stitch in Photoshop psd or psb format, the latter when the file is going to be very large. I also make sure that, under the layers' option, I choose blended and layers, since this allows me to brush out any imperfections.
There is an excellent tutorial with PTGui on editing a layered image. It's worth a read.
Jon
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No One
Posts: 501
Location: Sri Lanka
Registered: 14 May 2004
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Re: Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 15:17 GMT
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why shoot one if you're not going to stitch it?
quality photography starts with a vision, not a shotgun.
framing 360's is a skill, just like framing a traditional photo. learn to see in 360.
regards,
Robert
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dkloi
Posts: 25
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Registered: 2 Jul 2007
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Re: Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 17:13 GMT
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Sometimes a pano you shoot later on is simply better and it's a waste of time stitching the previous one. This is especially true when waiting for good light. I do a series of panos, begin before the time I expect the light to be best and then continue through the "golden hour". Things like clouds and lighting conditions makes it less than deterministic.
Another case where you may not stitch is when there are moving elements and one series is worse than another. With crowds and long exposure, it's a crap shoot whether you manage to a full set of frames with all the right elements in place. I sometimes have to take multiple shots in each direction to get a set which makes a good pano. One has to then know which ones to pick to stitch together.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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Pele Leung
Posts: 30
Location: Australia
Registered: 22 Sep 2008
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Re: Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 30 Jul 2009 at 0:05 GMT
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All full size panos stored on your HD should have passed two selection filters:
1. Before shooting, you believe and accept the scene is appropriate for such an extreme pano.
2. Assuming you have shot more than one set for the same scene (should always shoot more than one set especially at unique extreme light), pick the one with the best light and minimal defects and stitch a small version to check. If it looks okay, send it to the Batch for generating the full size.
Pele Leung
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Ken Warner
Posts: 821
Location: Mammoth Lakes, United States
Registered: 14 Aug 2004
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Re: Choosing your panoramas
Posted: 30 Jul 2009 at 5:25 GMT
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...all of the above...
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