- 1). Check to see if your camera has a panoramic photo mode. This function lines up each photograph of the panoramic sequence so they link accurately and the exposure is even across the final image. Switch it to this function. If your camera does not have this mode, then begin to set up the shot.
- 2). Stand facing the area you want to take a panoramic photo of. Set up the first photo of the sequence by holding the camera at the furtherst left point of area you want to capture. Look through the digital camera's display screen to view what you are photographing, or through the viewfinder of the camera to line up the first shot.
- 3). Take the photograph, and review it through the display screen. Check that you are happy with it by deciding if the lighting is bright enough, the composition is successful and that it includes all the information you want.
- 4). Set up the next photograph in the sequence. In panoramic mode, the digital camera displays your previous picture, so you can hold the camera up and line up the next shot next to it.
- 5). Overlap the second photo with the first by 15 percent. This gives you enough overlap to manipulate when editing, and avoids blank spaces appearing across the picture.
- 6). Ensure that the camera is at the same level and angle as the first photograph. The easiest way to do this is to use a reference point to line the photo up with such as a tree, or a nearby wall that you used in the first photo.
- 7). Take the second photo, and then compare it with the first. Take the photo again if they do not match.
- 8). Continue to take five more photos, following on from one another in the panorama sequence. This will result in enough photographs to link together to create a basic panorama.
- 9). Upload your photos onto the computer, ready for editing. Save them in one folder so you can access them easily. Or, if you are creating the panorama by hand, print off the photos so you have a hard copy of each image. Then, overlap the left and right edges of each photo in the order you took them.
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Use editing software to stitch the sequence of images together and create your final panoramic photo. For example, Photoshop has a "Photomerge" tool that enables you to do this, or you can use software such as ArcSoft Panorama Maker or Microsoft's Photosynth. - 11
Follow the instructions or help guide to upload, stitch and finally produce your panoramic photograph. Print it off and be proud of your achievement. Alternatively, if you are working with printouts, simply glue the edges of the physical photos together.
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