I live near the ocean with diverse landscapes great for photographers. Throughout the day clouds that settled in low lying areas burn off and the scenery changes completely. There are a number of spots that are perfect for shooting panoramic photos. Getting great results requires a little practice, which is why the panoramic photography tutorial I feature below is helpful for getting started.
Why would you want to shoot panoramas?
Resolution: You can create a higher resolution image by combining several images in a panorama.
Composition: Imagine you have the wrong lens to capture the beauty of what your eye can see in front of you. Creating a panorama gives you the ability to reconstruct that beauty either digitally or as a print.
Perspective: A wide angle lens will capture all the details in front of you, but without the same richness of combining several shots using a longer lens.
Requirements for Panoramic Photos
One of the key tools in capturing the perfect panorama is a tripod head optimized for the task. Depending on whether you plan to shoot panoramas frequently or not, a basic ball head for your tripod might be good enough. If you plan to get serious about panoramas, the micro-millimeter adjustments of this Neewer tripod head will provide the precision required for perfectly stitched images.
Learn how to choose a lens, level the tripod, setup the camera, and build your panorama from a collection of stills in the tutorial below.
