How to shoot the 720 panorama?

1. What are the panoramic shooting equipment?

Compared with plane shooting, the process of panoramic shooting is relatively complicated, especially for commercial panoramic works. Therefore, there are many hardware devices needed for panoramic shooting, mainly including the four-piece panoramic set-SLR camera, fisheye lens, panoramic pan/tilt and tripod. Panorama camera is not recommended here, especially the commercial panorama, so I won't say much about the reasons. As for the recommendation of panoramic shooting equipment,

2. How to install panoramic shooting equipment?

The assembly process of panoramic shooting equipment mainly includes the installation of tripod and pan/tilt, the assembly of panoramic pan/tilt and the installation of camera to pan/tilt. As all photographic equipment belongs to valuables and precision instruments, it should be handled with care in daily use.

3. How to set the parameters of panorama camera?

A perfect panorama should be like this: proper exposure, no ghosting, normal tone, no exaggeration of saturation, and layered highlights and dark parts. Simply put, it can make people feel happy, at least not disgusted. However, many friends who have just arrived in into the pit only have a general understanding of the simple shooting process, and the concept of some parameters is still very vague.

4. What are the main points and precautions for panoramic shooting?

Panoramic photography is different from ordinary photography. Panoramic photography needs to photograph the surrounding 720 visual environment around a central point. Therefore, novices of panoramic shooting must carefully understand the relevant precautions to avoid unnecessary troubles when shooting or using equipment.

5. How many photos are suitable for panoramic shooting?

We know that after panoramic shooting, we need to use software to synthesize. Therefore, in order to pursue the perfect seamless stitching effect, there must be an overlap between two adjacent photos when shooting. Generally speaking, at least 25% overlap is needed, and the ideal overlap rate is around 30%. At this time, six pictures are more suitable, and at the same time, with heaven and earth, you can take eight pictures. Of course, you can also use PS post-repair instead of shooting heaven and earth.

Detailed tutorials can be found in Cool Lehman official website.