HOW TO make a STUNNING PANORAMA with JUST LIGHTROOM
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- After I broke my wide angle lens I was forced to get creative with my 35mm (50mm Full frame) to create a wider view. The results were amazing and I actually used this simple technique throughout my trip to the Faroe Islands.
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This is also great because it avoids the big sharpness fall off at the edge of the frame that you might get using a single lens depending on your kit. Great shots again Nigel.
Enjoy the weekly UA-cam and fully realise the amount of work that you have to do to make these happen. Keep up the good work..
Hi Nigel,
I understand so many subscribers, you do a very nice and natural job, it fells like talking directly to me!
I started stitching with my 6 MP Nikon D70 14 years ago, as I wanted (and did) large prints, 150cm wide. I used a Nodal corrected Panorama head. After a while I found, that I can shoot hand held with no problems, but I need good overlap of the images. Stitching is not new with LR, there are many other programs and options (you could have mentioned).
The main reason, why I write this comment:
you did not mention a very important aspect (it may be just common cense for most of us). For stitching panoramas you have to set all settings of your camera on manual, also the ISO and focus!! Moving elements (waves, water,...) can be a problem for stitching.
The leveling of the camera is far less important, as long as you just shoot enough pictures around you desired scene and crop later, as you did on your pano too.
And you don't have to brake a lens to shoot panorama. I have the situation very often, that I want wider than my wides lens, that I have in my pocket, and I just shoot hand held and try to keep the camera in the right level or the horizon at the same level in the finder.
Thanks for your interesting videos!
dierk
sorry, if that has been mentioned before, I did not read all 460 comments :-)
I was out photo scouting this morning in the Comox Valley BC and found a couple of compositions that scream for a panorama. I have been experimenting with this technique for about a year. It can really set the scene and mood for the viewer of the image. The trick now is to find a frame big enough to do it justice! Thanks again for you videos and images on Instagram.
Took my boys to Iceland 3 years ago to expand their world...to teach them to see beauty that is unfamiliar in their daily lives. They both loved that experience so much... Selfishly, I watch your great videos to improve my photography, but I also want now to have my kids experience the Faroe's. Absolutely stunning...We let our world get so complicated, yet there is so much beauty in the simplicity of colored roofs...and emerald moss-colored volcanic earth...bathed by golden sun peaking below the day's cloudy coat...until just the right moment when all hell breaks loose with splendor. Those are the moments when we need our cameras...and our kids to be there!
The Faroes is spectacular
I've just started using the panorama feature in lightroom and it has opened up so much more to my photography. It's amazing, thank you
Hope you see those of us needing some help to get our game up to this level. You need to reach out to me sir. I share a passion to all of my works. That image on the mountains and the sunrise was absolutely Godly. I don't have a lot of fancy cameras but I see the shots and am trying to get a start up to go with some others I am working on. The passion your work puts on film comes shining through. I am going to keep learning from anyone like yourself who is clearly teaching me a hell of lot more than how to take a great picture.
Sir, I had been your fan from the first video I watch of yours, how you use to teach this technique are really amazing and another thing which I appreciated is your affection and love toward us, you always reply to the comments and this means lot to me when some is giving you and others this much attention, so thanks a lot for your love and teaching.
Nigel a huge thank you, I've followed you for a while now, and just today decided to try my first panorama - I was so confident in getting a great image and that's down to you! Thank you!!
I practiced creating a pano image in LR and they stitched together well. The question I have is what setting do I use when I export the image for printing? And how do I know the limits of the size I can print? Thanks!
You are an inspiration Nigel. I’m a beginner who’s trying to start and these videos keep the addiction alive!
Nigel - new to the channel, but always enjoy watching an artist explain their process. I look forward to watching some old and new videos you made.
Been waiting for this since you mentioned it on instagram. Thank you!
Stunning images Nigel and certainly made best use of the prevailing light. To think when you made this episode you were commenting on reaching 50K in subscribers and here we are on Sunday morning and now nearly at 53K. A real privilege being part of your community
Hi Nigel. The Faroe Islands and panoramas - what a stunning combination. Thanks
Hey,
This is Erick from Hollywood, CA. I’ve been keeping up with you since day one and let me tell you, YOU’VE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.
You’re a real inspiration and you make me want to leave this city of stars and explore the many other simplicities of the world! If I win, it’d be something huge and a great milestone in my developing career.
I am also a Fuji Film X-T2 user, so again, this would be huge.
I remember doing a lot of stitching back when I only had a 3mp camera. Will have to go back and try it again!
Great video!
I recently found your channel after purchasing my first Fuji camera and I watched so many of your videos already. I love the way you tell a story behind every amazing shot you take. Keep it up! And congrats for the 50k Nigel!
All I've done since seeing your teasing video is look into trips to these islands! This video now confirms I sooooo need to go.
I’m actually happy you broke your lens for if you hadn’t you might never had this great discovery! I have a 50mm lens which I almost never use. Going to Iceland this May & after watching this video will definitely bring & give a go at panoramas. Big thanks!
I had never thought of doing a vertical panorama like that before, great inspiration for something new to try! I'm struggling a bit with the inclement weather here right now, so it alwa amazes me how people get such stunning shots in overcast conditions.
Another great video for me the image with the person is the winner although both are great. Love the way you showed how a wide angle is not essential for wide angle vistas!
I've shot a few vertical panos with my drone and find the perspective setting always works better for them, as you did.
Nice one Nigel! I've started using this technique to replicate wide-angle shots when I can't be bothered to carry more than one lens on a trip, or in sandy/dusty conditions when I don't want to risk changing between lenses!
Great video Nigel. Let me add 3 tips for panoramas. Manual focus (after focusing where you want even if it’s infinity) to make sure the focus does not shift during the whole pano, manual white balance so you don’t have to correct that in post and finally lock exposure on the brightest area of the panorama, to make sure exposure does not change. Using the bracketing was a great tip and one that most doesn’t do when doing panoramas. It gives a lot more room to get more details on shadows and highlights. Fantastic video. Cheers.
Paper please! Earlier this year, I invested in a proper photo printer (Canon Pro 10) and HOLY COW it's fantastic! Changed my workflow / the end in mind. With so many ways to alter/enhance an image in post-production, often the image lingers on my harddrive unfinished as I putter around with options. In a way, printing compels me to commit to a final product. Very satisfying to 'finish' the job, and to hold the print in your hands...
I just learned so much about composition and more when I first started to watching you videos... Keep going Nigel, one of the best channels to learn photography so far!
Stunning photos Nigel! I'm continually impressed by Lightroom's capability to stitch, merge and create images. Maybe now I have no excuse for lugging around all of my lenses on every hike!
Thanks for demonstrating the techniques you teach. Your work and the printing is awesome.
Stitching photos opens a whole new range of options for those of us with APS-C cameras and limited lens budgets. It also allows me to use vintage lenses that I own that are higher quality then my kit lenses, and cheaper than purchasing pro level lenses for my Nikon D3300! One question - When shooting a panorama, do you recommend shooting in manual mode with the same settings for each individual image? I've been told that is best. Your thoughts? Thanks, and congrats on 50,000! Your channel is fun, and educational - a great combo. Keep it going!
I've not thought about doing a panorama but it does work extremely well for landscapes. You don't get the distortion of a wide angle lens. Great tutorial as always, thank you!
I look forward to your Sunday videos every week! I love this technique, I find it super useful with my drone photography. Congrats on 50K!!
Taking panos and making prints are often the most enjoyable moments in photography for me
Just found your channel four days ago and already learned a lot from your videos. Especially your videos about composition helped my a lot even in these days.
Awesome video!!! I used this technique in Horseshoe Bend because I wanted the whole view of it and also a third of the sky and and got very amazed by the final result!!!
Simply beautiful ! Congratulations Nigel, Keep up your beautiful work.
I've been a fan or your work for a while now. Ordered your calendar and always enjoy your tutorials. I'm going to try this technique
I've been meaning to try a panoramic but keep forgetting to try it. Now that I have the memory of your video in my mind, I will be more mindful of looking for an opportunity to use that technique. You always give great tips and make it look simple enough for even us novices to try. I think I've upped my game significantly thanks to videos like yours. Congrats on the 50,000! Cheers!
Means a lot - thanks for the really kind words Deborah 👊👍👊👍
Every time I watch your videos I come away inspired. Can't wait to get my calendar and see what print you sent with it. I have an idea for a unique frame for it that I hope works out.
Good guide Nigel, The Faroe Islands look like another world, peaceful!
Another great video! I suffer with Ankylosing Spondylitis so seeing the amazing locations, whether near or far is a real inspiration for me to get out and look for those images.
Now if only I had a new bag...
I really want to go out ad try that pano technique. Sometimes you just can't get everything in with a normal pano, so this will be cool to try! Great idea!!!!
I really like the pace of your videos, so relaxing. I knew that technique with Lightroom already and still, I enjoyed your tutorial. Thanks for your nice work!
Thanks so much for the videos. I've learned tons from you so far. I found your videos by chance after a recent backpacking trip in Wyoming. I'm newish to photography and I knew my photos from the trip were far far away from where I wanted them to be. With what I've learned from your videos, it's actually quite surprising how much my photographs have improved. Thanks a ton and keep it rolling!
Hi Nigel, This one really hit home. I was passionate about photography a decade ago. I lost my mojo. I always knew I would find my way home. Recently I picked up the camera again. Your videos have inspired me. Thanks for all the great content.
I very much liked your this two weeks video format, where you show us a beautiful place, then something in your studio saying things which matters to you or teaching us cool stuff. And congratulations on your 50k subscribers.
Great film Nigel, I do love a Panorama. I think the answer to the quiz is 4 sheep!
I recently tried panoramas in lightroom for the first time and used an old 135mm ai lens but the results and was really impressed on how easy it was to stitch them all together! It seems counter intuitive to use a zoom lens for panoramas but the detail in the images were great! Got some amazing shots of snowdon last weekend! Keep up the great work!
Oh! And the image withe the person in it gives a better sense of scale than the one with te bird... the person is anchored down and easier to relate to where as the bird its a bit hazy on how close or how far away it is so harder to give you a sense of scale... (its not as iff you are posing for the picture anyway)
Thank you Nigel your videos give more of a reason getting out there and do more photography keep up the great work.
Great video Nigel, I’ve done loads of horizontal panos but never tried a vertical...something I am going to try. Thank you !
Thanks for a good episode Nigel. Thanks for sharing tip regarding stitching panorama pictures. Learned a lot. Thanks.
As a amateur photographer your tips are a great help. I loved both images, hard to decide which is better.
Thanks for another great vlog. Looking forward to Pebbles' next full feature ☺. Re the two images, the one with you in it definitely gives more sense of scale.
Nigel it is your success to have 50.000 . Great work with the Panorama. I do this any times at my work with lightroom to. Its a great tool.
great video Nigel, it just shows how much you can do with just a simple setup. Thanks
I used to go crazy trying to get images without anyone in them, but now I like your technique of placing somebody in a good spot. Thanks!
Obviously I love both the photos (the one with the bird and the one with the person for perspective). I'm not sure why, but my preference has always been to leave people out of my photos wherever possible, I think it just makes it feel more natural to me. So I prefer the bird photo. Either way, I'm loving your work and your channel.
Love your videos Nigel! I appreciate that you want to share your knowledge with us.
D850 Gone!?
I'm so amazed at the job Lightroom can do stitching these photos together. It has opened up a whole new world of photographing landscapes. Wonderful to see how you capture such an amazing panorama. Do you think you would have done this if your lens had not broken?
In regard to which image I prefer, it honestly comes down to what I want to feel. If I want to feel the size and scale of the space, and how I/we fit into it, then I would choose the one with you. The one with the bird places me as the only person in the world, could be another planet, wherever. And to me that is more overwhelming. Were I to have to choose, I would go with the bird only for that reason.
Both images are wonderful.
Another excellent video, I think both images are fantastic and doubt you will have trouble selling either of them. Im new to lightroom and love watching and picking up new tricks you teach us. Thank you for being an inspiration to so many.
Much Love
Eric
I don't do Instagram, or any social media, but I still want to say I get inspiration from your videos keep up the good work.
Another great video Nigel. Your B-roll shots are just amazing, I play it on a 4K tv and it feels like I’m watching planet earth.
Great job!!!
The Faroe Islands look stunning and you have shown what a wonderful landscape it is. Your videos show a good balance of the reality and how it doesn't always happen in landscape photography, but if it does you can achieve some memorable shots that are compelling, emotive and something you can savour for life. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Nigel, great video as always. Looking forward to the next one.
I am very happy that your Chanel is doing good. Your videos have been super helpful
It is nice that you try to mix contemplation and education in your videos - different people will be attracted by different aspects. And your IG is beautiful.
Wow, amazing panoramas! Thanks for this Lightroom technique.
Oh man, just got back from the Faroes a few hours ago. Was sitting at the overlook for the point where the lens broke. That's profoundly scary. I imagine that eats a lot of lenses and gear given the setup to get everything in view.
Love the panorama technique. Wish I'd caught this before the trip. Definitely would have been useful! Especially for the cliffs and that lake area. Stunning shots and inspiring as ever!
Every grand scene should have a pano along with a more personal, unique shot. Great work as always Nigel!
The first prints you show in this video is super phenomenal!
Congratulations on 50K Nigel. I'd never thought of using a panoramic in a vertical format before, but there again, there's not much in the way of cliffs in The Solent! Maybe The Needles sometime!
Loved the panoramics. The Lightroom process is easier than I thought. Will definitely have to try that out now. As for the images, people or nature, for perspective, I tend to use nature, birds, sheep, goats, etc. But, if you can get perspective by using someone you know, travel companion, etc. then you now have perspective that you can relive with additional significance. Thanks for your channel! Always look forward to Sunday morning ...
My Sunday morning wake-up routine, morning coffee with Nigel Danson. Greetings from Virginia, USA! Looks easy, I'll have to try it. Cheers!
Great work, Sir. Thank you for all of your efforts! I personally prefer the image with the person (you) included. It adds both a perspective and human dimension which is otherwise unachievable.
Thank you for this beautiful and informative video. I have done some panoramas in Lightroom, but have not thought about bracketing and making them HDRs and panos at the same time! I also like the idea of shooting the upper and lower scene stretched out wide and stitching them all together. I can't wait to play around with this technique! You're a great teacher and I'm glad you are being recognized by more and more subscribers every day, you absolutely deserve it!!!
Thanks so much Debbie 👍👍👍
I normally hate the sight of panorama's, they always just look so wrong. I have to say though that these shots you have taken are really fantastic, and in fact are the best panorama shots I have ever seen, you have changed my mind! Just shows what a difference shooting them with your method makes. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Richard
The boat in the pic made the big difference. Part of my Sunday morning is now dedicated to you :-)
Thank you NIgel for once again educating me on the tools I have available. Not all of us have the budget to purchase many different lenses so this technique is nice to know. NIce to (briefly) see Pebbles again too! Congratulations on the 50K plus subscribers!
50k and still humble. Congrats. Your videos inspire me to go outside. At home, that wouldn't be such an achievement.. I'm from Anglesey afterall. But working away in the city for the Summer, I've watched your videos most nights, longing to get back to the mountains. Your woodland videos meant I spent 7 hours walking Greenwich park in search of compositions last week. It rained all day but I loved every minute. It was on that walk I actually put this panorama technique into practice when I accidently found one of the best views of London for sunset. Luck? Or just the willingness to get out. I don't know, but I feel like you played a part in it! Cheers, Tomi
Brilliant technique and super video as always. I tried this from the top of Latrigg and made a 7 shot pano of Keswick and Derwent Water. It was 677MB, shot on Nikon D850 with 105mm/1.4. As you say, the detail is unbelievable!
OMG, I think you just opened up a whole new world for me, Nigel! :D Thank you!!
Happiness what you share with others is amazing. Love your work... keep up the good work.
Great video Nigel. I knew about the 1st technique but didn't realise you could do 2 lots of panos next to eachother then stitch those all together as well. Thanks for that I will have to go try it out now. Great images as well!!
The Faroe Islands really look amazing, now on my to go list to photograph! Also loving your humour. Your choice of music and lyrics right after you mention in your studio that you broke your lens made me cough up my tea haha.
Just so inspired, really pumped up watching this. Got to try in mu next expiremental project. Thanks. So glad of having to find your channel.
LOVE your Faroe Islands photos Nigel! Congratulations on 50K!
I like the photo with the human on the cliff, adds a sense of perspective, and how insignificant we are in the scale of Nature. I liked the backpack too. I am planning to join your workshop to the Faroes in 2019 and will be prepared.
Brilliant - thanks a lot! Can’t wait for that!
I have an XT-2 and the same lens, I am going to Europe in a couple of weeks, and I am definitely going to try this. I watch your videos every week, thanks for the great content.
Thanks, Nigel. You make it look so easy!
It's now 2 August 2023 ..... pano stitching is my favourite format. Good tips here thanks on when to use Spherical etc
Thanks Nigel for amazing videos! I want the bag for my hikings! Congrats for the 50's!
Just getting into photography and discovered this tutorial; it explains so much and really opens my eyes to some possibilities! Thank you for sharing this!
I have never stitched a photo before but your video has helped me to do my first . thank you
Great video, Nigel! And beautiful panoramas! A wonderful reminder of how to make do with the gear that you have. Thanks!
Fantastic. Got to love a panoramic. Another great video Nigel.
Thank you for taking us along to the Faroe Islands. You enthusiasm and excitement is what keeps me rewatching all of your videos and i look forward to my Sunday morning coffee vlog with you.
I love both “Unfathomable Beauty “ images but I choose the one with the person as the one I would most like to hang on my wall.
Nigel, so sorry you broke your lens. I love your panorama, I love doing pano's too. I think you are headed for greatness in landscape photography. The Faroe Islands are so beautiful. Congrats on 52K followers.
I love your genuine way of sharing your enjoyment and knowledge of landscape photography. Already applying some of your tips :) Thank you.
Very nice! Well done. You explained simply and effective the way of doing panos in LR. Thanks a lot!