#imaging 2

BEFORE

AFTER

Previously, I had researched into photomerges. As part of the course work, I had to recreate my own. I decided to create mine at home. I live in a small town which is surrounded by fields, so I have created a photomerge with all the fields, portraying where I live and the countryside which I look at on a daily basis.

SHOOTING

I used a tripod for my shots to ensure they were taken at the same level. Although my camera was attached to my tripod, I loosened a bolt which enabled me to turn the camera around. By doing this, I was able to take multiple shots at from different angles/viewpoints but remain at the same level.

RECREATING - SCREENSHOTS

I opened my images in Bridge, and selected the ones I wanted to use. I then opened them in Lightroom. Under the library tab where I could view all my images, I selected them all, and right clicked. This gave me a few options. I scrolled down to photomerge, and selected panorama. Following on, it opened up a new pop up.

I now have three options for my panorama in terms of projection: spherical, cylindrical or perspective. I chose spherical.

I then was provided with a preview before confirming merge.

Photomerging is something which I found challenging. I couldn’t think at first what I could shoot, but then I figured I’d try it at home. Using the fields helps portray how large the countryside is down my way, and that I’m surrounded by trees. I placed my camera on my tripod, and moved the camera around to shoot from a different perspective, but at the same level. I ended up with a final 13 images to use, all shooting a different part of the completed photomerge.

Once I understood what photomerge consisted of, and how to create one in Lightroom, I guess that I had a bit more confidence. As I had an idea of where I was shooting, I went ahead and came back. Overall, I am quite happy with my results.