Article by Binny Varghese

Tips for panorama photography 

I have a niche for Photography & for today will just share some important basic tips that I know of.

It is said that to be a real photographer you need to have a digital SLR camera, for those of you who do not know what a SLR is, “Single Lens Reflex”, a type of camera used by photographers throughout the world. I recommend a Nikon D40 SLR. It’s one of the basic SLRs and a best one to start with if you are just a beginner or an amature. With a basic lens of 18-55mm with the camera

For today’s tip, let’s look at the art of perfect “Panorama Photography”. This is a type of photography where a wide picture is presented, by taking multiple shots and stitching them together or say merging them together.

Equipment:

• Nothing fancy, a digital camera will make life much easier as this enables use software rather than scanners to merge photos.
• Flash is a bad idea for Panorama.
• Using Tripod will give better results
• Using the self timer will help keep it steady for long exposures.

Taking the photos:

• Find yourself a nice scene, and work along the bits you want, in rows or columns.
• Most software wants about 20% overlap at each side.

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