I did post about my first attempt in panoramic photography about a month ago. Since I can see that the result is quite OK, I practice the skill some more on buildings. FYI, Panoramic photography is also know as panorama photography or wide photography.
Typically, professional photographer will be using a specific type of wide-angle lenses to get the desired panoramic effect. Type of lenses are such as 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 0-18mm f/4.5-5.6, 16-35mm f/2.8L and 1-24mm f/4L. I personally like the USM version of lenses.
Current smartphone has 'Panoramic' features built in inside the camera app. Instead of using a physical or specific type of lenses, most smartphone are using software to create the panoramic view. Some of the flagship smartphone does come with wide-angle or ultra-wide-angle lenses. But the price tag of those flagship smartphone is really on the high side.
For me, if to compare the picture taken using the built-in 'Panoramic' feature that comes with current smartphone, with panoramic picture taken using a specific lenses for sure generated a much more sharp and accurate pictures.
For practice purpose, I've tried to take several panoramic pictures. Taking panoramic pictures of a building or a tree is easy, since they do not move. It is a different case if taking picture of an animal or a person. The result will come out quite funny looking 😝
After doing some research, apparently panoramic photography has exist since from 1787 by the work of Louis-Jacques-mande Daguerre, where he as popularized and was the founding father of panoramas and dioramas
During that time, there are multiple method use to take panoramic photography, which when I read the description, is really difficult and hassle to perform.
- Stereo Cyclograph
- iWonder Panoramic Camera
- Periphote
- Short rotation
Thankfully with current technological advancement, the process and procedure are made simple. We do not need to carry multiple devices and peripheral just to achieve a single result. With one smartphone, we can take panoramic, portrait, even close-up photography
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