Impressive Panoramic Images, And Tutorials on How to Create Them Yourself

If your wide angle or ultra wide angle lens just isn’t up to your lofty standards anymore and you wish to capture an even wider field of view, then it’s time you step into the realm of panoramic photography. 

Literally meaning “all sight” in the Greek language, painters who wanted to depict a sweeping vision of a landscape instead of just a slice of it were the first to produce panoramas. The first photographers to create panoramas had to either fork over a substantial wad of cash for an expensive specialized camera or spend hours on end in the darkroom trying to perfectly match exposures and align prints; as you might have guessed, the latter method led to some spectacularly inconsistent results.

Fast forward to the digital now, where creating panoramic images is exponentially easier than it was during the film era. Many point-and-shoot cameras and DSLRs have a built-in panoramic mode to help keep exposure and alignment in check, and if a camera isn’t capable of stitching together the individual images to form a panorama, there is software aplenty to take care of this.

While these technological advancements have certainly been a boon to photographers, they don’t absolve you of your responsibility to use good technique, such as choosing the correct metering, keeping your camera steady and level, and getting sufficient image overlap.

If you’re interested in getting started with panoramic photography, the following tutorials will provide you with everything you’ll need to get going:

How to Shoot Panoramic Photographs by Jason Row

Panoramic Photography: The Art of Stitching by Destin Sparks

Panoramic Photography Tutorial by Nasim Mansurov

And just to whet your appetite for panoramic photography a bit more, here are 15 incredible panoramas presented for your viewing pleasure.

New York Skyline

New York Skyline by E Palen, on Flickr
 
Filandia, Quindio, Colombia

Filandia, Quindio, Colombia by Pedro Szekely, on Flickr
 
Amboise panorama

Amboise panorama by @lain G, le retour !, on Flickr
 
“城市山水 Urban Landscape” / 香港維多利亞港全景 Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Panorama / SML.20130412.6D.00198-SML.20130412.6D.00210-Pano.Cylindrical.136x60

Urban Landscape – Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Panorama by See-ming Lee, on Flickr
 
Cape Town Stadium panorama

Cape Town Stadium panorama by Warren Rohner, on Flickr
 
Magic Kingdom Panorama

Magic Kingdom Panorama by Rhys A., on Flickr
 
JELATEKS | Panorama|

JELATEKS | Panorama| by naim fadil, on Flickr
 
South Rim of the Grand Canyon Panorama

South Rim of the Grand Canyon Panorama by Diana Robinson, on Flickr
 
Coyote Buttes South Panorama

Coyote Buttes South Panorama by John Fowler, on Flickr
 
Trier - From Day to Night Panorama

Trier – From Day to Night Panorama by 55Laney69, on Flickr
 
12th Street Bridge Panorama

12th Street Bridge Panorama by Patrick Choi, on Flickr
 
Rain to the East   - Panorama of St. Paul, MN

Rain to the East – Panorama of St. Paul, MN by Peter Ladd, on Flickr
 
Vue de notre chambre

Vue de notre chambre by Didier Hannot, on Flickr
 
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