- 1). Attach your camera to a tripod and arrange it in the middle of the scene you wish to capture. Switch your camera to manual mode to maintain consistent lighting throughout your sequence. If you shoot in auto mode, your camera will automatically meter each shot differently, potentially resulting in lighting inconsistencies in your final image.
- 2). Take a series of photographs, rotating the camera on your tripod a few degrees each time. The photos should overlap by about 20 to 50 percent to help the stitching software program prevent seams from appearing in the final image. Shoot photos at the same resolution and focal length. The wider the focal length, the fewer photos you will have to take to achieve a 360-degree perspective.
- 3). Upload your digital images to your computer. If you are shooting in film, print your photos and scan them. Rearrange the images in order and rotate them if necessary. Rename the files if they are not already in order so that they can be opened in sequence by the photo editing software.
- 4). Open the photos in the photo editing software of your choice. There is a wide range of software with photo-stitching capabilities on the market, including Photoshop and Autostitch. You may also choose to stitch the photos together manually, though this can be time-consuming and may not produce the best results.
- 5). Run the photo-stitching program and choose whether you would like to have an equi-rectangular, cubic or cylindrical final image. After the program has stitched your photos together, crop any rough edges and save the image file.
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