Creating panoramas with your DSLR is not too hard to do, but it takes time and effort, and it's something you dont always want to spend time on. Also, we photographers don't always take our equipment with us everywhere we go. With the (kind of) new iOS its now easier than ever to create on-the-fly panoramas on your phone. Easy as snapping a picture. And surprisingly - the results can look pretty awesome. The iPhone is capable of capturing images up to 28 megapixels in size, which is pretty big and can be printed really nicely. Of course, phones are not so great at shooting in dark situations, and same goes for shooting panoramas, but when shooting in day light the results look really good. I found it very useful for personal trips, and also for covering news events. Worth considering next time you want a quick panorama. Check out this collection of great Panoramas shot on cellphones around the world.
Want to share with us your own panoramas taken on your phone? you can do it on our Facebook Group or in the comments.
Photo: Ryan Cheng.
Photo: robahdebob.
Photo: Andrea Bruni.
Photo: Florian Flerlage.
Photo: hburrussiii.
Photo: John Guarino.
Photo: Mike.
Photo: praveenpn.
Photo: Paul Williams.
Photo: David Wilson.
Photo: Peter Morgan.
Photo: Mabry Campbell.
Photo: Markus Spiering.
Photo: jawanns.
Photo: Andrew Clark.
Photo: Matt Brock.
Photo: David Honl.
Which app should i buy for that?
There are few Panorama / 360 apps in the app store, but I like using the normal Photo app on the iphone. After upgrading to iOS6, you get the option to do panoramas in the regular camera app... and it works great for me
You "just" need an iPhone 5
If you don't have a 4s or 5, with the built-in feature, you might try 360, AutoStitch, or Photosynth. I've tried all three with my iPod Touch and, while slightly different, they all seem to get the job done well enough.
Thanks!
The iphone has a 28 MP camera now? Or are you basing that number off 4 7mp shots?
Well.. that's kind of obvious isn't it?
Is this really a question lol? Do you understand how sensor resolution is calculated?
On our last trip, we were hiking in Arizona. My wife has the iPhone5, I have a GS3. We both used our stock panorama feature in our stock camera apps. Both were easy to use and came out pretty sweet. Muuuuuch better than doing it later in post.
Probably because the photographers went beyond just taking the photos, and actually processed them to release their full potential. Really a great article.
o yes its fantastic here is another one
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=587451367949144&set=pb.33521...
Panorama will get decent results as long as there is
enough light around.. post processing always welcome.
I find this pretty ironic, because I have felt this way since the iphone came out, It took a while to nail a good shot with composition, lighting etc. but we when I finally got it right, I was totally impressed! You can see more of my work at Lorenzopphotography.com
By the way is there any way I can sumbit my photo?
But how do they look printed???? Viewing a panorama on a phone or even a computer screen is like watching Top Gun or Lawrence of Arabia on a 14" TV!
They look amazing printed even when utilizing at native 72ppi - check out http://www.ipanoramaprints.com/
Esta es la hermosa Plaza Bolivar de la capital de mi país, Venezuela. https://twitter.com/Omar_Mejias/media/grid
Parque La Llovizna en Puerto Ordaz Venezuela https://twitter.com/Omar_Mejias/media/grid