The setup
to increase your chances of creating a
successful panorama, you need a good
tripod head. geared heads are excellent
because they allow you to fine-tune the
position of your camera in different planes,
which makes levelling the camera simple
and precise. But whichever type of head
you use, make sure you use one that has a
separate panning control, otherwise you’ll
never be able to keep the camera level
as you rotate it between shots. the Arca
swiss head pictured here has two panning
controls: one at the base of the head and
one on the top. With an already aligned
camera, this ensures the camera stays level.A suitable head can be the
difference between a successful
and an unsuccessful panoramaTripod head
GEArED TrIPoD HEAD
A three-way pan and tilt head or
geared head is much easier for
panoramics than a ball head, as you
can make fine adjustments to level
the camera, and you have excellent
control when panning between shots.CAMErA In PorTrAIT
orIEnTATIon
While you can shoot panoramics
in landscape orientation,
you’ll get less distortion if you
shoot in portrait format. The
disadvantage of this is that you
will need to shoot more images,
with a greater risk of things in the
scene changing in between shots.no PoLArISEr
It’s fine to use grads and neutral
density filters, but don’t use a
polariser; as you pan across
the scene and change angle
relative to the sun, the degree of
polarisation will change, leading
to highly uneven polarisation in
the final image.CREAtE A stItChED PAnoRAmA