Panorama made easy! Thanks to CS5 Photoshop

Step One Bring your images into the Computer by inserting memory card from digital camera Bring your images into the Computer by inserting memory card from digital camera (Your Roll 2 Panoramas, will be scanned in.) (Your Roll 2 Panoramas, will be scanned in.) Create a folder for your series of photos (3-4). Create a folder for your series of photos (3-4).

Step Two Open photos in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Open photos in Adobe Photoshop CS5 By Going to File  Open By Going to File  Open Browse for images Browse for images Then under File menu select Then under File menu select Automate Automate Choose Photomerge Choose Photomerge

Step Three Once you choose Photomerge, it brings up a dialog box. Once you choose Photomerge, it brings up a dialog box. The center column will appear empty, so click the Add Open Files Button. The center column will appear empty, so click the Add Open Files Button. Leave the Blended Images together checkbox on. Leave the Blended Images together checkbox on. Vignette Removal: Check this box if the edges of your images appear darkened Vignette Removal: Check this box if the edges of your images appear darkened

Step Four In the layout section on the left, the default setting is Auto, In the layout section on the left, the default setting is Auto, (I recommend leaving that set for standard wide panorama that we are familiar with). (I recommend leaving that set for standard wide panorama that we are familiar with). Once you have selected Auto, within a few minutes your Panorama is seamlessly stitched together! Once you have selected Auto, within a few minutes your Panorama is seamlessly stitched together!

Example Photomerge does its magic by automatically cropping the photo for you to get a blended image. Photomerge does its magic by automatically cropping the photo for you to get a blended image.

Step 5 Select the Crop tool in Photoshop Click and drag from upper left to lower right, to select the image Press return, and your panorama is cropped down to size.

Your Task: Form a group of 3 Form a group of 3 Shoot 3-4 images with a digital camera in the room Shoot 3-4 images with a digital camera in the room Upload to the computer and complete the steps to make a panorama using PS CS5 Upload to the computer and complete the steps to make a panorama using PS CS5 Log onto Moodle and upload your finished Panorama to “Panorama Project” Log onto Moodle and upload your finished Panorama to “Panorama Project”

Student examples

Reminder Stand in the same spot and rotate your upper body OR leave camera on a tripod and pan the camera