Thiscourse will teach you how to shoot and stitch HDR panoramic photosthat are suitable for IBL lighting in 3D software. Parts of theworkflow can be skipped such as dropping the HDR aspect to simplycreate stunning panos. Theterminology used here is basic photography concepts and a minimum ofVisual Effects ideas. Thecourse is broken into 3 main sections, including Overview andPreparation, Shooting the Panorama, and Processing your photos. Includedmaterials will be 4 complete sets of wedged photos used to make example panoramic images. Also there will be introductions toalternative free and shareware software that one can use to achievethe same result without any additional purchasing. Dependingon the level of the student this course could take from 2 to 4 weeks. The reason it could take longer is because it takes time to getoutside and shoot lots of photos, and there will be a learning curvethe first couple of times as the student gets familiar with theprocess that fits his or her camera equipment. Anyvisual effects TD who wants to take their skill and knowledge to thenext level will surely advance professionally by learning how toshoot and process high dynamic range panos. Also any experiencedphotographer can add a completely new and striking type of imagecapture to their portfolio with always stunning panoramicphotography.
