Course curriculum

  • 1
    Confidentiality; samples
  • 2
    Exposure for beginners
  • 3
    What is a panoramic head?
  • 4
    Choosing camera, panoramic head, and lens
    • Which camera, panoramic head and lens - Introduction
    • Which panoramic head?
    • Choosing your lens; how to get higher resolution?
    • How to get good lenses at a lower price; recommendations
    • Which camera to get?
    • Camera and Lens Calculator; Recommendations (updated 1/25/21)
    • Camera recommendations (January 30, 2021)
    • Lens recommendations for APS-C mirrorless (March 2, 2021)
    • Panoramic head and Lens recommendations for MULTIROW for full frame (March 2, 2021)
    • Panoramic head and lens recommendations for single row (APS-C or Full frame) - updated August 17, 2021
    • Tripod recommendations - August 17, 2021
  • 5
    Finding the no parallax point
    • Setting up a single row panoramic head
    • Setting up a multirow panoramic head
  • 6
    Shooting panoramas
    • Recommended settings for shooting your 360 photo
    • Shooting tips; how to impress your client (coming soon)
  • 7
    HDR merging
    • Merging HDR and batch merging HDR
    • Preset files (updated June 16, 2021)
    • Photomatix tutorial
  • 8
    Stitching
    • Basic stitching
    • Batch stitching
    • Batch stitching (revised April 2023)
    • Skydio 2 - stitching template
  • 9
    Fixing stitching errors instantly
    • PTGui Pro vs. PTGui - do you really need PTGui Pro? (Nov. 25, 2021)
    • How to fix stitching errors instantly (basic)
    • Layer masks for beginners
    • How to fix stitching errors instantly (advanced)
  • 10
    High Impact 360 Photos with Lighting Techniques
    • Why use flash and which one to get?
    • How to use flash
    • Architectural Lighting Part 1: Shooting
    • Architectural Lighting Part 2: Editing
    • Signature Look Part 1: Shooting
    • Signature Look Part 2: Editing
  • 11
    Additional Techniques
    • Intro to Pole Photography (coming soon)
  • 12
    Using Nodal Ninja Mecha motorized panoramic heads
    • Nodal Ninja Mecha Single Axis (Added: 2/14/21)
    • Nodal Ninja Mecha Dual Axis (coming soon)
  • 13
    Editing
    • Fixing stitching errors
    • Advanced Nadir Patching
    • 5 Ways to Straighten and Level Your Photos - No Trial and Error Needed
    • Finishing Touches: Defringing, Color Casts, Glare, Color Grading, Contrast, Sharpening, Denoising
    • Sharpening and Denoising: which software? (3/28/22)
    • 5 Minute Color Cast Fix (Lightroom or Affinity Photo) - added June 5, 2021
    • How to match colors when patching nadir or fixing stitching errors (Nov. 14, 2021)
  • 14
    Discounts for VTE Members