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cristphoto1
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October 14, 2022
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Panorama vs HDR Panorama?

  • October 14, 2022
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I just noticed I can perform panorama's directly from Lightroom (I had been jumping over to Photoshop previously). I saw on the selection menu there is Panorama and HDR Panorama.  What is the difference and do I need to shoot any different?  I currently take 3-5 photos overlapped by about one third and then process.  Same technique with the HDR mode?  Thanks for any help.   

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Correct answer Rob_Cullen

So you can also take for example 3 photos ( -2EV, 0, +2EV )  of each segment of the panorama shots.

ie. A 3-photo panorama would need 9 photos.

Then the "HDR Panorama" does both these actions in the one step-

1) Merge to HDR ( the 3 photos at different exposure),

2) The Merge to Panorama (using the 3 HDR DNGs that it created by Step#1 )

 

 

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 14, 2022

So you can also take for example 3 photos ( -2EV, 0, +2EV )  of each segment of the panorama shots.

ie. A 3-photo panorama would need 9 photos.

Then the "HDR Panorama" does both these actions in the one step-

1) Merge to HDR ( the 3 photos at different exposure),

2) The Merge to Panorama (using the 3 HDR DNGs that it created by Step#1 )

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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    cristphoto1Author
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    October 15, 2022

    Thanks. So take hdr shot, move camera, take 2nd hdr, repeat as needed and then process all the shots. 

      Jill_C
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      Jill_CCommunity Expert
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      October 15, 2022

      Exactly. I take 5 bracketed images in portrait mode (sideways), then swivel the camera (on a leveled tripod of course) a few degrees to the right and keep doing that until I've covered the entire scene. I think my record is merging 45 images in HDR/Panorama mode, though I probably used the processing time to take a break and go do something else 😅

      Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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