DIRECTIONS: TAKE YOUR PHOTOS IN A WIDE-OPEN SPACE (FIELD, PARKING LOT, ETC.) THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO BUILDINGS/TREES/ETC., THE HARDER IT WILL BE FOR YOU TO PATCH/FIX THE EMPTY PARTS OF THE PLANET.
DO NOT PHOTOGRAPH INDOORS UNLESS YOU WANT A MASSIVE CHALLENGE THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO PATCH/FIX.
DO NOT PHOTOGRAPH INDOORS UNLESS YOU WANT A MASSIVE CHALLENGE THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO PATCH/FIX.
STEP 1
Select/Highlight the
appropriate images in the content window in Bridge.
STEP 2
With all
appropriate images selected in Bridge, go to TOOLS + PHOTOSHOP + PHOTOMERGE.
This will begin
the process of stitching together all the photos.
STEP 3
Make sure “Blend
Images Together” is checked.
Make sure you can
see .jpg files listed in the “Source Files” column. Click “OK.”
STEP 4
If you have
correctly overlapped the taking of the photos, Photoshop will be able to create
the panorama. If you have not photographed correctly, the resulted image will
be fragmented.
A. Once the blending process is complete, you
should have a left-to-right panorama like this:
B. Flatten all the
layers in the Layers palette.
C. Now, crop
each side to the point where they will line-up when joined together:
STEP 5
“SQUARE” the
image (IMAGE + IMAGE SIZE + make the dimensions square)
This will distort the image like this:
STEP 6
Flip the image
180° upside-down (IMAGE + IMAGE ROTATION + 180°)
STEP 7
Create the
planet. (FILTER + DISTORT + POLAR COORDINATES)
STEP 8
Now that your
planet is created, the patching can begin.
Use tools (CLONE
STAMP, CUT/PASTE from texture images, etc.) to cover empty areas, extend
sky/ground to the edges of the composition, etc.
For TRANSFORMING
and “curving” elements, use the “WARP” function to bend elements together.
(EDIT + TRANSFORM
+ WARP)
