PROJECT 2
Tall stories
Y ou may sometimes struggle to capture what you see with your eyes in your Canon camera. This could be down to the limited focal lengths you have at your disposal but, in some situations, it may well just be down to the vastness of the scene.
Ultra-wide lenses are an option, but they are often expensive and distort the perspective of the frame, resulting in converging verticals; where the lines of a subject appear to lean in towards the top of the frame. The solution is to instead shoot multiple images and merge them together into a panorama on your computer to capture more of the scene without the drawbacks of lens distortion issues. You may have created a panorama before, but have you ever tried stitching together a series for an extra big vertical? This technique is perfect for shooting large interior spaces, huge skyscrapers, and landscape scenes like waterfalls.
Learn to set up and catch incredible details of stunning interior spaces
Resist the temptation of an ultra wide lens, instead, go for a standard zoom optic – something like a 24-70mm or 24-105mm. Then, zoom into 35-40mm to cut down perspective distortion, especially in the corners of the frame.
Head into your Canon EOS Menu and turn on the grid lines. The 3x3 grid will help you compose your scene so that the horizon is level and will also help you overlap the exposures as we shoot our multiple images to build up the vertical panorama.
Set your Canon mode dial to Ap
