Love how you retain as much of the realism of the scene and don’t go crazy overprocessing it. Feels like being there rather than looking at a fantasy version of the scene. 👍🏼
you are the first one I found that explains what the sliders for blacks, whites, shadows, etc do, and is not even a tutorial!! thank you Sr. I learned more from you in those minutes than all the tutorials about lightroom editing that I have seen
This video reminded me of your older vids - thank you! Simple edit, no crazy techniques, showing the work flow, followed by the end result. Perfect and no fluff or boring stuff! Thank you.
I really like this format, one video on location, one video editing and looking at the image in a more indepth way. I always find it interesting to see the thought that goes into an image.
Hi - long time listener, first-time caller. RE your crop workflow in LR....I'd really recommend using the L key. I have this set to white in the settings and it allows me to remove everything outside of the crop, so that it sits alone against a white background......like if you had a mountboard window over your full sized image. I then move the image around behind it until the crop 'sings'. Strangely I also close one of my eyes.Give it a go, works a treat and gives you a sweeter crop. Keep up the top notch content! BL:T
Nicely done Thomas. Your suggestion to look at possibilities of panoramic scenery is good to hear. I love panos but always forget to look for the possibilities for them when out. Thanks for great video and reminder.
I have never shot a stitched pano. Your last video was excellent in simply breaking down the main things to keep in mind when doing so, so I took a crack at it yesterday. Pulling images into Lightroom as I listen to this video!
Great video and helpful tips. Thank you very much, Thomas! I will try some panorama shots this year. Have a nice week, looking forward to your next video. Many greetings, Frank.
Wow Thanks heaps Thomas, I got some great things from your practical demonstration. have struggled at times with Pano's. Had no idea about the visualise spots tool. You just saved me so much time with just that simple tip. I've been going blurry eyed looking for spots.
I've got a Thomas Heaton binge on the go here while working from home. So relaxing! Man you need to stop caring what negative people say in the comments section and keep doing whatever you enjoy most. All of your content is gold :)
Thanks for the walk through your pano workflow. I gleaned a few pearls of wisdom from your video and love seeing what you captured in those epic Alberta Rockies!
hi Tom. I think the Wednesday/Sunday split in your show adds so much more to your content. I actually look forward to both shows. Work/Life balance for the win!
Can I suggest a follow up video where you print and display your image? As many have said, one way or another, the final stage should be an actual print.
Never done a pano yet, but when I am out and about I will give it some thought, your picture was just great, now you tell us the next one on Wednesday just might be your best so roll on Wednesday...Thanks for sharing...
The five of you provided for some much needed winter relief during the last couple of weeks I love the fun you're having and the different types of videos I've seen coming out of it. I was at Saskatchewan crossing in October during the day and the light was not great but got a decent pano anyways. I'm doing panos more and more and after this might do it even more often.
Really enjoy the green-blue shade of the foreground ice, versus the blues back in the mountains. In one of mine, I've deliberately emphasised the tracks left in snow, as it seems that having something of relatable scale in the foreground helps illustrate the depth and scale of the background.
Great video Tom. I’ve been playing with panos more over the past year or so and am enjoying them immensely. You nailed it when you mentioned finding those hidden details you often overlook when initially capturing the shot; Easter eggs as it were. Thanks for another great video.
Over the years I have developed a 'style' when processing my images. Living on Maui, that style is vibrant' as it emphasis the colors. Subtle is not in Maui's vocabulary The saturation really is never needed. I found it interesting that you add clarity to your sky. I lower the clarity a tad to soften the clouds into balls of cotton. And yet again you poked me into taking panos, and I LOVE it. Yup vertical, with l-bracket. PERFECT. Thanks for the 6 X 17 crop, I have been totally random with the format. I named it the "Heaton" crop! I have been totally random with the format.
I've done several panos over the last year and love the process for all the reasons you cite. Two of my favorite images of the year were panos. One, an autumn woodland detail, includes an Orton Effect blur which your own video on the subject inspired. Thanks for all you do.
I love shooting panoramas. There is something liberating when you break out of the usual limits of traditional photographs. Printing them is also another thing that makes me very happy. Just as you said make sure the tripod is level otherwise they get super wonky and warped.
Hi Thomas, great video, thanks! I noticed your comment about the graduated filter affecting the trees; you should try playing around with the new range mask feature, you can set it based on luminosity so it only affects the highlights etc. Really powerful feature brought over from Photoshop, but in a much easier to use fashion!
Doing panos has been the staple of my photography for many years and it really engulfs you into the scene. Some tips I would pass on (not aimed at you or your work Tomas but in general) would be 1: composition, panos can be quite spectacular yet very flat and lacking the three dimensions of what you get from wide angles so foreground interest and lead in lines dramatically change the scene and give it more depth. 2: less is more, a photograph within a photograph. It's easy to shoot the big vista but often there is a very beautiful panoramic taking just a portion of the overall scene..be critical on what it is that is actually striking to yourself. 3: bloody twigs! be mindful of woodland panos without a nodal head close up panos can suffer with the curvature of the lens and trees/twigs will not line up perfectly (you will have to view the image at a crazy 300 odd % to see). 4: Panos come in all sizes, big vistas to a little log with bluebells, also compositionally can work very well with minimalist photography! *Heaton pull chair forward* hehe ;) I could go on and on. If you would like to have a look at my work feel free at facebook.com/JohnChiversPhoto/ Thanks for this great video Tomas and I believe this will give you even more possibilities in your beautiful work. Take care :)
Great explanation of editing a Pano in LR, thanks Thomas. Did my first Pano merging a few weeks ago and was amazed it produced a very detailed 120 mp image. Will be taking a lot more this year for sure !
I really like this pano Thomas! Don't know if this helps, but I have a recommendation for image sharpening. I have used to handle it on Lightroom back in the day, however I have discovered a way more effective way on Photoshop. All you want to do is to duplicate your layer, adding an "high pass" filter, and then applying an "overlay" blend mode to the picture. It works really flawlessly on my shots!
Some great tips there, Thomas, especially the crop size for panos, something I've always been unsure about and end up just cropping any old how, so cheers for that! Beautiful final image too :)
My last few trips, I tried a 4 shot challenge, square crop, panorama, horizontal and vertical. It has really helped me to start picking out the right shot much quicker.
I’m super excited to see your panos through the year. Also don’t hold back on the editing videos, it’s always great to see your process. Keep it up mate! PS get to Australia!!
Another great video with hints and tips galore. Only thing I was waiting for was the before and after on the pano to show the changes as that is a good barometer for how well (or not) the changes work.
Love that photo Tom and great video as usual. :) One thing you might be interested in (I believe it's a new feature in LR) you can use a luminence mask when you use grad filters in light room so you can exclude objects from the filter like trees/ mountains etc. :) You click on range mask and then select luminence, then use the slider to select the range you want the grad filter to apply to.
When you use the spot removal tool, there's a "visual spots" check box and slider that appears below the picture that will allow you to see the spots a little easier. Thanks for the great videos!
What a great video Thomas. I too love panos, I’ve been capturing panos with a Roundshot head for the last 8years. Does take more time to setup and more gear to lug around but I’ve always enjoyed the results.
Love your videos Thomas! You're the man! Been watching your videos since my first travelling 'jaunt' in 2017 backpacking around Europe. 4 of us in my mates 1.2 Corsa (2 mates and our girlfriends!) What started off for me as an exploration into the unknown, exploring the alps and foreign cities rich with history and culture etc quickly turned into my first 'Photography Holiday' without me even realizing or planning for it. We were sat at Dover Ferry Terminal delayed waiting to board and my mate started watching your Vlogs on his Iphone. I WAS HOOKED IMMEDIATELY!!! We both had DSLR Canon 1300Ds on us with the same mindset "We love the Outdoors, we go to amazing places yet mobile phones just don't do it justice and photography might do it justice" and it clicked! Just like that. We had an amazing trip and had lots since with pictures as evidence. My mates been in the Himalayas the past 3 months and quit his job to chase his passion for Photography and Travel and I'm just about to join him under the same circumstances! However I can be found chasing Sunsets/Sunrises in my Native Scottish Highlands until then which in my eyes is a win win. Keep inspiring brother!
Hi Thomas! You can use the range mask while using the grad filter. It is helpful if you don't want the trees to have the grad filter effect with the sky.
Absolutely gorgeous video, gorgeous as mr Black is. I love those Lightroom videos, not exactly as tutorials bot more like comparing workflows, I am on a clarity slider detox now and it is damn hard, damn hard.
instead of warming up the white balance i tend to lower the blue saturation (in colour panel) a little and play with the blue luminosity to darken the sky thanks for the video, inspiring, more of these please!
Inspiring me to make an office vlog and some of my editing style. Very good video and yes adding clarity to the sky oooh! Lovely. Excellent shot, thanks Thomas 👍
That's a stunning Pano. Such a beautiful scene in a beautiful winter wonderland. Looking forward to seeing next week's video, especially if you were more in the heart of Banff. Just from the little clip at the end where you mention lake minnewanka... I too have had a lot of trouble finding interesting compositions there. It's not that the location isn't beautiful, it's just that it's more difficult to frame a composition that works well. I often end up just zooming into the mountains beyond the lake in an attempt to get more isolated subjects. I'm curious to see what you ended up doing! All the best. Cheers.
I use the perspective projection option when stitching together Panos I've shot using a tilt-shift lens (because there's no rotation necessary). Works perfectly every time.
Hey Thomas, excellent pano. One small suggestion for when you are using the graduated filter, you can use the built in brush to erase the effects of the graduated filter that goes over the mountain area so it will only affect the sky. I’m sure you’ve used this before but I thought I’d suggest it.
I've recently acquired the habit of zooming in and stiching pictures together when I'm shooting something extra nice or important. Doing so provides an awesome resolution, beyond Hasselblad.
Excellent video as always. Have you tried using the range mask for the sky grad to avoid the trees? I liked the final image but preferred it pre vignette. The brightness in the snow making it look crisp and cold.
Great follow-up video to the one where you shot the image. I love the subtlety, so calm! A quick question: does leveling your tripod only make a difference if your camera is on an L-bracket. In other words, can you shoot a pano if you camera is tilted to the side on a three-way tripod head?
shooting from the nodal point is definately a help when it comes to stitching in photosop. the biggest problem is levelling throughout the axis. you can get a special tripod head for this, of course it's very expensive. I picked up a rail 400mm multi purpose rail from amazon for thirty pound sterling. does the job.. A video worth watching, for a change. thanks Thomas.
Thanks for the informative tutorial Thomas. So glad you got to experience our great Canadian Rockies. I know you could spend an entire summer there and never get tired of the views, many of the best need to be reached by fairly long hikes. You know, the spots that are far less covered by hoards of tourists. On the subject of shooting panoramas, maybe it would be handy to let people know how much of an overlap from side to side of each image you shoot for so that there is enough information from each image to let Photoshop or Lightroom match and stitch. Do you find Lightroom does as good a job as Photoshop when it comes to stitching and blending variances in the exposure of the sky and, how wide is too wide when shooting on those bluebird days with nice white puffy cumulus clouds combined with the use of a polarising filter?
I love panorama's. My passion for landscape photography was reignited about 15 years ago after viewing Ken Duncan's gallery full of beautiful panoramic images. I felt I could step into that place. PS: I use a nodal rail sometimes and it does help make the most of capturing the image. Love that shot Thomas!
