AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Shoot a variety of 360 degree panoramas (skylines, landscapes, vertical and horizontal) with the final print in mind
• Stitch your images together to create a panorama with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
• Print large images to sell or display in your home

ABOUT MIKE’S CLASS:

From the skylines of New York and Los Angeles to Switzerland's mountainous backdrop, some scenes are just too spectacular to fit inside a 3:2 frame. Being surrounded by and immersed in a beautiful vista is part of the joy of being a photographer -- but how do you capture what it feels like to stand there in person inside a single image? Panoramas capture that feeling of wonder and squeeze it into the limited form of a two-dimensional print.

Take the experience of seeing a magnificent vista or panoramic view home with you. Join Mike Hagen, director of the Nikonians Academy, and learn his techniques for mastering the art of the panorama, without a dedicated panoramic camera. In this class, he will teach you:

Learn everything you need to make a breathtaking panorama from capturing that spectacular view to hanging the panorama above your couch. Shoot dynamic panoramas in the field that fit together easily when stitched in post-processing. Stitch them together with an eye for printing. Get your color toning right to minimize your reprints, and learn how printing can help you notice things that you may miss when the image is in digital format.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

Adventure, travel and landscape photographers looking to improve their final product, make it print-worthy and potentially sell their work.

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 2016, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Join photographer, author, and educator Mike Hagen on the journey to perfect the panorama. Hagen has taught hundreds of workshops spanning topics from landscapes to using flash, all while running Visual Adventures and working with the Nikonians Academy. The USA-based photographer has led destination workshops from America-based destinations to bucket-list international locations like Iceland, the Galapagos, and Italy. Hagen is known for his humorous teaching style while presenting complex topics in an easy-to-grasp lesson.

• Class introduction
• Field Techniques, Camera & Lens Choices
• Selecting Gear for Great Panormas
• Camera Menu Settings & Exposure
• Troubleshooting Environmental Obstacles
• What Contributes to a Great Panorama
• Shooting Vertical Panoramas
• Shooting Techniques for Black & White Panoramas
• Handheld Technique for beginners
• Tripod Technique for Intermediate Photographers
• Advanced Technique for Panoramas
• Navigating Moving Subjects in Panoramas
• How Time of Day Impacts Panoramas
• Workflow in Lightroom
• Developing Images in Lightroom
• Merging Images
• Finishing Techniques
• Saving Images for Print
• Controlling Your Environment
• Profiling & Calibrating Your Monitor
• Wide Gamet Color Settings
• Soft Proofing Images
• Selecting the Right Paper for Prints
• Sharpening Images
• Printing with Lightroom
• Printing with Photoshop
• Black & White Printing
• Best Practices for Printing your Image at a Lab
• Analyzing & Displaying the Print
• Reviewing Panoramas Printed in Class