I'm One of the Few People Who Still Take Panoramas, but They Aren’t What You Expect
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Summary
The panorama feature on smartphones has largely gone out of style, but the author has found a creative use for it, turning the typical horizontal panorama into a vertical one.
This requires tricking the phone’s camera app by loading the panorama interface and then quickly rotating the phone to the landscape position.
This creates a unique challenge when it comes to lighting and subjects, as well as avoiding appearing in the photo twice.
The biggest issue with creating vertical panoramas is sharing them in a way that does the art form justice, as a flat image does not showcase the vertical scope of the scene,
The author has had success rotating the finished image by 90 degrees, creating a confusing, yet artistic touch.
With some subjects, such as historic buildings with ornate ceilings or just tall trees in a park, the results can be stunning.
