Making an ‘Impossible’ Multi-Season, Time-Blended Milky Way Panorama
Award-winning astrophotographer Mihail Minkov captured an incredible 360-degree panorama that shows two Milky Way arches, a shot only possible during a specific time.
Photographers Made an Incredible 114-Gigapixel Tour of Barcelona
George Palov and Michael von Aichberger collaborated to create an impressive 114-gigapixel virtual tour of Barcelona, Spain, complete with tagged landmarks, camera information, and controls for exploration.
The Largest Sky Map Photo Ever Made Has Gotten Even Bigger
Now in its sixth year, the tenth data release from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys now covers half the sky and totals a petabyte of data combined from three separate telescopes.
Can You Find the X? Photographer’s Gigapixel Images Contain Hidden Code
A promotional campaign has used a photographer's gigapixel images to hide an X containing a code that could win you a cruise.
Enormous Panorama of the Milky Way Reveals Billions of Celestial Objects
A new panoramic image captured by the Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) has revealed a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects, which is arguably the largest such catalog released so far.
Photographers Recreate Leibovitz’s Ronaldo and Messi Photo with an iPhone
Two photographers perfectly recreated Annie Leibovitz’s record-breaking picture of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Really Right Stuff’s PG-02 MKII is a High-End Pano-Gimbal Tripod Head
After a four-year hiatus, Really Right Stuff is introducing a revised pano-gimbal head for photographers. Called the PG-02 MKII, the high-end tripod head promises fine control, better ergonomics, and reduced weight and size.
Redwood is a Board Game About Wildlife Photography
Redwood is an upcoming wildlife photography-themed board game where players compete to compose the most beautiful panorama.
Massive Brenizer Method Portraits Made from 16 Medium Format Photos
Most portrait photographers are familiar with the Brenizer Method for creating massive "bokehramas," but photographer Steven Schultz takes things a step further by using an entire roll of 120 film to create a single portrait.
Lab to Create 1,600-Gigapixel ‘Digital Twin’ of 1893 Panoramic Painting
An EPFL lab is preparing to digitize The Panorama of the Battle of Murten, a 100 by 10-meter painting created in 1893 by Louis Braun, in an undertaking that will yield one of the largest digital images ever made.
Photographer Creates Epic Night Sky Panorama Using Ordinary Cameras
Photographer Samy Olabi spent a total of 70 nights over the course of four years capturing 12,200 photos that took a combined 2.2 million seconds to expose in order to capture the night sky using a mixture of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.
Gigantic 360-Degree Panorama of Barcelona is a Staggering 45 Gigapixels
Photographer Jeffrey Martin has been creating massive gigapixel photos for the better part of a decade. His latest is an enormous 45-gigapixel photo of Barcelona that provides incredible detail of one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
How to Shoot Landscape Panoramas with a Telephoto Lens
One of my favorite techniques in photography is shooting panoramas with a telephoto lens. I got asked a lot about this technique, so I decided to create a full video and article in which I’ll go through the entire process.
How I Create 200MP Aerial Panoramas with a Tiny DJI Mini 2 Drone
My name is Vlad Moldovean, and I'm a photographer from Brasov, Romania. In this article, I will share how I use my DJI Mini 2 -- a cheap drone that many people dismiss as being a toy for beginners -- to create photos and animations that stand out.
How I Captured a 40-Mile-Wide View of an Arizona Landscape
It all started when a couple Iowa guys’ video production company booked a commercial video project with the nation’s largest magazine publisher in collaboration with Arizona tourism. The fun story here is how we ended up on top of a mountain, in the Arizona wilderness, taking photos.
Photographer Uses Brenizer Method with a Medium Format Film Camera
Photographer Steven Shultz has been experimenting with the Brenizer Method on digital cameras for years, but as he has shot more film throughout 2021, decided to see if there was a way to mix that method with his Mamiya 645AFD.
The Best Panoramic Photos of 2021: Epson International Pano Awards
The Epson International Pano Awards is the largest competition for panoramic photography and has announced its 2021 winners, with a misty cypress tree panorama awarded the top prize.
The Wonderful Widelux Panoramic Camera: Jeff Bridge’s Love Affair
It is rare that one brand of camera becomes seriously associated with a single celebrity as Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges is with his Widelux panoramic camera.
This 600MP 360° Panorama Has a Full-Sky View of the Milky Way
If you're looking for a neat idea to try when it comes to astrophotography, how about creating a "little planet" photo of the Milky Way from where you live in the world? This beautiful photo was created by photographer Aditya Kinjawadekar.
‘Timeblend Dubai’ Series Folds the Soul of Timelapses into Still Photos
Part of the beauty of photography lies in capturing a single special moment that will never appear the same way again. While this is what makes each photograph unique, a normal photo alone can typically only freeze a fleeting split second.
The Polaris is Smart Camera Controller Combined with an Electric Tripod Head
In an effort to simplify and condense photography kits, Benro has launched the Polaris: an electric tripod head combined with a smart camera controller. It combines the benefits of a traditional tripod head with the smart controls necessary for complicated camera moves.
Astounding Detail: A 10 Billion Pixel Panorama of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
Emilien Leonhardt and Vincent Sabatier from Hirox Europe last year took part in an incredible project: they photographed Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at an incredible resolution to allow anyone to see the painting down to the level of 4.4-microns per pixel.
A Look at the Linhof 617 S III: Shoot 4 Huge Panoramas Per Roll of 120 Film
The Linhof 617 S III Technorama is a panoramic film camera that captures four giant 6x17cm panoramas per roll of 120 film (hence the name 617). Camera West TV made this 4-minute video that offers a look at this special camera and the results it can produce.
This 826.9MP Photo is the World’s Largest Underwater Panorama
More than two years after actually capturing the image, Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has officially been granted the Guinness World Record for the "World's Largest Underwater Panoramic Image." The incredible 826.9MP photograph is made up of 28 shots that all had to be taken from the exact same spot... while diving... underwater.
New 4K Video Takes You on a High-Res Tour of the Martian Landscape
The folks over at ElderFox Documentaries have put together a "world's first." Using ultra-high resolution photo mosaics captured by NASA's various Mars Rovers over the years, they've created a 4K UHD 'tour' of the Martian landscape.
Concert Photographer Shoots Striking Bokeh Panoramas
In Summer of 2019, while working with Elbow in Manchester, concert photographer Peter Neill had an idea. He decided to try and stitch an epic panorama... with a twist. Instead of using a wide-angle, he would use an 85mm f/1.4 and capture a pano of the stage and the crowd, but with a shallow depth of field and bokeh.
SCURA is a Curved Panoramic Pinhole Camera You Can Make at Home
Dora Goodman—maker of gorgeous hand-crafted custom cameras like these—is back with another 3D-printed, open-source camera that you can make at home. It's called the SCURA, and it's a curved pinhole camera that shoots 60x25mm panoramic images on regular 35mm film.
The Curiosity Mars Rover Just Captured Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Ever
NASA's Curiosity Rover has just sent back the highest-resolution panorama its ever captured of the Martian surface. Made up of nearly 1,200 individual images stitched together, the 360° panorama weighs in at a whopping 1.8 billion pixels, AKA 1.8 gigapixels.
Wanted: A Panoramic Photo Calculator App for My Phone
I have in mind a program that would be of great assistance to anyone trying to do panoramic pictures. I am confident that someone who understands the math and how to create an app would make short work of it. That is certainly NOT me! I do know it would be quite useful for me and I would happily pay a few bucks for it in the app store. (I use Android!)
A Look at 35mm Pano Alternatives to the $3,000 Hasselblad XPan
The Hasselblad XPan is a legendary one-of-a-kind 35mm panoramic rangefinder worthy of its cult camera status, but at over $3,000, is it worthy of your money?