How to Capture Panoramas Good, Better and Best Methods with Matt Hill

Are you frustrated by panoramas that won't stitch? Or perhaps lost when it comes to what gear to use for consistent panos? Join Novoflex ambassador, educator and professional night photographer Matt Hill for a comprehensive approach to getting started with panoramas, how to decide what gear to use and how to use it to capture great panos, day or night. This free presentation is ideal for all skill levels, from beginner to professional. Matt Hill has spent years understanding, testing and practicing the craft of panoramas. Thoroughly testing each idea, method and piece of gear, his depth of knowledge about how, when and why to make panoramas will help you decide if it's for you and how to do it better. * Tips for making the best possible handheld panoramas * Simple single row panoramas * Reliable & repeatable multi-row panoramas * Choosing the right gear: Good, Better and Best Chapters 00:00 intro 02:25 presentation begins 02:39 Agenda 03:11 Simple Tips 04:32 Why Panoramas 15:39 How I became a pano photographer in 18 easy steps 24:46 Getting Started 32:35 Option 0 "Cowboy it" (Handheld) 38:22 Option 1: Good (Tripod + Ballhead) 43:30 Option 2: Better (Tripod + Leveling Base + Pano Base + Nodal Rail) 50:16 Option 3: Best (Tripod + Leveling Head + Panorama Rig) 53:19 What about motorized trackers? 53:59 Panorama Rigs + Kits 53:36 Takeaways 1:03:12 Q&A GEAR MENTIONED IN THE WEBINAR Simple Pano Bases with no click stops Panorama-QC (with Arca compatible dovetail on bottom) https://novoflexus.com/panorama-base-with-arca-compatible-clamping/ PANORAMA=Q-II (with flat bottom) https://novoflexus.com/panorama-plate-qii-base/ Simple Pano Bases with Click Stops PANORAMA-Q6/8II https://novoflexus.com/panorama-plate-q6-8ii-base/ Built-in click stops at (6)60°/(8)45°/(10)36° and (48)7.5° and stepless (360°). PANORAMA-Q48 https://novoflexus.com/panorama-plate-q48-base/ Built-in click stops at (16)22,5°/(30)12°/(36)10° und (48)7.5° and stepless (360°). PANORAMA-QPROII https://novoflexus.com/panorama-plate-q-proii-base/ Built-in click stops at 72(5°), 48(7,5°), 30(12°), 18(20°), 16(22,5°), 12(30°), 10(36°), 8(45°) and stepless (360°) Matt's daily use kit TRIOBALC2840 https://novoflexus.com/triobalance-w-4-section-carbon-fiber-legs-and-mini-legs/ Q=BASE-II https://novoflexus.com/q-base-ii-automatic-quick-release-base-without-plate/ VR-SYSTEM-SLIM https://novoflexus.com/compact-multi-row-panorama-compact-system/ Matt's Single Row Kit #1 TrioPod-M https://novoflexus.com/tripods/triopod-m/ MagicBall Ballhead https://novoflexus.com/magicball-ballhead/ Q-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/q-mount-manual-quick-release-base-without-plate/ Panorama-QC (with Arca compatible dovetail on bottom) https://novoflexus.com/panorama-base-with-arca-compatible-clamping/ Matt's Single Row Kit #2 TrioPod-M https://novoflexus.com/tripods/triopod-m/ ClassicBall 2 Tripod Ball Head (inverted) https://novoflexus.com/classicball-2-tripod-ball-head/ Q-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/q-mount-manual-quick-release-base-without-plate/ Single Row Kit #3 TrioPod-M https://novoflexus.com/tripods/triopod-m/ MBAL20 MagicBalance Leveling Head https://novoflexus.com/magicbalance-leveling-head/ KOPF2-BASIC https://novoflexus.com/modular-geared-head-kopf2-base-model-w-qr-and-panorama-base/ Matt's Heavy-Duty/Long Lens Pano Kit TrioPod Pro-75 https://novoflexus.com/tripods/triopod-pro75/ MBAL-PRO75 https://novoflexus.com/magicbalance-pro75-leveling-head/ VR-PRO II HD https://www.novoflex.de/en/products-637/panorama/panoramic-heads-multi-row/panoramic-heads-multi-row-products/vr-system-pro-ii/the-professional-allrounder-vr-system-pro-ii-heavy-duty.html Q-MOUNT-XD https://novoflexus.com/q-mount-double-cross-clamping-quick-release-base-without-plate/ Our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NovoflexUS/videos USA website: https://novoflexus.com/ UK website: https://novoflex.co.uk/ International website https://www.novoflex.de/en/ Previous videos about Panorama Post-Processing Blending Night Sky Panoramas in PTGUI and Photoshop with Tim Cooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weklOH9nklw&ab_channel=NovoflexUS How to Make Professional and Compelling Tiny Planets with Matt Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EHc2lK68z8 PART 1 How to plan, shoot and edit a blended day and night single-row panoramic photo with Matt Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWIeD8DZ27o PART 2: How to plan, shoot and edit a single row panoramic photo, day and night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_tumE02kE Matt's links https://www.nationalparksatnight.com/ https://matthillart.com/ https://npsummit.live/npan https://nightscaper.com Novoflex Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVOFLEX/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novoflex/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovoflexUS #novoflex #panorama #photography Also mentioned: Michael James Murray Art's Spherescapes https://murraymichaeljames.com/