Here are some general rules for operating your camera while creating panos

Using a shift tilt lens out in the field when taking panos

How to locate and fix a nodal point for your lens

Sometimes one row is not enough to capture the scene

There are times when a shift tilt lens will help you get around space restrictions

It is a good idea to always carry a little camera with you for those quick, spontaneous shots

Using Bridge to review your shots and to organize what you have to work with

Applying your Bridge adjustments to all the files in your pano

Photomerge uses editable layer masks to stitch together the panoramic

Katrin goes through adjusting and stitching together a multi row pano

There are advantages to shooting in Raw format when taking panos

Working with the Photomerge command in Photoshop

There are a couple of benefits to converting Raw files to DNG format

Using a Raw to DNG converter

Photomerge is just as effective with top to bottom panoramics

Some situations call for more creative, abstract panoramic shots

Experiment with the Reposition Only option in Photomerge

Using Photomerge to create symmetrical files for use as backgrounds

Photomerge is a starting point, but don't forget to keep going with your images and experiment