Harald Woeste

This is quite a technical exploration of panorama construction, focusing more on angles and planes perhaps rather than composition. Woeste shares the history and philosophy of the technique which provides a good background to the field, if not a practical one.There is detailed information about the availability and use of panoramic equipment for professional/commercial photographers, which I think would be very useful for those moving into this field, but less so for an amateur. He looks at the theory for both two and three dimensional (spherical) projections.His approach to stitching panoramas is similarily technical, rather than a recipe to follow. There is some critical information presented but again I think more suited for a well experienced photographer.The projects and their progression shown are based on commercial rather than artistic tenents but the ability to follow his process behind the scenes is interesting.Mastering Digital Panoramic Photography is a detailed look at the aspects of creating a technical image. Though I think an amateur would benefit from the information presented, it is more suited to a professional photographer who is interested in experimenting in the field.… (meer)