How to Shoot World-Class Drone Panos

Today's show is about producing drone panos. What are some recommended software, workflow and productivity tips for producing the best possible panoramas?

Our caller for today, Aaron is a regular ADU listener, and is looking for some tips and tricks to produce world-class drone panos. Specifically, what is the best shooting and editing workflow? Can you get better panos by shooting in manual mode as against auto mode? And, which is the best software to edit a drone pano?

To answer Aaron's question, we first share Vic's shooting and editing workflow. Vic prefer to shoot single images in 5-shot bracketing, manually change camera settings, and then stitch all the images together. Whereas, Paul has a more compressed workflow which takes him just under 30 minutes to make a single pano! Tune in for some excellent insights. Thanks for the great question, Aaron! Fly Safe!

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Timestamps

[07:27] Today's question is about creating drone panos

[09:24] Should you use the auto option in DJI for creating panos?

[10:03] Will 5-Shot Bracketing (AEB) lead to more work during post-processing?

[10:52] How to get good results using the auto option on DJI drones

[11:12] Paul shares how he tweaks shutter speed and exposure to get better images

[11:28] What is Vic's workflow for shooting panos? Paul shares how Vic shoots single images, manually changes exposure values and then stitches all images together

[13:34] Which editing software does Vic use for stitching panos?

[14:47] Paul reveals his workflow for shooting panos using 3-shot bracketing

[16:13] Photoshop vs. Lightroom - which is the best software for editing panos?

[16:38] Paul reveals his compressed workflow whi...