Standards for Panoramic Photos? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/01/2006 10:59:56 AM · #1

Hello all. Just wondering if there are standards for the sizes of panoramic photos? It seems that people kinda make them whatever sizes they want, which is cool - but what if you want to frame them? Are there standard sizes of frames for panoramics? I've checked framing websites and all I can find are standard sizes.

Thanks for any help... and just for grins, here's one of the panos that I want to frame...

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Panasonic LUMIX-DMC ZS100

07/01/2006 11:47:15 AM · #2

The best frames are custom made frames anyway.... so just print the image whatever size you want and then take it into your local custom frame shop. They can do matting for you, glass if you want, etc.

wheeledd

07/01/2006 11:57:54 AM · #3

I just faced the same problem last week. I entered this photo in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park photography contest:

The print is 13x44. (I wanted to print it 16x52 but my printer driver won't handle anything over 44 inches.) My other entries in the contest are framed and I wanted this one to be framed also. But there certainly are not any standard frames that will hold it. I looked for the kits that come as pairs of sides. I was hoping to find at least 48" sides to make a 20x48 frame but the local store had sides only up to 40 inches. Longer sides are available online, but I needed them soon.

wee_ag, if your print is less than 40 inches wide, you could get a pair of 40 inch sides and a pair of 9 inch sides--to make a 9x40 frame.

Of course, even if I found a 48 inch frame, I would face the problem of finding a 48 inch mat. The standard size for a whole sheet of mat board is 32x40. I think that is why the local store does not carry frame sides longer than 40 inches.

My solution was to mount the photo but not frame it. I was able to get a 40x60 sheet of foamcore. I mounted the panorama and trimmed it flush. Then I mounted strips on the back to hold it off the wall so that the effect is that the wall is the mat for the image.

If anyone else has good ideas for displaying panoramas, I'd also be interested in hearing them.

--DanW

Artifacts

07/01/2006 12:13:22 PM · #4

I do not believe there are any standards for panorama sizes.

One reason is that there is no standard framing aspects for traditional panorama styles because they are generally exceptionally wide. 1:3 aspecting is probably the closest to being a standard. However, since that requires custom cut frames anyway most artists will generally size their frames based on what makes the image look best.

Another contributing factor is the width of the panorama. They can range up to 360 degrees. The wider the panorama generally the narrower it is and therefore the more unusual the framing.

Also, depending on how well you were setup when taking the original pictures, it can have a big impact on how the panorama gets cropped after the merge.

Another style of panorama I am interested in is where you create images with traditional aspects. The purpose of this type of panorama is to create huge megapixel images capturing incredible detail that can easily be printed at traditional aspecting sizes like 4X5 FEET and maintain amazing detail.

robshookphoto

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

07/01/2006 12:43:19 PM · #5

Originally posted by wheeledd:

I just faced the same problem last week. I entered this photo in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park photography contest:

The print is 13x44. (I wanted to print it 16x52 but my printer driver won't handle anything over 44 inches.)
--DanW

DPC Prints can handle huge aspect ratios, as shown here. Why not print here? Prices aren't bad at all.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

07/01/2006 03:19:18 PM · #6

Originally posted by stdavidson:

Another style of panorama I am interested in is where you create images with traditional aspects. The purpose of this type of panorama is to create huge megapixel images capturing incredible detail that can easily be printed at traditional aspecting sizes like 4X5 FEET and maintain amazing detail.

Here's one such picture ... 23 stitched images:

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

07/01/2006 03:23:10 PM · #7

There are a couple 'standards' but you should resolve yourself to custom framing for panoramas at any rate. The simple standards are:

2:1
3:1
4:1
5:1

You won't often find ready-made frames to fit many of those though.

wheeledd

Panasonic LUMIX-DMC ZS100

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/01/2006 03:42:21 PM · #8

Originally posted by mo5988:

Originally posted by wheeledd:
I just faced the same problem last week. I entered this photo in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park photography contest:

The print is 13x44. (I wanted to print it 16x52 but my printer driver won't handle anything over 44 inches.)
--DanW

DPC Prints can handle huge aspect ratios, as shown here. Why not print here? Prices aren't bad at all.

No, DPC prints will not make the prints I want. I want to make panoramas that are 16 inches high--or even more. The best that DPC offers for panoramas is 12 inches high. I can do better than that.

I also depend on making test prints. Even with a color-calibrated system, I need to fine tune the images to get what I want on paper.

Also the problem is not in making the prints, it is getting them framed at a reasonable cost.

--DanW

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

07/01/2006 04:31:07 PM · #9

Cantoo can print up to 50" wide.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

07/01/2006 05:46:45 PM · #10

Here's a rather longish one taken yesterday morning ... at 300dpi it would print 90x13".

Gee, the thumb nails sure are tiny for these types of images!

MikeJ

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/01/2006 07:09:29 PM · #11

And not all panoramas are square either. This is a 11 shot image of Crown Point on the Columbia River Gorge, just east of Portland, Oregon.

Mike

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

07/01/2006 07:45:04 PM · #12

Very interesting shot!

MikeJ

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

07/03/2006 12:59:53 AM · #13

Thanks, General. It was done in Painter IX. When I did the panorama I didn't consider doing this to it, so the two ends didn't match up very well. But the next time I do a long panorama, I'm going to keep this in mind. I have a couple of panoramas in mind, I'm just waiting for when I can be there and the conditions are right. Lots of times the conditions are right but I can't take advantage of them.

Mike

wee_ag

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/03/2006 06:19:13 PM · #14

Great, thanks for all the replies. Looks like custom framing is the way to go. I like non-standard aspect ratios anyway.

Brian

Artifacts

07/03/2006 09:56:24 PM · #15

Originally posted by dwterry:

Originally posted by stdavidson:
Another style of panorama I am interested in is where you create images with traditional aspects. The purpose of this type of panorama is to create huge megapixel images capturing incredible detail that can easily be printed at traditional aspecting sizes like 4X5 FEET and maintain amazing detail.

Here's one such picture ... 23 stitched images:

Here is another red rock example cropped to a standard 1.5:1 aspect in a 12 image two row panorama.

wee_ag