Photosyntha quick intro...

Jon Eland

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I love joining photos...

Glue and scissors

Paris - 2002

Photoshop (pre-layers) London - 2003

Autostich Loch Fyne - 2006

Autostitch (116 Images) Leeds - 2007

Photoshop

Fountains Abbey

- 2007

Photoshop 300+ Images (Work in progres) Leeds - 2007

How to do joinersDetermine overall area

Overlap all photos by at least 1/3

Tripod helps - otherwise use lines

Photoshop / Autostitch – both correct light

Have fun!

Photoshop Ardrishaig, Scotland - 2006

Pano - iPhone

PanoLabs – iPhone [ Image © S.Tsoi ]

But... how about another dimension?

History2006 – Seadragon → Deep Zoom

http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/

History2006 – Photo Tour

http://phototour.cs.washington.edu

How it works...

Take loads of photos – different people/cameras!

Load to Photosynth

Processes looking for similar elements / textures

Creates a 3d cloud – showing identified points

Take a look...http://photosynth.net/

How to..http://photosynth.net/

NotesShoot all round the object.

Don't get too clever

Avoid shiny / reflective surfaces

Move!

Practical time!

Email to:

photosynth@exposureleeds.org

Jon Eland

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twitter.com/strawbleu

Photosynth

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