Don't Own a Wide Angle Lens? Try a Panorama!

Today I have a fun quick tip for shooting interiors, on a budget. It might take a while before you have a few extra lenses to add to that camera bag of yours. If you don't own a nice wide angle lens, here's a trick you can try! If you own an iPhone, or even some new DSLR cameras such as the Nikon D3300, you have a simple built-in panorama mode. Sometimes it's easy to forget that you can make fun panoramic images indoors as well. If you're careful and take your time, you can get a great panoramic shot of a room and make it look a lot bigger by fitting more of the room into your frame. 

Here's an example from just my iPhone:

If you are using your iPhone for a panorama, make sure you move slowly and keep the arrow as close to the yellow line guide they give you. If you rush it or move too much, parts of your image won't align correctly (see the jagged window below). 

The quality won't be quite as good as your DSLR, but it's a nice quick tool you can use to fit more space in a photo. If you don't have the right lens or don't feel like taking out a tripod and stitching together your own panorama with multiple images using photoshop, try this! It's so easy. 

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