Sherman Gets the Big Picture Sherman Gets the Big Picture Ron Sherman used his computer aided panoramic technique to document the Plaza area of Turner Field for the stadium architects. Sherman shot the project in the traditional manner, but soon convinced his clients that a digital composite was needed. Sherman cut and pasted six prints to form a rough comp. Creating the composite digitally is not much different, in concept, than doing the job manually. Sherman's partner in this work, Frank Menendez of Digital Design and Imaging, digitally cut and seamed the individual images using Photoshop to form a grand panoramic. Working with 35mm transparencies that have been scanned at 600 dpi, he created a final image that averages 80-90 Mb. The client requested an 18" x 48" print which was output using the Light Jet 5000.

The source photos for the panorama must be shot carefully to seam together well. Extensive planning and forethought is required to line up the elements in the photos and account for shifting light. Unlike traditional panoramic photography in which the camera is limited to a single aperture setting and shutter speed, Sherman's method of blending multiple images allows him to adjust the camera settings for each segment of the photograph.