This is a project I did outside of college, as I had seen some panoramic photos like these and wished to product some of my own. Firstly, to create these Polar Panoramics, otherwise known as Photo worlds, I dragged an image into Photoshop. These are all photos that I have took myself in Kenya, below is a picture of the safari we went on whilst in Africa.
I then created a new document and dragged the same image into it. I flipped the image horizontally as this ensures when the two photos join together, there is no line and the joint is seamless when it becomes a circle.
I went back to the first document and dragged the second horizontal image in, so I had both images on the one document next to each other.
The next step I followed was to merge the two layers and rotate them 180' degrees so that they were upside down. This is because if you do not rotate them you will create a tunnel instead of a planet circle.
Then go to Image Size and change the Height to the same as the Width number. This turns the two images into a squished square. This ensures that when it is a circle the image is perfectly square and there is no need to adjust it.
Finally go to Filter, Distort and click Polar Coordinates. This will create a panoramic circle which looks like a planet and can create beautiful eye catching effects. I did this numerous times for a variety of images.
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