Panoramic aspect ratio

mercphoto

I'm about to stitch together three shots into one wide panoramic. My question is, is there an accepted aspect ratio for panoramics? For example, am I more likely to find an off-the-shelf frame if I stick to a certain ratio?

dkapp

mercphoto wrote:

I'm about to stitch together three shots into one wide panoramic. My question is, is there an accepted aspect ratio for panoramics? For example, am I more likely to find an off-the-shelf frame if I stick to a certain ratio?

I see a lot of 4x10 frames out there. Not sure about the larger sizes?

Dave

David_S85

I copied down the answers from another forum when this same question came up. The concensus from several people was that stock frames were available in 4 x 12", 6 x 18" & 12 x 36". All 1:3. As to where to get them, that I didn't write down. Hope that helps.

Sam

mercphoto wrote:

I'm about to stitch together three shots into one wide panoramic. My question is, is there an accepted aspect ratio for panoramics? For example, am I more likely to find an off-the-shelf frame if I stick to a certain ratio?

Crop it so you have the best possible photo, then build a frame around it.

I have just started to look into matting and framing photgraphs, and from this brief forey into the subject, I don't think the frame will be much of a problem. It's the matting that will get you. If the photo is an odd size (likely from what you posted) your only choice will be get a custom mat cut specifically for the photo, or buy a mat cutter and learn how to use it.

The frame sides can be purchased seperately at almost any length. So you can build a custom size frame from stock pieces.

Here are two links for you to look at.

Sam

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