Digital Photography: Two Approaches to Panoramic Images

Making panoramic images is easier than you think -- if you have the right tools and the proper perspective. Here are two takes on the subject: First, Brian Lawler shows how he took a fresh view by looking up and seeing vertical panoramas. Then Sean Wagstaff reviews an odd-looking gadget that makes shooting panoramic photos a snap.
Written by Brian P. Lawler Sean Wagstaff on November 25, 2002

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