What is a Panoramic or 360 Degree Image?

• A panoramic image is simply a collage of individual images placed in consecutive order and repackaged as a single image file through the use of an image editing software program. If correctly collated, the new file will give the appearance that the camera was somehow capable of capturing a 360-degree image. In reality, the image is a composite of individual photos.
  
  

How to Create a 360 Degree Image

• You can create a panoramic image for your website by first collecting the series of photographs that make up a 360-degree view. Assemble the images with the use of a commercial image editing software such as Adobe's popular Photoshop application. If expense is an issue, you may choose to search for one of the free image editors that are available on the Internet.
  
  Upon selecting the image editor of your choice, create a new graphic file with the dimensions that you desire for your new 360-degree panoramic image. Use the editor to open each individual photograph that you would like to include in the new image. Import each of these images into the new image file. This task can be accomplished in a variety of ways, such as by copying and pasting or by using the tools in the image editing software to drag and drop selected photos into their desired locations in the new image. Carefully align each new photo in relation to the other photos that you are importing that will make up the panoramic image. Your image editing software probably will allow layering of the new image. That means that each imported photo will occupy its own unique layer until you are ready to save the new image. By working in these different layers, you should be able to position each photo precisely without affecting any of the surrounding photos.
  
  Once the component photographs have been placed in the correct order, you should save the new image. You are now ready to publish your new panoramic image to your website.