Panoramic Photography-

The key to new dimensions in photography!

This is an old yet newly 'found' type of photography. I personally have been using panoramic cameras for over 15 years. But this is not long if you research panoramic photo history.

My oldest panoramic cameras were made in the late 1800's. All the panoramic cameras I use provide their wide sweeping view by using large wide film rather than fisheye lenses or simply negatives masked to panoramic proportions. Everything I shoot is on film. Images for the internet are then scanned. QuickTime VR (virtual reality) images are made directly from 360 degree film. You will see a QTVR sample in the 'Gallery'. Quick Time VR images also can be produced by stitching several photos together.

I find that while a challenge artistically, the end results shows a unique glimpse of our world. The panoramic images show what our eyes see but yet have rarely seen as a photographic print.

I use both rotation and non-rotation types. My non-rotation panoramic cameras include a simple 6x12 field camera plus a 7x17 inch wooden camera originally designed for 'Banquet Photography'. Rotation cameras used include Widelux and other type small rotation cameras (120 degree) plus 360 degree full rotation cameras.

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Andrew Van Dis