One way to breathe new life into your photo collection is to turn your images into panoramic shots. You can create some amazing pictures if you've taken 2 or 3 separate shots of a landscape and effectively 'stitch' them together with one of several panoramic photo programs. Here's a selection of the best:

• AutoStitch - Quick and easy fully automatic 2D image stitcher

• Arcsoft Panorama Maker - Create stunning 360 degree panoramas

• 3D Photo Builder Professional - Produce 3D panoramas in an instant

• Photomatix - Optimise contrast issues to produce pixel perfect panoramas

• Panorama Tools - Automatically publish your panoramas to the internet

There are many ways to spice up your photo collection but perhaps one of the most impressive is to make them 3 Dimensional. Giving your photos a 3D look can be useful for a number of reasons. Maybe you'd like to breathe new life into an old photo collection or maybe you're working on a presentation and want to give it an original touch? Whatever your reasons, there are several programs out there that can bring a new dimension to your photos in a few clicks.

One of the most popular is PhotoPlus probably because it allows you to create many effects in just one package. This free program offers everything from reducing red eye, adjusting contrast and of course 3D effects through its 'Layer Manager'. However, because it's not a dedicated 3D photo program, the results can look somewhat artificial and unconvincing.

For better results, you're probably better using 3D Photo Builder Professional which creates 3D panoramic shots with your photos. The program makes an analysis of your photo borders and then 'stitches' them together to create the panoramas. You can even pan and zoom the 3D shots as well as send them by e-mail. Because this is a dedicated 3D imaging program, the results are considerably more realistic than with PhotoPlus.