After my attempts at combining photos to make a panorama by hand, I looked for a better alternative, and I'm pleased to say that I found a much better way! A piece of software called
autostitch definately nails this problem.
When you combine the free-ness of taking lots of pictures with a digital camera and the 1-click ease of this software you can have great fun experimenting. Have a go!
First, here's my stitch-by-hand attempt:
And here's what autostitch made of it:
Here's a couple of indoor panorama experiments.
You'll certainly be seeing more of these!