Mar 28, 2007, 20:49
I've never presented photo slideshows to guests before - I guess the old gather round the slide projector thing was a bit before my time. These days though with technology the way it is, there's no reason that we can't do the same with our digital photos.
This article was pretty interesting - it talked about techniques to create a slideshow that won't bore your audience, and leave them wanting more:
http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/03/...ate-guide/
Most surprising was the - "don't narrate" tip - I always thought narration would add a bit of insight into the photos. I guess you have to toss up whether you want your photos to speak to people, or whether you yourself want to do so. It would depend on the crowd too, methinks...
What about you? Do you ever hold slideshow parties or show them off to friends and family? The closest we have gotten to that is actually playing back amateur footage from our camcorder and everyone having a good laugh. Also, we occasionally show our wedding video to people, which is very professionally done... but my wife always seems to narrate regardless...
This article was pretty interesting - it talked about techniques to create a slideshow that won't bore your audience, and leave them wanting more:
http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/03/...ate-guide/
Most surprising was the - "don't narrate" tip - I always thought narration would add a bit of insight into the photos. I guess you have to toss up whether you want your photos to speak to people, or whether you yourself want to do so. It would depend on the crowd too, methinks...
What about you? Do you ever hold slideshow parties or show them off to friends and family? The closest we have gotten to that is actually playing back amateur footage from our camcorder and everyone having a good laugh. Also, we occasionally show our wedding video to people, which is very professionally done... but my wife always seems to narrate regardless...
