After a little inspiration from Patricia Davidson on G+ I decided to share a more in-depth look at my photography from 2012. It's a 5 min video on YouTube encompassing 65+ images from all the amazing places I visited, some with members of the forum.
Sit back, turn on 1080p, listen to the music and enjoy the view. Even if you don't have time for the whole video skip around to a couple places to see what you randomly land on.
I really like this way of presenting a year in review and feel it really brings the viewer into my work as a whole. For the technicals the video was created using the slideshow feature of Lightroom 4 and I found the music on some CC sites (spent the most time finding music I liked)
Enjoy
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 8, 2013 at 3:16 AM
A superb collection !
That's a lot of images in 5 minutes.
The second time through, I kept my curser over the pause button.
Well that was fun with a fresh cup of joe. Lots of outstanding imagery and very well presented.
Posted by Don Grall on January 8, 2013 at 10:01 AM
Fantastic method to display your amazing shots. I particularly liked the idea of putting a human for scale in the Subway shot. I don't think I've seen that done before.
I don't use Lightroom, just Photoshop. I wasn't aware that you could save the slideshow and combine it with music and post it to YouTube. Is that something that's new with LR4 or is it something I haven't figured out with Photoshop?
Posted by Doug Koepsel on January 8, 2013 at 10:32 AM
5 minutes well spent. I really enjoyed your show of the year's images
Posted by Joe Rogers on January 8, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Enjoyed show a great deal...This would make a good presentation to civic clubs and other gatherings..You cant have too many people see your work. They are always looking for programs.
Joe Rogers
This was very well done. Can you share a bit more about how you did this? What is CC? I am with Don and wasn't aware that you could do this through Lightroom. Some really awesome shots and perspectives in this collection. Thanks for sharing.
That's a great way to share your work. Evocative music always makes our art look better, too. You have a fine collection from 2012 and I enjoyed viewing them. Your night shots are particularly well done. Hope 2013 turns out to be as good for you as 2012.
Posted by Pete Miller on January 8, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Fantastic body of work Jason! Well done in all respects. :)
Posted by John Mumaw on January 8, 2013 at 7:49 PM
What a wonderful way to showcase your work! That was 5 minutes that I don't want to get back.
I liked the music very much and loved your work from this last year. Hope you have a stellar 2013, Jason!
@Don Thanks, I had never seen a person for perspective either and when a hiker was climbing up the wall I just asked him to stay. The export as a video slideshow feature is in both LR3 and LR4. I don't think it's possible to do something like that with photoshop but I've never really checked.
@Ed CC is creative commons, music that you can use for non-commercial purposes as long as you attribute. Lightroom allows you to fit the slide duration to the music but only allows one song for a show; I used GarageBand to combine the two tracks. It's pretty easy to make the video, it just involves selecting the images you want to use then exporting at the desired resolution. I also used the features to add an intro and credit page as well as my logo.
Posted by Don George on January 9, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Excellent work! Thanks for taking the time to put it together and especially for sharing it with us.
Posted by Anne K. Rusk on January 9, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Awesome!!! Between your video and what I have seen on G+, I may give this a try. It really is much more enjoyable!
Super collection of pics, Jason! You got too more places last year than many folks see in their lifetimes. One suggestion for future projects--the music is slow and contemplative but the pics are whizzing by at a mile a minute--not good! Forces people to hit pause which defeats the purpose. Maybe be a bit more selective (tough given the quality of shots) and use some panning or zooming. I use Premiere but there's pretty inexpensive software that can accomplish that. Good stuff.
Posted by Debbie Yarra on January 11, 2013 at 1:05 AM
Loved the video Jason! Great way to show your beautiful images. Made me want to go out and shoot. I like the choice of music filled me with peace. Blessings, Deb
I definitely enjoyed this Jason! Might have to play with that feature in Lightroom myself one of these days. I do find that I have to be in the right mood to enjoy a slideshow, though. Personally, I liked the somewhat faster pacing of images, but it seems like a really tricky balance to strike between photos whizzing by vs. the viewer rolling his eyes while he waits for the next one.
Thanks for the additional comments and suggestions. I think Jackson nailed it on the head with it being tricky to balance the length images are displayed. I chose a shorter time knowing that it might be too quick for some but that a longer time would be boring for others, it won't work for everyone. I didn't add any special transitions or pans like I've done in the past with premier and other software as the focus of the slideshow is the images themselves, not the effects used to display them.
I have another longer video project I'm working on right now that should be a little different though.
Discussion
17 repliesSit back, turn on 1080p, listen to the music and enjoy the view. Even if you don't have time for the whole video skip around to a couple places to see what you randomly land on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2UWmQSL2wo
I really like this way of presenting a year in review and feel it really brings the viewer into my work as a whole. For the technicals the video was created using the slideshow feature of Lightroom 4 and I found the music on some CC sites (spent the most time finding music I liked)
Enjoy
That's a lot of images in 5 minutes.
The second time through, I kept my curser over the pause button.
I don't use Lightroom, just Photoshop. I wasn't aware that you could save the slideshow and combine it with music and post it to YouTube. Is that something that's new with LR4 or is it something I haven't figured out with Photoshop?
Joe Rogers
Great job!
Sandy
I liked the music very much and loved your work from this last year. Hope you have a stellar 2013, Jason!
@Don Thanks, I had never seen a person for perspective either and when a hiker was climbing up the wall I just asked him to stay. The export as a video slideshow feature is in both LR3 and LR4. I don't think it's possible to do something like that with photoshop but I've never really checked.
@Ed CC is creative commons, music that you can use for non-commercial purposes as long as you attribute. Lightroom allows you to fit the slide duration to the music but only allows one song for a show; I used GarageBand to combine the two tracks. It's pretty easy to make the video, it just involves selecting the images you want to use then exporting at the desired resolution. I also used the features to add an intro and credit page as well as my logo.
I have another longer video project I'm working on right now that should be a little different though.