Your vacation is over. You have many digital pictures and maybe even some video to enjoy. Do you want to share the experience with your friends? Of course you do.
Remember when Dad or Uncle would get out the slide or movie projector after having people over for supper and spending what seemed like the next three years that night droning on and on about "well, it looked better in person", "you really had to be there", or "this is right after that occurrence I told you about happened" ? What was it that made those shows boring? Usually, not enough editing.
If you want to share your pics and movies with people, whether by PowerPoint, QuickTime, Instagram, or some other electronic means, first ... EDIT, EDIT, EDIT.
Yes, edit it down to what is most important, the best shots, something that will catch an eye without boring it out. Remember, you have the memories of the entire trip. Make the presentation of the highlights.
There are many different programs available to aid in this, some may even have been included with your equipment. So, we won't do any product placement today.
What will really make your photos and movies stand out as very enjoyable is really very simple. Only show your best. If that means editing out the middle 5 1/2 minutes of an AVI file, do it. If it means limiting how many photos of any one subject you put in the show, limit them. If it means cropping out extraneous fluff from the image, make it so! Be harsh with yourself. You will still have all the original footage or files. So, you won't be missing anything. And your friends will be lining up to "like" or forward or even "Pin" your presentation.
Some Dads and Uncles way back when knew this secret, too. Those were the slide shows and movies you really liked. Remember saying "OOh!" or "Ahh!" or giggling and even laughing out loud? Sure you do. Those presentations made an impact, were enjoyable, and are remembered because someone knew how to EDIT.
Enjoy!
