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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Photos / June 2006Style primer sought for Windows XP Photo Story
I see what can be done with Windows XP Photo Story (I think). However, making up what to do using my untrained eye is not likely to produce the best outcome. For example, which photos should have panning and zooming effects applied and which should be left as is? What should be the center of zooming when there are no people in the picture? What kind of cropping is best for this approach: Should stills be cropped normally or is a larger field of view preferred?  SignatureCG > I see what can be done with Windows XP Photo Story (I > think). However, making up what to do using my untrained [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > approach: Should stills be cropped normally or is a > larger field of view preferred? ===================================== Bottom line...if it looks good to you...it's correct. Maybe the following sites will offer some ideas: Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ Make Your Pictures Come to Life with Photo Story 3 http://tinyurl.com/a9amq Windows Movie Maker 2 - Photo Story 3 www.papajohn.org PapaJohn's Newsletter Archive: http://tinyurl.com/4vb5p Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 http://tinyurl.com/3q9tn SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Making Good Newsgroup Posts http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm I very much appreciate the references and I'll read all of them. However, I cannot say I agree that "if it looks good to you...it's correct," at least for me. Although my first attempts at still photography looked pretty good to me, it took me several years' work until my photos looked good to experienced photographers and to a few editors. I have sat through--and put on--too many boring slide shows to believe that what fascinates the photographer will always interest the audience or even keep them awake. Upon reflection, I think that the techniques to be used within XP Photo Story have most to do with shooting videos. Still photos are the grist for this marvelous technology. Off to learn video basics! SignatureCG > > I see what can be done with Windows XP Photo Story (I > > think). However, making up what to do using my untrained [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > http://tinyurl.com/3q9tn It's all about composition. Once you understand what an attractive composition is, you can see how to pan or zoom from one good composition to another. Try things out--all it costs is time, and that's the only way I know to get experience. ;-) The "Ken Burns effect" of panning and zooming on still pictures provides some explicit movement and interest for viewers. If you keep your initial attempts short--less than 10 minutes--then you will have a good chance to learn what works without inducing boredom. An appropriate musical background is also great. (Some people are so worried that they won't "understand" wine that they're afraid to try it. That's an error of omission. ;-) -michael > I very much appreciate the references and I'll read all of them. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Story have most to do with shooting videos. Still photos are the grist for > this marvelous technology. Off to learn video basics! Signature-michael Parallel computing for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused." |
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