Selecting Photos for a Video Scrapbook

When starting a video scrapbook, you might find that you have more than enough photos to include. Therefore, you’ll have to be selective in choosing photos. Here’s some tips that’ll help you select the best photos for your video scrapbook:

• Avoid photos that are out of focus.
• Avoid photos that are too small. When you enlarge them, they will become grainy.
• Select a mix of close up photos and photos taken from a distance.
• Select photos with individuals and some with groups of people.
• Select photos that show important events or stages in one’s life.
• Select photos that are candid and show character.
• Select horizontal photos if possible. TV/computer monitors are wider than they are tall, so horizontal photos fill the screen and look much better. When you use vertical photos, black bars appear on each side of the photo since it doesn’t fill the screen. This is OK occasionally. However, it could be distracting if you have too many vertical photos.
• Remember that each photo will probably display 6-8 seconds. So you might want to count the number of pictures you want to include and multiply that number by 7 seconds to determine how long the video will be.

Have fun! And keep checking my blog for more video scrapbooking tips!