Category: Slideshows

video documentaries and albums

Video Documentaries and Albums to Honor the History of Your Business

Posted Julie KesslerLeave a commentPosted in Digital organizing, Memorabilia, Memorial video tributes, Photo Albums, Slideshows

Every business has a story, and how you tell that story is important for future generations and new owners. Should you decide it is time to pass the company to other family members or put it up for sale, you’ll want a complete story that visually represents the history, explaining how and why it became the business it is today. From video interviews of original owners and staff to meaningful photos and memorabilia, Picture This Organized can help you document the most important milestones that could impact the direction the business takes long after you decide to step away.
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Photo and video slideshows for business

Digital Photo and Video Slideshows to Mark the Growth of Your Business

Posted Julie KesslerLeave a commentPosted in Digital organizing, Digitizing, Slideshows

Over the years, your business changes and grows to serve your customers better. Many of those changes were captured in meetings, celebrated at business parties, and updated on websites. Wouldn’t it be nice to commemorate your business’s growth in a simple photo or video slideshow you could show at the end of each fiscal year?

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Getting the Most Out of Your Videos

Posted Julie KesslerLeave a commentPosted in Archiving, Digital organizing, Digitizing, Home Movies, Memorial video tributes, Organizing, Photos, Slideshows, Storytelling

Over the years, I have collected many hours of film or video to preserve family memories like summer vacations, birthdays, and other special events in the form of home movies. If you have years of reels, videotapes, or DVDs, stored in boxes, learn how to convert old home movies to digital formats to preserve your history.
Your collection may include:

  • Film reels: old film from 3” to 8” with anywhere from 50’ to 600’ of footage. The cost to convert it is well worth being able to view it anytime
  • Tapes: 1 to 2-hour recordings including single or multiple events corrected several hours to many years

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Organizing, Sharing, and Securing iPhone Photos to Relive All Your Summer Fun

Posted Julie Kessler4 CommentsPosted in Digital organizing, Digitizing, Memorial video tributes, Organizing, Photos, Slideshows, Storytelling

Your iPhone is always handy to take pictures of people you love enjoying time together! Summer is in full swing, and there are plenty of things to do from enjoying family picnics and swimming to backyard camping and fireworks!

But, how do you keep track of all those new images added to your photo gallery? If you have an iPhone, it’s as simple as creating separate albums. This makes them easy to find and view quickly.

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How We Create a Video Slideshow Celebrating the Bride & Groom

How We Create a Video Slideshow to Celebrate the Bride & Groom

Posted Julie Kessler6 CommentsPosted in Slideshows, Storytelling, Weddings

If a family wedding is in your future, you might have “create a photo slideshow for the rehearsal dinner” on your to-do list. 

Video slideshows are a fun way to celebrate the joining of two lives by reminiscing with photos of the bride and groom at different stages of their lives and relationship. Photos of the bride and groom with family and friends also honors the important people in their lives.

The months of wedding preparation are full of busy tasks. If you’re tight on time, and don’t want to learn the technical side of creating a slideshow for the happy couple, our team is available to create it for you. Here’s how to get your photos ready for us: (more…)

How to Create a Mini Photo Album in an Instagram Story

How to Create a Mini Photo Album in an Instagram Story

Posted Julie Kessler4 CommentsPosted in Photo Displays, Slideshows, Storytelling, Uncategorized

After a season of family celebrations or a holiday vacation, many of us might want to to tell the story in a photo album. We like to take them off our shelves, turn the pages, gaze at the memories, then share them with family and friends through the years.

Then the onset of social media gave us yet another outlet for sharing our stories with photos.

If you’re using Instagram, you might post a few photos on your feed, but perhaps you haven’t considered the idea of creating a “social media scrapbook” using Instagram Stories.

You’ve probably seen Stories – they are the colorful circles at the top of your Instagram feed. You can tap on them to view someone’s photos or videos. (more…)