I’ve always been with my family. So having experienced the magnitude of watching my 2 wonderful children come into the world, i knew early on that i couldn’t afford to miss out on those childhood milestones that really only happen once in their lifetime. You know, the birth & first smiles & coos & teeth & haircut & steps & sports & reading & writing & graduation &, well, you get the picture. Not to mention all the fun stuff in between, like really loud burps and those completely off-the-wall things only a child can say! This is where some of our best footage has come from. Needless to say, i gladly took on the role of ‘designated camera/video buff’ and have been piling up an inordinate amount of footage ever since.
One summer day as my wife and i were watching some random video footage of our newborn daughter, it occurred to me: most of the video was just ok at best. I mean don’t get me wrong, I could watch video of my daughter till the break of dawn. It’s just that most of the tape was a bit shaky & included a bunch of ‘filler’ that i wouldn’t necessarily want to share with family or friends. There had to be a better way.
This point was further validated with the thousands of photos we’ve taken. How can we possibly enjoy watching and sharing the countless photos we’ve taken over the years? Digital slideshows are nice, but they all seem to follow the same boring pattern. There had to be a better way.
