The short video about a toothy baby, Charlie, who bites his brother, has been viewed on YouTube over twelve million times. The video may make you chuckle, but if you were Charlie's parents, would you be concerned that the whole world knows about your 2 children by face?
I'll admit that I put my children,nieces, nephews on YouTube all the time. Am I worried? No. Why? Because, according to the trusty Wikipedia, there are almost 80 million videos available for viewing on YouTube. What are the chances that my baby son's music video is going to become as famous as Charlie? I'm happy enough if it even gets viewed by my friends or family.
However, if you are still concerned about Read more
I gave birth to my first scrapbook after 17 months of labor. It was so traumatic I didn't start another one for years. Today, it takes me less than 2 hours to finish a WHOLE album. How? Read more
Every birthday, recital and special event, I end up with miles of footage but no video." ~ Esther Waworuntu, Parent (Framingham,MA)
The problem with videotaping is that there are just so many memories to capture : birthdays, graduations, recitals, sports event, holidays. By the time you try to video tape every highlight from the first day of Kindergarten to the Little League baseball game, you've got too much raw video footage and too little time to do anything with it.
To maintain a sustainable effort building your family video collection, try following the 1-2-3-Showcase! Plan.
What is the 1-2-3-Showcase! plan?
It's about planning with the end result in mind. Since you can't shoot everything, let alone edit everything you shoot, decide what you want to end up with at the end of the year. The 1-2-3-Showcase! Plan suggests that in one year , you will have created:
1 video story (3 minutes, 5 max)
2 video vignettes (1 to 2 minutes)
3 photoshows (set to music)
What’s in a Video Story?
A video story is a 3-minute video that covers a significant event in your Read more
Did you videotape your child when she was 1 or 2? No? Then you've lost that opportunity forever. But you have TODAY. Today, you can capture the joy in her smile, the twinkle in his eyes, the silly scraps she gets herself into. Don't lose that opportunity.
Never made a home movie before?
You've reached the right place. JoyRemembered.com is where busy families learn to have it both ways: living the busy life and saving the memories. Too often, we think we have to choose one or the other so Read more
"I'm not computer savvy at all. I wouldn't have dared start my photobook project if I didn't know I had these step-by-step videos to guide me. It turned out to be so easy." ~ Ruth T.
" I never knew you could do so many things with photos. I'm going to tell all my friends about your site, especially my friends who take tons and tons of pictures." ~ Elaine Ding, Singapore
"I run a home day-care and I created a photo calendar using photos of of the children. The parents said it was the best holiday gift they received from their childcare provider." ~ Esther Waworuntu, Framingham, MA.
