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Everyday January 2012

Well mostly everyday.  One of my goals for the year was to take a no fuss self portrait with the Everyday app.  I made it 21 out of 31 days in January.  Here is the video.  

Fireworks Video

I went down to the big fireworks display over downtown Houston and walked and walked and walked until I found the perfect seat.  From there I took a video of the finale with my iPhone.  I am VERY happy with the video and how easy it is to take video with this little device.  I don't see myself using my Fuji F20 or my Flip Ultra very much anymore.  The thing about the iPhone is that I will always have it with me, it is smaller than the other two devices and it has more storage.  It's a no brainer.

Jellyfish

I haven't really had a chance to use the Flip as much as I had hoped or thought I would, but I haven't really hit any big festivals or events yet since getting it. There are videos from other people on Flickr (mainly Heather) that I absolutely love.  I knew it was going to be hard to get artistic videos like, but it much harder than I thought it would be.  My videos feel flat and look like "snapshots" to me (if that makes sense).  Practice will hopefully make perfect.

Epilogue

I want to post my feelings as in the last post, but I don't want to give the impression I am curled up in a ball crying. Crying maybe, but definitely functional. So to end the evening on a more uplifting note, watch this.

 
One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.

Approaching the Monument

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Well here is the first video from the Flip Ultra.  At least the first video I'm sharing.  I'm not sure how to deal with the video compression or even if it is something I should worry about.  There is a whole new arena that I'm going to have to learn.  

Holgalicious

Playing with Animoto. You upload your photos, add music and the site creates what is essentially a music video with your pictures. This is a 30 second short which they offer for free on their site. The full length videos are a reasonable price at $3 for one video or $30 for a year. It is quite addicting and I'm thinking about getting the All Access pass. $30 is a bargain. Go make a video and leave me a comment so I can check it out.

San Jacinto in 30 seconds

Playing around with iMovie and Flickr video. You can read my thoughts on this video here.

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