Simple Pleasures

For our first example, we journey to the fields of Iowa and join the life end review of an Iowa farmer.

This tribute has only one song but sometimes, as in this case, just the one is all you need.

The haunting melody and the lyrics that speak of home were seemingly tailor made for this individual.

This tribute is also a fine example of a post funeral tribute...by almost 20 years! Never the less, just because your family member passed away years before is no reason what so ever to not honor them for their contribution to family lore and legacy.

Perhaps you have a major family reunion coming up; how fascinating it would be to see the lives of your fore bearers come to life on screen. All those photos that Aunt Ethel has been dragging out every year are now backed with music and animated!

Another good thing about post-funeral tributes is that with the passage of time, the focus of the person's life has become clearer to the survivors making for a more detailed and honest assessment.

Either way, it beats listening to Aunt Ethel drone on and on about Great, Great, Great Uncle Cedric and his champion cauliflower garden!

And now for something completely different..!

Animation in Photostory3? You betcha! Old school style that is.

The person this was made for is a HUGE fan of Monty Phyton's Flying Circus. What better way to introduce his tribute but with a nod and a shout-out to the Phytons on his behalf!

The story unfolds from there but not in the order that one would expect. Just like its subject matter, Bob, the tribute is an eclectic mix of many interests and themes that somehow manage to present a whole picture of a most interesting fellow!

As you will no doubt note, yes, Bob is the Father of Audrey N. and after some debating, a special section was composed and devoted to just their relationship and its effect upon Bob's life.

This 85th Birthday tribute is also a great example of an online, long distance collaboration!

Yes, Virginia, we don't have to be sitting face to face in order for us to craft a tribute. Ideally, the photos you send will be coming via email and in a JPEG format. However, as in this case, if the best you can do are xeroxed copies on normal office paper, I can make that work too.

Special editing had to be made on some of the music in order to keep within Photostory's 20 minute time frame. The extra effort was well worth it however; the tribute was a smash with Bob and with his birthday party guests; something completely different indeed!