December 25, 2009 37 Comments

Happy Holidays 2009- My Photo Project

Harold Gets a Bit Sour

Yesterday, I came up with an idea for a holiday photo project. There are great submissions in the comments.

Above is my submission. Below is my niece, Cindy, who would make a close second:

Cindy with Frosting

And here’s a quick video capturing the frenzy. Because we have to do that.

There are a few other Christmas photos here.

So, why do this? Because making media and then sharing it is one big, easy essential fundamental to understanding how the social web works. It’s what we do. It’s how we do it. It’s a way to get to know and understand others. And this was just a simple project. You can do this for your business with just a little bit of thinking. For your community, for your family, for whatever needs the effort. It’s not just marketing. It’s a way to capture the world around you and share it. (The “share” part is the big difference. We’ve had ways to take pictures for a century. It wasn’t until sharing that it really mattered.)

To Go With Your New Cameras

If someone you know (or you) got a new digital camera or video camera for Christmas, consider getting them set up at the following places:

And there are probably a few other services you should consider trying out, but maybe you’ll leave your favorites in the comments.

What did you think of the project, those of you who did it?

Related posts:

  1. Holiday Photo Project
  2. Happy Holidays And Thanks
  3. Happy Holidays from Network2
  4. A Flickr Project for Everybody
  5. 12 Things to Stop Doing in 2009

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  • http://hormonecoloreddays.blogspot.com/ Kim/hormone-colored days

    We love picnik! I introduced my 8-year-old niece to it last week and she's already got some mad skillz manipulating pictures. My boys love it, too.

    Merry Christmas!

  • http://twitter.com/eugenephotoblog Eugene

    Another great online photo editing resource is Photoshop Express. It's free to sign up at https://www.photoshop.com.

    For those with iPhones and iPod Touches, I highly recommend the Exposure app to view Flickr photos (by recent, favorites, location close to you, or your contacts).

  • http://www.benspark.com BenSpark

    Chris,
    Merry Christmas to you and Your Family.

    We're have a great time with the Virtual Christmas Blog. Here is our Christmas morning. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3433376

  • http://www.benspark.com BenSpark

    I'm also using Qik with my Droid and it Rocks. BTW a friend of mine gave me the Droid Dock for Christmas, it is pretty sweet.

  • http://www.barberproductions.com Bruce Barber

    Kids are what's all about. Mine are getting older, but on this day I'm always reminded how lucky I am to have them – and what an incredible responsibility we ALL share: to make theirs a better world.

    Merry Christmas to you and yours, Chris.

  • http://www.benspark.com BenSpark

    Chris,
    I think that You should do the Photo-A-Day Challenge and use Shuttercal to do it. I'm the Shuttercal Guest Blogger for 2010 and Since Photo-A-Day is something I've been doing for Nearly 5 years straight I think that you should add Shuttercal to that list of sites to direct new photographers to. You can post one photo every day and at the end of the month there is a whole calendar of photos. You can see mine at http://www.shuttercal.com/calendar/BenSpark/. There is also a really awesome product that they have but I'm not going to go selling you on it. You can see for yourself how unique it is. I hope to see you on shuttercal in 2010. Let me know if you sign up. It is free/

  • http://stevegarfield.com stevegarfield

    Merry Christmas!

    I love that you are encouraging people to share moments with media making tools. I've made so many close friends around the world through online media and moments showing.

    It doesn't have to be perfect, edited, or in HD.

    Your readers might be interested in my new book, Get Seen.

    http://stevegarfield.com/getseen

    In it I give easy to follow step-by-step examples of how to put video online. There's also tips on how to get good sound and lighting. Fun interviews too.

    Along with the book there's a companion site with a forum for people to ask questions and share.

    Happy Christmas!
    –Steve

  • http://bladeronner.com bladeronner

    There's nothing like the precious words of a 4 year old to express the true meaning of Christmas. Huh?
    http://vimeo.com/8383374

  • prosperitygal

    WOW been using picnik but had not heard of some of the others, thanks for sharing the resources everyone-Very Merry to everyone.

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    Totally crying with laughter at the video. : )

  • http://hormonecoloreddays.blogspot.com/ Kim/hormone-colored days

    hilarious! He's speaking from the heart.

  • http://bladeronner.com bladeronner

    Ha! Glad you liked it. He's often proof positive that what happens in real
    life is often way more funny than anything I could write.:)

  • http://www.onlineinvestingai.com/blog/ George

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing! I love to rip open presents too.

  • frankkenny

    Using a Flip, we have created more than 170 videos for our Chamber of Commerce members. I simply pop into the business, ask the owner if they have a few minutes to do an interview, shoot a quick 2 or 3 minutes, get to my laptop to edit with Sony Vegas then post on our Ning site, youtube, facebook, blog, etc…. I can do several videos in one day.

    I can't express adequately just how powerful this has been for our chamber. It is one of the reasons we have doubled membership in the past 18 months.

    Next, webinars for our members hosted by me.

  • Diane Brogan

    Chris got some neat gifts for Christmas. The best can be seen at http://bit.ly/7NeGeP

  • http://stevegarfield.com stevegarfield

    My cousin liked this musical Santa hat:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLC9bxK_gk0

  • streamingmarv

    Here is my Maui Xmas video business card link: http://bit.ly/5i8fFS

  • rondesi

    Video of my daughter opening presents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrvOM7CSLIw

  • mmyerspalio

    Here's a shot of my 7 year old at 30 something thousand feet enjoying the fruits of his Christmas labor in the morning. Also a reference to your blog in the post it accompanies.

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  • http://www.buckdaddyblog.com BuckDaddy

    Here is a video of my daughter opening her presents on Christmas morning unedited uncut.
    The 47 second mark is what makes it special.
    http://www.buckdaddyblog.com/featured/christmas…

  • http://www.mikeslife.org Mike CJ

    Here's mine, although I'm having some trouble with Louie the dog, who is not at all happy about this image of him: http://www.mikeslife.org/content/my-christmas-p…

  • http://latimes.com/unhub Andrew Nystrom / @AdNys

    Great project, Chris. Happy holidays to you and yours. Here's a raw, cautionary pic by my friend Jacobo, reminding everyone to stay safe on the roads this holiday season: http://twitpic.com/vfefn

  • http://www.toddearwood.com earwood

    Chris – I think the best expression of the holiday season is the element of surprise. I think this shot I took of my nephew captures that well. http://bit.ly/6asGhB

    Hope your holidays were great.

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    I think that you should add Shuttercal to that list of sites to direct new photographers to. You can post one photo every day and at the end of the month there is a whole calendar of photos.I've made so many close friends around the world through on-line media and moments showing.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/solargroupies Glenn Fay

    Nice work! Just be glad you're not a real Vermonter! http://digg.com/d31E1Bf

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    the team at HMA Public Relations accepts your photo challenge. Here's our entry. http://hmatime.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/challen…

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    WOW has been using Picnik, but some others had heard of, to share resources so everyone Merry Thanks for everyone.

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