Reception Slideshow Method

[dave_shilling__sacramento_]

Hello All,

 

I did a wedding yesterday where the venue had two huge flatscreen HDTV's there. Since I knew this ahead of time,

I decided to put together a simple slideshow in Lightroom and show it during the reception. I was already aware

that some successful photographers do this as a regular practice, and I now know why.... tons of positive

feedback, requests for business cards, people stopping to check out my work and ask me questions, etc. Obviously,

I liked this response. I know some brides wont be into it (spoils the surprise) so I'll def be asking.

 

The question is.... how do I achieve this on the 99% of locations who do not have 72" Plasma TV's?

 

Do you guys use a projector? 30" monitor/TV with a laptop?

 

FWIW, I searched and found tons of opinions regarding software, not much about the delivery process.

[david_schilling___chicago_]

David Jay was/is a big advocate of this. Both he and I use a laptop at the reception. Since you don't need and really couldn't use any sound in the presentation, I simply use the slideshow feature for the folder of images using the windows viewer. I use a cable lock system to secure the laptop.

[vincedistefano]

If it were me, I'd get a Dell 24" flatpanel or something similar. They're just large enough to be eye-catching, and definitely better to view images than the laptop's screen. Keep the box and packaging it comes in. They're really not that heavy or bulky. Then you could sort of tuck away the laptop out of sight or behind it. Use a wireless mouse if necessary for clicking/starting/stopping. Prep a few images with your info in advance, and intersperse them with the photos.

[dave_shilling__sacramento_]

Thanks for the replies! Do you guys find that the smaller size causes people to kind of crowd around it to watch? I'm not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing...

[david_schilling___chicago_]

Dave, I try to find a free table as in the photo below. David Jay told me he often set his up right at the bar :-)<div></div>

[david_jay1]

On-site slideshows rock! Keep up the great work! I'd suggest just doing it on your laptop! That's what I've always done and

it works great.

 

Rock on!

[dave_shilling__sacramento_]

Thanks for the replies! DJ said the same thing to me! What is kinda funny and cool is that I was able to ask David Jay this question in person that evening when we went to the Freedom to Succeed Tour in San Francisco.... so unbeknownst to him, he answered me twice in like a 6 hour period. Thats some damn good customer service! Not to mention he was prob chillin in the tour bus at 4:30am.

 

DJ,

 

Thanks for a kick-ass seminar! I learned some cool stuff, had some of my PP techniques validated, and was engaged for 4.5 hours easily. We downloaded your slideshow software, and we're DEFINITELY going to get it.... so easy to use!

I totally rocked Showit sites Beta, which I found a WEEK after getting a bludomain site. Needless to say, it rocks, and I'll be making the transition before next years busy season.

[julian_ribinik]

<p>David and everyone else, hi, I know it was long time ago, but may be you'll still get a response.<br>

What screen size do you have? Do you think 15 inch is enough for that?</p>