What else to call a Slide Show so avoid scaring guests

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If I tell someone I want to show them my slide show, they are liable to go,

"What . . . you mean vacation pictures? Uh, well, I just remembered I have a dentist appointment."

"Really? At nine PM?"

"Yeah, well, he works late."

OK, I haven't heard that one yet. But you never know.

I edit and assemble my slide shows carefully. No upside-down slides. No backwards slides. No pictures of kids, birthday parties, or picnics. I shoot mountains, rivers, forests. Attention is given to content, color, sequencing. I do a multi-image dissolve show using several projectors, controlled by a dissolve controller, with the dissolves and fades recorded on a tape for consistency. I project on an eight foot screen. It's like VistaVision or Panavision at home. There's a sound track. When someone does want to watch, they always like them.

The trick is just to get them down to the basement, where my (permanent) setup is.

I just haven't come up with the right come-on. How does "Panoramic Wide-Screen Photography show" sound?"
 
Tell'em that you've got an ultra-high resolution big-screen cinema-quality display.

And a fridge full of beer (or wine).

Seriously though that sounds like a fantastic setup.
 
Call it a 'Film Show in your private theatre'. They will think it has moving images, and isn't in a basement.
 
Say; "It is only 2 minutes"
If they are still seated after the 'trailer', say; "One more?"
And then you fire up the 180 minute extravaganza.


PS; this reminds me to dust off my Rollei twin when I visit my parents.
 
" How does "Panoramic Wide-Screen Photography show" sound?"

nah, sounds just like slide show:D

and i have no idea but good luck.You may just start a whole new craze.
Soon everyone will be doing slide shows and they will become so passe
 
The question you need to ask yourself, if the audience requires such coaxing to attend, are they the kind of audience you want to show your work to?

I think a small stack of 8x10" prints is more accessible to most people than slides, because they control the speed in which they flip through and don't feel obligated to politely sit there watching if the pace is slower than they would like.

My age, I've only ever seen one slide show. I really liked it, but I could see the reasons why many wouldn't, no matter the amount of time you put into the curation.
 
Harry S. said:
I think a small stack of 8x10" prints is more accessible to most people than slides, because they control the speed in which they flip through and don't feel obligated to politely sit there watching if the pace is slower than they would like.
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Hmm... exactly.
Even a full text gadget review with no picture is much easier to see than a video review in Youtube. I can read at my own pace, skip the uninteresting parts, and it's quiet.

[Add] It's about being bounded there, passively at your mercy about when this will finish.
Walking out before the presentation end is rude. Ruining the pace of the presentation for other peoples by starting a talk outside the Q&A session is also rude.
 
Harry S. said:
The question you need to ask yourself, if the audience requires such coaxing to attend, are they the kind of audience you want to show your work to?


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That was my first thought too. But as you stated, since people have prejudged what a slide show is, they may be pleasantly surprised when they find yours is that much different. I guess you just have to work on it.

Or, as others have suggested, ask them if they want to come down to the 'bar.' Then ask them if they would mind giving you their opinion on something you have been experimenting with.
 
Rob-F said:
If I tell someone I want to show them my slide show, they are liable to go...
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If you have to worry about this you're trying to show your pictures to the wrong group of people. Now, if you could say, "Let me show you my new photo book project..." :D

—Mitch/Potomac, MD
Tristes Tropiques
[Direct download link for PDF file of book project]
 
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