Bill Olson Video Eau Claire, Wisconsin (715) 835-6446 send an e-mail	Photo Montages All video are Windows Media Files All video samples can be downloaded and saved on your computer to be viewed at your leisure by right-clicking on the link and selecting “Save Target As...” (Wisconsin requires a 5.5% sales tax be added to all transactions.)
Home Page Wedding Videos Photo Montages Event Videos Business Videos Video Samples Testimonials Meet Bill Olson Pricing	Photo montages are a wonderful way to celebrate the people we cherish, and those special events or experiences of growing up that have been captured on still photos. You choose the music to go with your pictures. The minimum price is $50 for up to 50 pictures. Additional pictures are $1/picture. The customer selects the music they want. New photomontage Sample 1 New photomontage Sample 2 The testimonial below is in response to these video samples.	(Photo by Richard Purves, Chippewa Valley Community Television.) I wear white cotton gloves to make sure I don't get fingerprints on your photos. Above, I'm holding a picture of my mom. I will handle your photos with the same care I would use in handling my own.
New Photo Montage Features Bill Olson is pleased to be able to offer the following features for photo montages: Each photo montage will have a Loop All option on the main DVD menu. This option will allow the video to automatically repeat until stopped. This is a great feature for parties, wedding receptions and other events. As with any DVD, each photomontage can be played in a standard DVD player. The photomontage will also have additional features when played in a computer. Each photomontage DVD will contain the original photos, which can be accessed from a computer to be e-mailed, printed, or copied to other storage media. If you want to play the DVD of your photo montage on a computer, you will have the option to play it either in standard TV resolution or in ultra-high definition, maintaining the resolution of the original photos. You will be able to play your photo montage on a computer that has a DVD drive, even if it doesn't have the software to play a DVD movie. Photo Montage Length The length of each photomontage I create is typically the sum of the length of all the songs it contains. But the length of your photo montage can vary. Talk to me about how you would like your photo montage customized. Text and Captions Text can be added for $1 per photo caption or $1 per line for text pages or scrolling text. Your text must be provided in an electronic form, such as e-mail or a text or doc file on disk to avoid second-hand spelling errors and typos. To keep your text readable on TV, each line must have no more than 26 characters, including spaces and punctuation. Please plan ahead and proof-read your work; changing text will cost $2 / word. Video and Graphics Video contributed by the client can be added to a photo montage for $5 per minute of contributed video. If the contributed video has to be edited, an additional fee may be required. Contributed graphics can be added for $1 per graphic. If graphics have to be produced, an additional creation fee may be required. How to prepare your photos for the montage The standard wedding photo montage typically includes up to 75 pictures. Usually, couples select 25 of the bride growing up, 25 of the groom growing up and 25 of both as a couple. Then you select the songs you want. Just one song for each group of 25 pictures. If there's a particular order you'd like me to present the photos in, I recommend numbering small post-it notes and sticking them to the backs of each photo. Write the numbers on the notes before attaching them to prevent making an impression on the photos. Put each group of photos in a separate container, such as a manila envelope or zip-lock bag. Use a container that is big enough for the photos so it can be sealed to keep the photos from spilling out. Sometimes, a photo is removed from an album, leaving a sticky residue on the back of photo. When pictures are placed against each other, the face of the next photo can stick to the back of one that came from an album, creating a possibility of tearing or other damage being done to the photo. One solution is to apply a piece of paper on the sticky back of an album photo. Feel free to share other creative solution you come up with. Your photos are valuable and in some cases, irreplaceable. Therefore, where possible, I recommend that they be delivered personally. If you send them, I recommend certified mail requiring my signature so that together, we can help safeguard them. Digital Photos Digital photos or electronic photo files are best. If you have photos in an electronic format, like from a digital camera or from being scanned, the electronic format is best for me, since I'll have to scan printed photos anyway. If you print out digital photos, it will degrade the quality of the photos and will take me longer to create the photomontage. So if your photos are in a digital or electronic format, please don't print them. I recommend copying (be careful to not accidentally move them) the photos into another folder of your computer and renaming them with the number in the order that you'd like them in the photomontage. For example – 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 097.jpg, 146.jpg, etc. Be sure to not change the extension (such as .jpg). Group Photos If you have photos of the subject in a group of people, you might be able to pick them out instantly, but I might not be able to, especially if the subject is younger or is desguised in some fashion. Include a note to let me know who's who. For example, “I'm the one on the far left,” or “He's the one in sunglasses.” Make it very clear who I'm supposed to focus on. Changes Please plan ahead how you would like your photo montage produced. I would be happy to discuss your ideas with you. Changes in your plan, due to indecision or new ideas, can lead to delays and may result in an additional fee. Sending Photos or Music by E-mail Photos and music are large files, so it is often impossible to sent them via conventional e-mail if they are larger than 5 MB. Large files can be sent via Sendthisfile.com. If you have photos and/or music in an electronic format (such as mp3 music or photos from a digital camera or photos that you scanned) and would like to send them to me over the Internet, click on the following link: Click here to send large files. In the top box that says “Enter your email address,” enter MY e-mail address: iconostar@yahoo.com In the box that says “Enter a message here,” enter your name and any other information you think I should know. Unfortunately, at this time, only one file at a time can be sent, but if you have computer with Windows XP, you can put all the photos and music together into a Zip file. Copy the photos into a folder for the photo montage, then change the filenames of the copied photos so that they will tell me the correct order for the montage. For example: Bobbie 01, Bobbie 02, Bobbie 22, Justin 23, Justin 25, etc. If you have the songs in with the pictures, please name them so I know which group of photos to put them with (Bobbie.mp3, Justin.mp3, Bobbie and Justin.mp3). One way to create the zip file with Windows XP is to draw a box around all the photos (and music), right click, select Send To / Compressed (Zipped) Folder. Songs / Music The price assumes that no more than one song or part of a song will be used for each group of 25 photos. Additional songs cost $2 each. To cut a song short from the beginning or end will cost $5 for each edit. Basically, the quickest and most cost-effective way to make a photomontage is to allow the photos to play for the length of the desired music. This works best if the result is that each song runs for 5 to 10 seconds each. So for example, if you have 50 photos, and two songs that add up to 7 minutes, multiply 7 by 60 seconds (in this case you'll get 420 seconds). Then divide by the number of photos (in this case 50). You will then get the number of seconds each photo will be on screen (in this example, more than 8 seconds, which is a good time). If the photos will be on screen for less than 3 seconds or more than 12 seconds, this can decrease viewer enjoyment in most cases. Unfortunately, I cannot legally provide or obtain commercially-published songs or music. The client is welcome to provide any songs they want in the photo montage, since people may copy music they purchase to other formats for their own personal use. I can supply only royalty-free music that I have licensed. Songs can be provided as mp3 files, WAV files, or on original store-bought CDs or copies of CDs. All CDs will be returned with the photos. Note: iTunes (which have the extension m4p) will not work, since they are encrypted to be played and used only by the purchaser. YouTube cannot be used as a source, since music on YouTube cannot be copied in a quality format and legal permission cannot be obtained. Audio Quality of Songs and photos Before bringning me your songs and photos, listen to the songs you have. Sometimes customers download music from the Internet or get it from an old CD or record album. Sometimes these sources yield audio with crackles, gaps, skips or other audio problems. Keep in mind that the music on the photomontage DVD will not be of better quality than the original. So if your songs have bad audio, those audio problems with be duplicated exactly on the photomontage DVD. Likewise, the quality of photos will not be better on the DVD than on the original photos, though I will make whatever adjustments I can to brightness, contrast and color. Resoration of damage photos is also possible (see below). Number of Copies Each photo montage purchase gets 1 DVD copy. Additional copies cost $10 each. Special prices can be arranged for purchases of more than 10 DVDs. Short Notice Don't procrastinate. Contact me as soon as you can for a photo montage needed for a specific date. In some circumstances, I may not be able to process an order with less than two weeks notice. Photo montages for funerals can often be completed in 24 hours and always get priority. Photo Restoration In some cases, damaged photos can be repaired digitally. The fee for photo restoration is $35/hour with a $35 minimum.
Bill, Just a little note to tell you thank you so much for the wonderful & talented job you did on my son’s picture montage for his wedding. It was delightful! Everyone enjoyed it greatly. Laughing, crying and a lot of clapping went on during the presentation. I had people coming up to me all night telling me how much they enjoyed it. Thank you so much; it was a wonderful finishing touch to a very special day. “Thanks a million” Cheryl Kline	Bill, I just want to tell you how happy I am with how the video turned out! Thank you so much, my parents will just love it! You will get an excellent referral from me! Rebecca S. McHugh

Bill Olson Video
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Photo Montages

All video are Windows Media Files

All video samples can be downloaded and saved on your computer to be viewed at your leisure by right-clicking on the link and selecting “Save Target As...”

(Wisconsin requires a 5.5% sales tax be added to all transactions.)

Photo Montages

Business Videos

Photo montages are a wonderful way to celebrate the people we cherish, and those special events or experiences of growing up that have been captured on still photos.

You choose the music to go with your pictures.

The minimum price is $50 for up to 50 pictures. Additional pictures are $1/picture.

The customer selects the music they want.

New photomontage Sample 1

New photomontage Sample 2

The testimonial below is in response to these video samples.

(Photo by Richard Purves, Chippewa Valley Community Television.)

I wear white cotton gloves to make sure I don't get fingerprints on your photos. Above, I'm holding a picture of my mom. I will handle your photos with the same care I would use in handling my own.

New Photo Montage Features

Bill Olson is pleased to be able to offer the following features for photo montages:

Each photo montage will have a Loop All option on the main DVD menu. This option will allow the video to automatically repeat until stopped. This is a great feature for parties, wedding receptions and other events.

As with any DVD, each photomontage can be played in a standard DVD player. The photomontage will also have additional features when played in a computer.

Each photomontage DVD will contain the original photos, which can be accessed from a computer to be e-mailed, printed, or copied to other storage media.

If you want to play the DVD of your photo montage on a computer, you will have the option to play it either in standard TV resolution or in ultra-high definition, maintaining the resolution of the original photos.

You will be able to play your photo montage on a computer that has a DVD drive, even if it doesn't have the software to play a DVD movie.

Photo Montage Length

The length of each photomontage I create is typically the sum of the length of all the songs it contains. But the length of your photo montage can vary. Talk to me about how you would like your photo montage customized.

Text and Captions

Text can be added for $1 per photo caption or $1 per line for text pages or scrolling text. Your text must be provided in an electronic form, such as e-mail or a text or doc file on disk to avoid second-hand spelling errors and typos.

To keep your text readable on TV, each line must have no more than 26 characters, including spaces and punctuation.

Please plan ahead and proof-read your work; changing text will cost $2 / word.

Video and Graphics

Video contributed by the client can be added to a photo montage for $5 per minute of contributed video. If the contributed video has to be edited, an additional fee may be required.

Contributed graphics can be added for $1 per graphic. If graphics have to be produced, an additional creation fee may be required.

How to prepare your photos for the montage

The standard wedding photo montage typically includes up to 75 pictures. Usually, couples select 25 of the bride growing up, 25 of the groom growing up and 25 of both as a couple. Then you select the songs you want. Just one song for each group of 25 pictures.

If there's a particular order you'd like me to present the photos in, I recommend numbering small post-it notes and sticking them to the backs of each photo. Write the numbers on the notes before attaching them to prevent making an impression on the photos.

Put each group of photos in a separate container, such as a manila envelope or zip-lock bag. Use a container that is big enough for the photos so it can be sealed to keep the photos from spilling out.

Sometimes, a photo is removed from an album, leaving a sticky residue on the back of photo. When pictures are placed against each other, the face of the next photo can stick to the back of one that came from an album, creating a possibility of tearing or other damage being done to the photo. One solution is to apply a piece of paper on the sticky back of an album photo. Feel free to share other creative solution you come up with.

Your photos are valuable and in some cases, irreplaceable. Therefore, where possible, I recommend that they be delivered personally. If you send them, I recommend certified mail requiring my signature so that together, we can help safeguard them.

Digital Photos

Digital photos or electronic photo files are best.

If you have photos in an electronic format, like from a digital camera or from being scanned, the electronic format is best for me, since I'll have to scan printed photos anyway. If you print out digital photos, it will degrade the quality of the photos and will take me longer to create the photomontage. So if your photos are in a digital or electronic format, please don't print them.

I recommend copying (be careful to not accidentally move them) the photos into another folder of your computer and renaming them with the number in the order that you'd like them in the photomontage. For example – 001.jpg, 002.jpg, 097.jpg, 146.jpg, etc. Be sure to not change the extension (such as .jpg).

Group Photos

If you have photos of the subject in a group of people, you might be able to pick them out instantly, but I might not be able to, especially if the subject is younger or is desguised in some fashion. Include a note to let me know who's who. For example, “I'm the one on the far left,” or “He's the one in sunglasses.” Make it very clear who I'm supposed to focus on.

Changes

Please plan ahead how you would like your photo montage produced. I would be happy to discuss your ideas with you. Changes in your plan, due to indecision or new ideas, can lead to delays and may result in an additional fee.

Sending Photos or Music by E-mail

Photos and music are large files, so it is often impossible to sent them via conventional e-mail if they are larger than 5 MB.

Large files can be sent via Sendthisfile.com. If you have photos and/or music in an electronic format (such as mp3 music or photos from a digital camera or photos that you scanned) and would like to send them to me over the Internet, click on the following link:

Click here to send large files.

In the top box that says “Enter your email address,” enter MY e-mail address:

iconostar@yahoo.com

In the box that says “Enter a message here,” enter your name and any other information you think I should know.

Unfortunately, at this time, only one file at a time can be sent, but if you have computer with Windows XP, you can put all the photos and music together into a Zip file. Copy the photos into a folder for the photo montage, then change the filenames of the copied photos so that they will tell me the correct order for the montage.

For example: Bobbie 01, Bobbie 02, Bobbie 22, Justin 23, Justin 25, etc. If you have the songs in with the pictures, please name them so I know which group of photos to put them with (Bobbie.mp3, Justin.mp3, Bobbie and Justin.mp3).

One way to create the zip file with Windows XP is to draw a box around all the photos (and music), right click, select Send To / Compressed (Zipped) Folder.

Songs / Music

The price assumes that no more than one song or part of a song will be used for each group of 25 photos.

Additional songs cost $2 each. To cut a song short from the beginning or end will cost $5 for each edit.

Basically, the quickest and most cost-effective way to make a photomontage is to allow the photos to play for the length of the desired music. This works best if the result is that each song runs for 5 to 10 seconds each. So for example, if you have 50 photos, and two songs that add up to 7 minutes, multiply 7 by 60 seconds (in this case you'll get 420 seconds). Then divide by the number of photos (in this case 50). You will then get the number of seconds each photo will be on screen (in this example, more than 8 seconds, which is a good time).

If the photos will be on screen for less than 3 seconds or more than 12 seconds, this can decrease viewer enjoyment in most cases.

Unfortunately, I cannot legally provide or obtain commercially-published songs or music. The client is welcome to provide any songs they want in the photo montage, since people may copy music they purchase to other formats for their own personal use.

I can supply only royalty-free music that I have licensed.

Songs can be provided as mp3 files, WAV files, or on original store-bought CDs or copies of CDs. All CDs will be returned with the photos.

Note: iTunes (which have the extension m4p) will not work, since they are encrypted to be played and used only by the purchaser. YouTube cannot be used as a source, since music on YouTube cannot be copied in a quality format and legal permission cannot be obtained.

Audio Quality of Songs and photos

Before bringning me your songs and photos, listen to the songs you have. Sometimes customers download music from the Internet or get it from an old CD or record album. Sometimes these sources yield audio with crackles, gaps, skips or other audio problems. Keep in mind that the music on the photomontage DVD will not be of better quality than the original. So if your songs have bad audio, those audio problems with be duplicated exactly on the photomontage DVD.

Likewise, the quality of photos will not be better on the DVD than on the original photos, though I will make whatever adjustments I can to brightness, contrast and color. Resoration of damage photos is also possible (see below).

Number of Copies

Each photo montage purchase gets 1 DVD copy. Additional copies cost $10 each. Special prices can be arranged for purchases of more than 10 DVDs.

Short Notice

Don't procrastinate. Contact me as soon as you can for a photo montage needed for a specific date. In some circumstances, I may not be able to process an order with less than two weeks notice.

Photo montages for funerals can often be completed in 24 hours and always get priority.

Photo Restoration

In some cases, damaged photos can be repaired digitally. The fee for photo restoration is $35/hour with a $35 minimum.

Bill,

Just a little note to tell you thank you so much for the wonderful & talented job you did on my son’s picture montage for his wedding. It was delightful! Everyone enjoyed it greatly. Laughing, crying and a lot of clapping went on during the presentation. I had people coming up to me all night telling me how much they enjoyed it. Thank you so much; it was a wonderful finishing touch to a very special day.

“Thanks a million”

Cheryl Kline

Bill,

I just want to tell you how happy I am with how the video turned out!

Thank you so much, my parents will just love it!

You will get an excellent referral from me!

Rebecca S. McHugh