My workflow:
1. Make a beat in garage-band.
Free beats by KIM download ZIP >
Or if you wanna, experiment with these garage band source files to get going: ZIP of EK BEATS > // Dropbox mirror
I first start with making a beat for fun. I try to ride a certain vibe and feeling. I use GarageBand on my MacBook laptop. I use loops, and I export it once it feels done.
All my beats for free here.
2. Choose photos you like
Select photos or pictures you like. Then export it.
3. Optimal iMovie settings
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In iMovie, go to “Preferences”, then change the photo placement as “FIT”, and also photo duration at around “1.0 seconds”. I find this is good.
4. Just play around with it!
No right or wrong. Just fun! Keep experimenting, creating, and enjoying the creative bliss of the creative zen-zone flow!
Creativity
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Re-discover your inner-child like PICASSO:
- Creative Productivity
- In Praise of Repetition
- The Eternal Creative Loop
- CREATE!
- The Goal is Spontaneous Creative Activity
- Ignore Your Haters.
- You’re on a Winning Streak
- Ultralight Photography
- How to see.
- CREATORS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
- How to Ignore Your Inner-Critic
- How to Unlock Your Inner-Genius
- Success is Your Only Option
- How to Make Your Photos More Artistic
- Creative Lessons Rick Rubin Can Teach You About Photography
- Why I Love Shooting With an LCD Screen
- How to Shoot Abstract Photography
- How to Be More Spontaneous in Your Photography and Life
- How to Re-Invent Yourself in Photography
- How to Photograph Like a Child
- How to Be a More Imaginative Photographer
- Provoke
- Never Rust
- Limit Your Palette
- Follow Your Intuition
- Have Creative Confidence in Yourself
- How To Find Your Unique Voice in Photography
- Beginner’s Mind
- There is No Wrong Way to Shoot Street Photography
- You Can’t Control the Results, Only Effort
- On Capturing Beauty in the Mundane
- On Searching For the Maximum
- The Beauty of “Creative Constraints”
- How to Stay Curious
- Enjoy the Process
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