Yesterday I heard from a lot of people who hate Live Photos and think they're worthless.

Let me just say that as someone who's had a few friends and family members pass away since Live Photos launched that being able to go back to photos and get a few seconds of video and movement on either side of a special moment is transformative in bringing me back to that memory. They've become really precious to me in a way still photos can't.

I'm excited for Apple's 3D Spatial Photos/Videos as a result.

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Jan Lehnardt :couchdb:

@searls Live Photos are the best

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mellowfish

@searls I’m definitely learning to appreciate Live Photos as my son grows. I still find many things about them obnoxious from a UX perspective, but I see the value in the end result

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Mega “Byte” Matt :clippy:

@searls *turns on Live Photos again*

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Bodo

@searls as a parent I love Live Photos. Seeing the little one grow up with them is amazing.

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Greg Woods

@searls Photos that didn’t have live turned on, or taken before the feature existed, feel broken to me. It’s absolutely essential.

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Caleb Hearth :d6:

@searls People who don’t like Live Photos confuse me. They don’t hurt anything, and it makes it so easy to get the right shot that you’d otherwise miss. Also, I’m a parent of a toddler and a baby and I’m constantly changing the key frame from a Live Photo to get the smile or look.

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olivierlacan

@searls Oh absolutely the sheer delight of being able to have a snapshot come to life with sound is transformational to say the least.

It's frankly a bummer third-parties like Adobe haven't adapted to this mixed media to provide a better experience when you just want to interact with the still itself however.

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pǝǝʌɐɾ s

@searls I only ever take Live Photos because of this. Although I just saw a picture of someone very close to me who passed away recently and she looked sad in the key photo. Holding down on it I saw that she really was sad at that time and my pain grows tenfold. I guess it’s worth remembering that they can cut both ways.

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