One of the things I enjoy creating for my clients is a custom photo montage.  These are often screened at wedding receptions, birthday parties, etc.  I create slideshows with motion and sound using Final Cut Pro on my mac.  They are a great way to show a personal history and celebrate family -- and on a very current medium, DVD!

Mac owner?  You can dabble in custom slideshows yourself using iMovie.  Here is a tutorial from Knight Digital Media Center explaining how to recreate the "Ken Burns Effect" with your family photos.  Ken Burns is a documentary filmmaker who often uses still shots in motion.  His latest film, The War, can be seen on PBS as a seven-part series.

http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/filmmakers/