I liked it and thought it was well done. The cuts flowed with the song, the color seemed balanced and most shots were in focus. All of these other suggestions are minor.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Minor critiques: The only thing i'd say that didn't fit was the one scene that repeats twice of the baby screaming/crying about 1/3 of the way into the video. It distracted me from the overall flow of the video. It might just be me though.
Good point on the repeating clip... I questioned it, but in the end decided it added something, if nothing else a bit of humor (for all the good times, there are also some tears.... ok, a lot of tears) You might be right, that it might not fit well with the other clips.
Additional ideas: I'm not really sure what to call it, but try some clips where the camera is moving to create the appearance of a transition. So for instance instead of cutting to a shot directly with the baby in center frame, you go from something in her hands up to her face. Involve some panning of the camera or circleing around the baby for some different views. All of these are a challenge with a dslr and staying in focus, but they add a little more to the shots I believe.
Very true, most of them are fairly stationary. some quick panning would have been good... most of the clips are 1 second, and a few of them are 2 seconds... but really that suggestion might have more to do with how I video tape than edit. I'm not sure if I have many panning clips to choose from. I'll keep that in mind as I record going forward.
Yes, keeping things in focus is always a challenge... especially since I don't have any special equipment ... just my fingers on the ring. It has auto-focus but I find that it 'breathes' too much for my taste. Especially when the f-stop is set at 1.4.