Mother’s Day is this Sunday and Apple is taking notice. In addition toairing a Mother’s Day-themed iPhone 6s adand sending an email blast to remind customers to pick up an Apple Watch as a Mother’s Day gift recommendation, the company has now launched a dedicated website that lets you make your Mom appear in her own ‘Shot on iPhone’ film.
The interactive web app is aptly named “Moms Shot on iPhone” and is really amazing.
Marge is my Mom
To get started, visit momsshotoniphone.com in your desktop browser.
After the web app loads, agree to the Terms and Conditions which basically state that you grant Apple rights to incorporate your Mom’s picture and your name into a video that may be promoted on Facebook, if you choose so.
Click theUpload Imagebutton and select an image of Mom on your computer. You can adjust the uploaded photo using the zoom slider, if necessary.
To use another photo, clickChange Photo.
HitNextto personalize the film by entering your first name and last initial, then hitDonefor a preview. Satisfied with the results? ClickPostto share the movie on Facebook.
The video plays Mother’s Day ‘Shot on iPhone’ ad, with your Mom’s image appearing at the very end and the tagline “Happy Mother’s Day, Love, [YOUR NAME]”.
Super nice!
Free advertising
Apple’s legendary attention to detail is on display here as well: at the end of the video, there’s a disclaimer which cautions that “Final photo may not be shot on iPhone”.
If Apple manages to get thousands of people share this on social media, they’ll get tons of free advertising. How do you like this new web app from Apple and will you be making a ‘Shot on iPhone’ video starring your Mom to surprise here on Mother’s Day?
