Recently I had a 4 min story item to edit with a few short PTCs (Pieces to Camera) and JPEGs. Rather than go down the 'make-a-2D-photo-into-3D 'route or the 'zoom-in-and-out-with-Avid-pan-and-zoom' zoom, I tried something different: a photo carousel. It was created in AfterFX and, after a bit of maths, the rough carousel came out as you see it below. It could do with more easy-ease movement, but that wil be done when I have time to tweak.
The pictures are test photos and don't actually match the HD Format raster the template is in, changing the pictures can be done quickly and quite easily. If you'd like a copy of the AfterFX carousel template and project, please contact me via the contact page.