there are a number of awful tutorials out there--some hard to read, a lot of mumbling, most influenced by some synthetic energy drink! feel free to explore on your own or employ a website to automate the gif making process. if you have photoshop skills, you'll enjoy the precision you have when constructing your own and making surgical aesthetic decisions...
here is one of the better tutorials i found (this one assumes you already made a folder of photos that contains sequenced stills):
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/32891/photoshop-create-a-gif-file/
a tutorial on making a sequence of frames as you go (animating graphics):
http://terabat.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-create-animated-gif-in-photoshop.html
another animating graphics using the animation window/timeline:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4F_q-ARpFM
animating graphics using the tween tool:
http://www.gimptutorials4you.com/how-to-make-an-animation-gif-in-photoshop-cs6-cs5-or-4-hd-voice-tut/
video to gif, includes advice on using keepvid to download and trimming video first:
http://gizmodo.com/5941436/how-to-make-a-gif-in-five-easy-steps
video to gif:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzfHdRSQB7o
automated gif making:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-gif-animator.htm
http://www.designboom.com/technology/cinemagram-animated-gif-creator-app/
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