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Panning for gold in the stream: twitter 4 months later
(click image for larger view) My friend, David White, introduced me to twitter. As a web designer and marketing consultant I felt a need to know; to keep up with trends. I began following people that David followed; and posted my first brief message on November 22nd, 2008. It took a lot of time to […]
The great lake Michigan and sculptural gates
“Adopt the pace of Nature; her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (click images for larger view) A week or so ago I had the opportunity to return to a subject I’d photographed last spring. This gate, created by Dan Nauman, fits so well into its environment that photographing it becomes very difficult during daylight. […]
Nathaniel Reinartz’a new metal work
“It is discomforting to know that if only Beauty could be found then Beauty would cease to exist.” — Dominic Rouse “A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” — John Keats Yesterday provided an opportunity to photograph and add to the portfolio of Nathaniel Reinartz. […]
An opportunity to communicate with the ancients
Last week I was given the opportunity to photograph an ‘ancient’ stone carving for the purpose of evaluation by experts in antiquities. Working with this object, arranging light to bring out its form, color and texture without exaggeration, proved a challenge. With each failed attempt I learned more about this beautiful object and the light […]
Nathaniel Reinartz creates friday flower
Recently I’ve begun to work with Nathaniel Reinartz. We’re upgrading his presentation portfolio and discussing possibilities and usefulness of web sites for blacksmiths. This young man’s work certainly demonstrates attention to detail, impeccable craftsmanship and a fine aesthetic sensibility. “Oh my son’s my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter’s my daughter […]
What if a client doesn’t have a video production budget?
The current trend toward feeding multimedia information over the internet demands our readiness to deliver professional messages for our clients. We’ve ramped up our video production and post production capabilities; while maintaining a budget conscious niche. Even with our cost conscious approach to video production some clients cannot budget those costs; yet understand the power […]
Easier said (and intended) than done
A few weeks ago it came to my attention that a professional friend had registered a URL as one part of her intention to birth a new consulting business. Periodically I’d check the URL to view her web site. The usual catch-all redirect would appear. No web site. Why? Because the hosting company required her to […]
Taking It Lightly Documentary Live on Internet
While the DVD has been available for a couple months it has taken some time to figure out how to present a 30 minute documentary on the internet without incurring excessive monthly fees. MotionBox has made it possible. Allowing the video to load for a minute or two will provide a better viewing experience than if […]
Links and networks
How do we make the web we weave work for our clients as well as ourselves? It seems that new terms come into use every day. Recently we discovered the umbrella term “social media.” We’ve been using these media (e-mail, blogs, Skype, discussion groups, etc.) for years; yet didn’t have a term to refer to all of […]