making videos... I have been working on a few destination and tourism sites most recently and have started to work with a more mobile shooting kit. The idea behind this is threefold: mobility for running and gunning, smaller kit attracts less attention, streamlined workflow in the studio.

100 meters... Incredible series of photos combined into one 100 meter image taken on a train platform, from the same spot over the course of 20 days. Reminds me of the Harvey Keitel character in Smoke, who took a picture everyday from the same corner in his neighborhood.

Site analysis... Standards-BasedStandards-based design insure the consistency of the visual presentation of the design across browsers and platforms. Insuring the separation of content and presentation allows the broadest market access to information contained on the site. A semantically coded, valid page offers the...

MacUpdate Bundle... MacUpdate has started offering a great bundle of software for a ridiculously low price. This is also the basis for MacHeist 2, which begins today as well. [EDIT] This is not the basis of MacHeist 2, but rather a smaller bit of joy called skunkworks…my bad.

Yo ho, a pirate’s life for me̷... The shirts are not cheap, just under $34 with the current exchange rate, by any stretch. But some things are worth the price.

Web Design Survey... Hot off the presses…the first survey by one of the most important sites for web design and development. Go on over and participate.

Internet Ad Competition... I was a judge for the recent Internet Ad Competition. There was some great work submitted and the winners have been announced. Fishbowl Marketing for Shamrock The Vote (Best Ads the Client Did Not Pick) IQ Interactive for “Explorer” Video Newsletter (Best of Show Email Message) NASCAR.com/Datran...

Red Rock Micro & the M2... This has got to be one of the cooler items I have found just recently. Profiled in the latest issue of Studio Monthly, Red Rock Micro’s M2; a 35mm lens adapter for small format video cameras. Essentially the M2 is an adapter that connects your video camera to all of your 35mm lenses floating around...

Loghound... John, over at Loghound is another big brain creating some great plugins for the junior cms known as Rapidweaver. The open architecture that Ben and Dan have implemented in their software has allowed small developers like Loghound and YourHead to flourish. In and of itself, Rapidweaver is just another...

Internet Advertising Competition... The IAC is another award show dedicated to online advertising. Last year there were some pretty cool submissions that won and it should be a good year for the winners. Looking forward to seeing what the judges deem worthy for the awards.