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Site Launch: erinbellphoto.com

July 20, 2010

Backlit Creative has just launched a new site! My wife, Erin, is a photographer in the Twin Cities. She shoots wedding, family, engagement and child photography. Check out her brand new site on your computer, smart phone or devices like the iPad.
http://erinbellphoto.com

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The new site is up. Backlit Creative 3.0

December 4, 2009
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Well, it is finally here. I have been working on building a new site for a while, and have decided to release it a little early. What’s that called again? Oh yeah, a beta version, if you will.

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Web 3.0 is in the CMS

February 24, 2009
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Social media is still very much in the infant stages of its life, but its potential is enormous. And, for me at least, it seems that the best way for social media to grow is through the widespread use of CMS. New ways to share content and ideas, are being developed all the time for these open-source content management systems by the very people who use them on a regular basis.

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Using Actionscript and Flash instead of Javascript to Randomize Video Playback

February 12, 2009

I ran into a bit of a problem yesterday trying to create a randomization of video playback every time a particular web page loads that was compatible across all browsers. I think I came up with a pretty cool solution, so I thought I would share it in case anyone else runs into a similar issue. This post will be a bit more technical than others, and I probably won’t do this too often, but I thought this was worth sharing.

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Flash Slideshows added to the Faust-Built LEVEL Website

January 23, 2009
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There are a few new features on the LEVEL website I just finished a week ago. Since it’s initial release, I have added several flash slideshows that feature the employees of LEVEL. The photos were taken by myself and the CEO, John Foley.

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New website for LEVEL Brand

January 15, 2009
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This new site was a very big undertaking, but I enjoyed every minute of it. And I am excited to share a couple techniques that add to it’s clean design and universally accessibility. The first is sIFR (scalable Inman flash replacement). This technique allows for headlines to be replaced with more interesting fonts that everyone with flash player installed can see. The second technique is called Faust (flash augmenting standards). The basic principle of this technique is to create your website using building blocks.

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Budd’s Christmas Tree Farm Website

December 23, 2008
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I recently finished the first phase of a website for my father-in-law’s Christmas tree farm in Clarks Grove, MN. I got the site up just in time for the start of the season and I have heard lots of great things so far. The tree farm is also offering a photo contest in which the winner will receive a free tree next year.

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The [b] school

October 1, 2008
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Well, Becker, a renowned wedding photographer from California, just launched the [b] school, taking digital relationships to a whole new level for photographers with an exclusive social network just for professional and aspiring photographers.

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Experience Nintendo Wii on Youtube

September 30, 2008

I saw this video and had to post it. This is a beautiful way to create the experience of the Wii on the internet. Well done.

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