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Breaking Benjamin (HoHo Show 2009)

Greg — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:21:07 +0000

I had the opportunity to photograph Breaking Benjamin at 105.7 The Point’s HoHo Show 2009. This was the third or forth time photographing them and it is always a blast, although a challenge. They use a lot of red, blue and purple lights.

Images were taken with a Canon 5D and the 70-200mm f2.8L IS lens. Although I wish I brought the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L as well. The 70mm was just a bit too long for some shots.

Papa Roach (HoHo Show 2009)

Greg — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:23:18 +0000

I had the opportunity to photograph Papa Roach at 105.7 The Point’s HoHo Show 2009 and they put on a great performance. This was the third or forth time seeing them live and they always put on a heck of a show.

Images were taken with a Canon 5D and the 70-200mm f2.8L IS lens. Although I wish I brought the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L as well. The 70mm was just a bit too long for some shots.

whitehouse.gov switches to drupal

Greg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:54:09 +0000

whitehouse.gov has switched to drupal. It is great to see such a high profile site switch to open source. Many people question the security of open source because it is open and anyone can view the code, but the opposite occurs. All of these creators, developers and users are able to find security holes and can get them patched very quickly.

Wordpress 1.5

breakingbenjamin.com/shallowbay.com

Greg — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:16:04 +0000

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything, but I am still around. 2009 has been a fairly busy year for me, but I will save that for another post.

About a month ago, I was brought in to do the redesign of the new breaking benjamin website. The design started with the art work for the album and I used as many elements as I could into the site as to keep a consistent look. I was responsible for the main design, which meant doing most of the graphic work and all of the CSS. The flash media player was done by someone else.

The design process went pretty well because there were quite a few elements that I could use from the album artwork. We knew right away that we were gonna drop support for 800×600 resolution screens. This gave me a lot more room for the content. Speaking of dropping support, we also are not supporting IE6. It is a very old browser and just not worth the time trying to support it. Back to the design, the date and month tags, on the sides of each post, are images, but the comment count number is normal text. I gave the comment count a small text-shadow that is the same color as the text, which gave the text a real soft edge and helps to blend it in with the date text. (Note: The text-shadow only works in Firefox 3.5+, Safari 1.1+ and Opera 9.5+. Internet Explorer does not support it.)

I created the navigation bar from scratch and I am very pleased with the way it turned out. It was also one of the very last parts completed. The idea was to come up with something that was very industrial looking and I think it qualifies.

The site has been running on wordpress for years and the new site is no different. Wordpress combined with the endless number of plugins gives me an amazing amount of control and power over the site. It is also very important for the site to be easy to use, so that any one can update the site.

All in all, this was a very satisfying project to complete and the band loves it, so that is what really matters.

Here are a few screen shots of the site.

Visit breaking benjamin’s website.

500!

Greg — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:58:21 +0000

Finally! Last week I crossed the 500 miles ran mark. Related posts:Running Update Related posts:

Running Update

How to go bankrupt.

Greg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:44:33 +0000

How to go bankrupt.: “A guide for NBA players.” (Via.)

YouTube – Hellboy on Inside the Actor’s Studio

Greg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:02:07 +0000

Hellboy on Inside the Actor’s Studio: Boo-Yah!

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Download Day 2008

Greg — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:38:30 +0000

Download Day 2008 has arrived. Mozilla is attempting to set a new world record with the new Firefox 3 by accumulating the most downloads over a 24 hour period. I have been using the Firefox 3 betas for awhile now and must say that it is a great improvement over Firefox 2. The speed and memory improvements alone are worth the download. If you have not given Firefox a shot before, do yourself a favor and give it a try.

A Remarkable Photo From Tornado Country

Greg — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:27:01 +0000

A Remarkable Photo From Tornado Country (Via Daring Fireball.)

World of Warcraft’s undiscovered country

Grand Theft Auto IV – Naked Gun Edition

Greg — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:46:08 +0000

Grand Theft Auto IV – Naked Gun Edition Awesome.

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