Random, Quickly

I didn't have much time to work on my site over the weekend, so I'm still using Blogger for my posts — no biggie, though.

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Speaking of web sites, I'm also rebuilding our company site to more modern standards, and I thought I'd take a second to once more state how much I love CSS.

This new designing has led me to another crossroads, though: specifying font size. I've bounced back and forth between using point and pixels to specify size, and out of those two, point declarations are deprecated and should be avoided at all costs. Point size is fine for typography, but not for screen resolution.

This leaves pixels, which I like horribly — but they also prevent users from increasing point size if they think my text is too small. At the same time, though, I'm able to absolutely control the look of my content — but again, it's controlled at the reader's expense.

This leaves me with the em, which is something I've never really used on my own design code. But, the em is really "where it's at" at this point in time, because it allows a relatively decent amount of control over layout while allowing the user to increase text size to suit their eyes.

So, I guess I'll be making the transition to the em like a good coder should.

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Having a patch cord crap-out right before you're supposed to play one of the most emotional and personable songs during the church service really sucks. It was pretty much just me on the acoustic and the singer, but I was dead in the water. Thankfully we had our keyboard gal playing, so she was able to fill the position.

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I was asked four times this weekend about why I don't have the images I have in my client portfolio online anywhere. The answer is simple: I rarely request that a person sign a model or subject release.

Since any Bob or Sally with a camera can be "A Photographer" nowadays, the market is flooded with people that just don't know the law or the rules. I'm amazed at some of the sites I visit where people are posting images of other people, using those shots in their online portfolios, posting them on Flickr, etc., all without having those people sign a release. At least in Texas, it hasn't been written into law that photographer must have a signed release — but that day is coming soon. Nevertheless, it's always better to err on the side of caution if you're not dealing with a close friends or family — or if you're taking shots of someone you asked permission to take shots of (as opposed to them asking you for pictures).

So there you go: I don't post some of my portfolio images because I didn't get the client to sign a release — and when you get bit by not having a release, you'll hold onto your pics, too. =)

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Either Doc Cottle or Tom Zarek is the final, unrevealed Cylon. Just wait...

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Metallica is back in the studio. Let's all cross our fingers and hope they get back to their Justice and Black album days.

Posted by on 04/21 at 10:50 AM

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