Posted on July 3, 2009 - by CDS, 2 Comments

Latest Project: Symbol Photography

With every project, I gain a little more knowledge and experience about my business. Sometimes it’s technical stuff, sometimes it’s philosophical, sometimes it’s just getting a glimpse into a profession that I previously had zero knowledge of. In the case of Symbol Photography, I got a little of everything. This was a fun project, albeit, challenging at times. I needed to learn a new technology (Simple Pie RSS Reader), learned a little about the Wedding Photogrpahy industry, and most importantly, I realized that I can be more flexible in my methods of doing things and still produce killer end results. Could it be that there is more than one way to do things? It’s a hard one to admit, but I think so!

On to the technical stuff. This site has it all: a gorgeous design, sound xhtml/css, and lots of extra goodies. Features include:

• Simple Pie RSS feed
• Flash/XML powered calendar
• Flash/XML powered slideshow
• CSS drop down menu with opacity, image rollovers, and rounded corners
• Contact form with CAPTCHA, form validation, and autoresponder
• Custom WordPress Blog made to match the site seamlessly
• Flash/XML Galleries (credit to Brendan at Symbol Photography)
• Organic Search Engine Optimization