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 ent Pell is at once a successful commercial photographer and a
documenter of novelties. His attraction to American pop-culture
is coddled in his retro photographic treatment of quirky
memorabilia and characters clipped from a multitude of timelines
and circumstance. The result is a pastiche of imagery,
reassembled to Kent's personal aesthetic; his photos give
prestige to the ordinary, and make the iconographic common.
The challenge in designing a site for Kent was in finding a
balance between his individual quirky style and being able to
showcase his skill as a straight product/model photographer. His
portfolio needed to be able to show how he has consistently
provided strong solutions for a variety of art-director's
visions. He is adaptable but still an artistic personality.
Our site matched much of the collateral Kent had been producing
for himself. We used the same wood paneling that his real-life
book was bound with and the retro fonts he used that were
evocative of his style. We kept the site clean but still imbued
it with minor nods towards the eclectic nature of his book. He
now has a cohesive look to all of his promotional
materials.
SPECIAL UPDATE FEATURE:
Kent's portfolio is one in a series of photographer's sites that
we have done that are in Flash but are updateable by our client.
This feature is usually reserved for high-end website
developmentÑwhere a little application is made that allows the
client to edit their site without knowing anything about
building websites.
We have mimicked this capability in a primitive way. Our client
uses their browser to upload, delete, or re-arrange images on
their site. We have also created a set of special
password-accessed areas that are individual editable showcases.
This allows our client to create specialized presentations for
his customers without disrupting what others see on the
portfolio site.
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This is a Flash site that uses its ActionScript to access an XML
file. That file in turn instructs Flash to load jpgs sitting in
a folder on the server. The advantage of using XML is that the
photos are loaded on demand, avoiding long loading wait times,
and unnecessary processor strain. The other advantage is that
editing the XML file will change what happens with inside the
published Flash piece without having to open the Flash authoring
environment.
The client is free of having to learn the intricacies of the web
and web development as the client accesses the admin area via
their preferred browser, and by performing actions similar to
adding an attachment to an email they can update their own
site. 
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SeedyPumpkins is a New York City based multimedia design studio with expertise
in digital and print media, the graphic arts and information sciences. For more
information please write: info@seedypumpkins.com
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