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What's news at PHC? November, 2008
Matilda Art Gallery web site launched
July, 2008
PHC is now selling fine art prints through the PhcDesigns web site. We are still working out some final details and in the near future we'll be adding a dedicated section to the PHC site where you can see all the prints that are available. In the meantime, you can purchase most of the non-commercial images that are already on the PHC site. Please check the gallery, photography and images of the month to see what images are availabele now. If you may be interested in purchasing a print please send an email to info@phcdesigns.com Please DO NOT include any credit card information in your email. Standard email is not secure and can be intercepted. Quality:
Cropping: Framing and sizes: March, 2008
Juried photography show and contest at the Guild of Creative Art
November 22, 2007 Happy Thanksgiving!Someone tipped me off about some interesting Christmas decorations in Brick, NJ so as I was driving home on a windy Thanksgiving night I went to have a look. I saw a nice display that was especially interesting because the trees are just peaking their fall colors. They are lit with white lights but appear red because of the leaves. In addition to that it was quite windy so you can see them blowing around during the exposures, which were about 15 seconds. The streaks of color in the foreground are the cars on Route 70 passing between the camera and the display. 
November 6, 2007 We have re-designed our Photography Page. The new page has 21 sample photographs demonstrating a variety of subjects. It is laid out with thumbnail images which display a larger image when you mouse over the thumbnail. No clicking is required however because of the number and size of the images it may take a moment for them to load when you first visit the page. As time permits we will separate these and other images into faster loading, separate pages based on subject matter. Customer work always gets done first so unfortunately the PHC site sometimes can't be updated as quickly as we would like. All of the images that have been in our gallery are still there as well. The old Photography Page is now under the link for "More information about our photography" September 1, 2007 Labor Day weekend is upon us. It is time to let the summer go and welcome the refreshing autumn climate and activities.Here are a few ideas about regional activities. Don't forget your camera!
August 16, 2007
Now John gets to compete with all the other past legends at the speedway in the sky, where racing doesn't cost any money or heartache. John's friends, family and especially his brother Jimmy are left here with our earthly stresses, emotions and limitations. All we can do is pray for John to rest (race) in peace and for Jimmy and the rest of us to live in peace. July 17, 2007 New images of Baileys Irish Cream and Garoto Brazilian chocolate in the Food GalleryThe PHC website will be undergoing a makeover in the near future. In the meantime we may be trying out some new designs here on the site. Feel free to send us an email stating what elements you like, or not. July 7, 2007 Book Review - Logo Design for Small Business 2 by Dan Antonelli Reviewed by Bob Lewis When I opened the box from Amazon my first impression was that this book isn't very big. Most of the books I buy on design, software and photography are between 100 and 500 pages. Dan's book has just 71 pages. I had mixed feelings about this at first. On one hand I was wondering if I had gotten my money's worth and on the other hand I was relieved that I didn't have to find a way to fit another large book into my schedule. After a couple of days carrying this book around with me I had actually finished reading the whole thing. The short answer to my query above is yes, I got my money's worth. My impression of this book is that it's a 71 page summary of a four year college design program and it is written more from an applied perspective than an academic perspective. This book doesn't teach you how to use your software, the principles of color science or technical terminology. This book points out things that you need to consider when dealing with real life situations, gives you some solutions to these issues and many sample designs (including the names of many of the fonts). Some examples include:
I recommend this book to designers and to customers of design services. If you need design services this book will help you understand what your designer is saying and if they are doing a good job for you.
June 4, 2007
We learned a lesson last week when we killed our router. We were using a USRobotics 8054 wireless router which had worked well for a few years.
Due to some new connectivity issues we decided to update the firmware on the router using a flash file available on the USRobotics site. Unfortunately the documentation on the site
didn't indicate that the computer used to flash the router must be hard wired to the router. We tried to install the firmware with a computer that was wirelessly connected and the
result was a killed router.
This probably applies to most, if not all wireless routers and we are sharing our mistake with you so that perhaps you can avoid making the same mistake. While our network was down production pretty much came to a halt. If you are waiting for samples please rest assured that we will get them to you very soon. May 4, 2007 We have been sending out our spring postcards. If you would like to receive one in the mail all you have to do is send us an email with your mailing address. In the subject of your email please write "request spring postcard". We will never give your address or other personal information to anyone for any reason.
March 19, 2007 Spring in NJ is coming soon. Enjoy the weather before it gets really hot! 
February 19, 2007 New images in the food gallery. More will be coming soon. January 30, 2007New images in the Long Branch, NJ, People, and Photo retouching galleries. PHC is seeking new clients for "small product" photography. Items such as Watches, jewelry, food, beverages, cosmetics, hardware and anything else that can be thought of as a small product. Some sample shots are in the gallery and we are planning more. Please contact us if you are interested in having your products photographed. January 28, 2007 The 2007 racing season has begun. Congratulations to the Ganassi team for winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In a few months we'll be racing again, up here in the Northeast. Before you put your car or bike at risk, have us photograph it To help your sponsors get maximum benefits from their investment, PHC can produce a web site and/or autograph cards for your race team. If you would like a sample card please send us an email at: info@phcdesigns.com and we'll send one out to you. January 18, 2007 New images in the food gallery. Read about the importance of monitor calibration for viewing images on computers. Nov 13, 2006Thanksgiving cards
We have posted some photos of Allaire Airport and Pier Village in the gallery .
Today we expect to upload some landscape and other nature photos. As usual we are busy contacting prospective customers and working on current customer projects. If you
are a prospective customer feel free to contact us. We have posted some photos of Lorena, from the shoot mentioned below and we have scanned and uploaded some work that was originally shot on film.
A new review of the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer has been released and the news is encouraging. We are really looking forward to the arrival of our unit. August 26, 2006 Test shoot for Lorena. Look for photos in the gallery very soon. Thanks Lorena. We had a great
time and we hope to work with you more in the future.
We have been researching java script image galleries and today we have uploaded a test page. This seems to be an attractive presentation and we just hope that it's not too heavy for dial-up modems. Testing is continuing and of course the real gallery pages will be nicely formatted and contain the work of PHC. A few days ago our Nikon 18-200 VR lens finally arrived. I've been waiting for several months and I was so excited I had to run out at 11:00 pm and take some photos (below). With this lens I'll be able to to better work, faster and miss fewer shots. I'm still waiting for a new printer which I think will be available in less than a month. I'm really looking forward to the new HP B9180 pro. With this new machine we'll be able to do more printing here in the office where we have more control and can get the work done quicker. 
July 14, 2006 This web site is new! Actually this site is still under construction. However you should know that PHC is up and running strongly so if you need any printed materials designed and / or photography please contact us.
You can contact us by sending an email to:
info@phcdesigns.com
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