A few weeks ago my department head asked if any one was interested in designing and developing a web site for a senior photo class next quarter. I was quite intrigued with the thought and decided to meet with the students and their professor to see what they were requiring. The students have spent all winter quarter photographing and gathering video of nine different extreme winter sports such as skiing, snowmobiling, and snowboarding.

After seeing a few videos (they’re using a helmet camera in some of the footage) and some photos, I became just as excited as the photo students. The site will showcase the nine different sections they’ve focused on, with a slide show with audio and video for each section. They’d also like to show the different footage at full screen, which I think will really help the viewers focus on the content of the site and have the web site its self stay in the background.

They’d also like to have the local media involved for the launch of the site in May. I’ve excited for this as well, as I hope to drive a lot of traffic to the web site through promotion in the media as well as possibly submitting it to award sites.