here’s what the new site is generating…

“Heath, just visited your website for the first time in a while, and I love your reel. I expect that kind of thing from videographers and motion graphics designers, but have never seen it done by a photographer before. I’d love to see more photogs do this. It’s such a great way to get a sense of someone’s talent and skill, much more so than just browsing through still galleries…”
PE, Washington DC

“Just got a look at the new site and it was worth the wait! Really amazing work & innovative presentation. If you’d be willing to come in as a guest speaker sometime, let me know — we’d love to have you & I think it would inspire the students.”
Instructor, Art Institute of Portland

“Great stuff. Great site.”
Agency AD Milwaukee

“Wow love the work Heath, I found you through a google search on Lightroom 3 and ended up looking around your site, it’s beautiful.”
Photographer, NYC

“Love the new site and motion.”
Rep, NYC

“WOW, great new website. Very NICE.”
PE, NYC

“Heath – I just had a chance to check it out, looks great.”
Film Editor, NYC

“Hey… love the reel on your new site, btw.”
Sound Engineer, NYC

after a complete rebuild i’m happy to announce that the new site is live. it’s at heathkorvola.com + features a full overhaul from anything i’ve done in the past. in fact, it’s substantially different from anything i’ve seen from photographers/filmmakers yet. it stems from an idea i’ve had for quite awhile + am excited to see living. not only does the site feature a bunch of new work + projects but even more fun is that it takes on a whole new shape. the reel idea is employed as a navigation tool so simply by arriving at the site the viewer is treated to brief window into the work. reel-nav.

it’s been strange to see photographers move into video + then begin putting reels up for websites. i’ve always felt that this is fun + perhaps slightly useful for the viewer but kind of betrays our roots. my vision was to not only be true to my still roots but also take the reel a step further. rather then a simply show piece, can it act as a navigation tool itself? why not.

once your on the site the reel auto starts. the kicker is that it’s not just random highlights stitched together but rather features clips of still, motion + new media from the galleries just below the video window. it moves through in a timeline fashion representing each gallery or project as indicated by the blue triangle. in other words, for a viewer simply to open the site they get a no click preview of the various work as it’s laid out on the site. of course, it is just a reel + the galleries feature more in depth material but it’s a step in creating a more fluid viewing experience.

granted this is the first iteration but it’s an exciting step + we’re already working on round two. i’m excited to see where this goes. give it a look, i think you’ll like it.

welcome to the new blog. brand new flavor. crazy new visuals. a keen sense of direction. + the same old heath korvola. well mostly anyway.

as you can see we cleaned house here on the blog to keep it moving forward as well as fall in line with the new site that’s out any day now. added a slew of new links on the right side in a few new categories – some stuff that’s really inspired + fueled me over what’s amounted to a crazy two months. have reformatted a few of the features + attempted to keep it all in order + clean for your perusal.

in line with the new site + work roll out i’ll be releasing my latest movie, the escape, here this week as well. it’s a short tale of self discovery + modern life. until then, keep moving forward.

heath

+ congrats to pdx friends fashionbuddha for the work they did on phillip toledano‘s amazing site ‘days with my father’ featured in the latest issue as well.

looking forward to being closer to clients, the coast, voodoo + the freaks. sad to see the office go as it’s been a great space but it’s up for the taking now.

large shout out to everyone around whitefish as the last decade+ has been unbelievable. couldn’t have done it without you. stay tuned for the thank you show later this spring.

on the winner front, a quick shout out to the APA for their recent annual contest. just got word from their ceo that i have a place in the action category. see all the winners here. thanks to our athlete that day ross henry for the stellar running skills. nice leg work muchacho.

the word is out. asmp has put out their Best of 2009 covering the finest assignments + images from the past year + it’s with great thanks + humility that i find myself included. in reality it’s the entire office + crew from a rather large shoot that deserves all the credit as it was a monstrous team effort. thanks to asmp + the judges for throwing this together + large congratulations to the other selections. i’m happy to be in such fine company.

if you’re a member you should find the print version hitting your mailbox any day now. if not, or if you find yourself in nyc later in oct, then stop in the asmp booth at photoplus expo this year to catch all the winners in print. grab a shot for me as i’m otherwise occupied then + you’ll find a hk designed american apparel tshirt headed your way.

on a more important note, i’d like to give a large shoutout to the photographers featured in the current issue of pdn covering photographers making a difference. the projects look fantastic + uber inspiring. how can you go wrong with james nachtwey, jonathan torgovnik + robert kent (way into his compassionate eye set up with getty). i encourage everyone to delve into similar works of their own as well as support those going on around you. we’re caught up in our 2009 Project HELP + are excited to pull that together soon.

happy to announce the latest refreshed version of my site complete with a handful of fantastic additions. we’ve added a few quicklinks – facebook, the blog + email (with more coming), two new image galleries, a few hidden gems + lastly our hybrid section is finally live. we’ve been sitting on this for awhile squaring up the site format so excited to have everything out.

you’ll notice the quicklinks right on the opening page, feel free to test. the two new galleries are dreams + point + shoot, both of which are a more personal look at my work, primarily from traveling. and the hybrid section features three clips blending stills, moving stills, video + sound for new media experience. excited about the possibilities here + working towards even more diverse material soon. i’ll have an expanded post on new media soon covering the why + how of emerging ideas + work. the popular scrapbook gallery will be back up soon as well, just making last minutes tweaks to the clips.

the future is looking bright as there are no less then a dozen new projects in the works covering everything from polaroid to full out video to more unique hybrid tracks. stay tuned + drop a line if you have any questions.