Faded Pictures is a photography and design studio in Orange County, California since 2004.

The Robertsons

Bret Robertson

As a photographer, designer, creative director, and writer, Bret does a bit of everything. He is a graduate of Biola University with a bachelors in Communications from the school of radio, TV, and film. He’s been his own boss for most of his career and is pretty partial to the office attire of shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops as the weather in Orange County permits.

A fan of delicious flavor and all manner of creativeness from photography to design, video to music, writing to coding, Bret’s passionate about a good story and finding an interesting way to tell it; which is why his personal tastes are as varied as they are broad. He likes coffee and chai tea, not just one or the other he has an affinity for both. In the end though coffee wins the day.

Do you think he wipes the tear away while watching a Nicholas Sparks film? Nope, he lets it roll on down his cheek until it tickles. He does add a few extra sniffles for good measure to make sure Leslie sees how sensitive and caring he is. And yes, Leslie has to be there for a Nicholas Sparks film to be on the screen. It’s totally uncalled for and inappropriate otherwise. Does he relish the fear and anxiety in a film noir thriller? Yes he does. Even while screaming like a wee little girl. So bottom line, Bret can laugh, cry, and almost die and he’ll still find something interesting and creative.

You can connect with Bret at Twitter, Facebook, or Google Plus.

Leslie Robertson

More about Leslie coming soon. Until then you can connect with her at her blog Temp-tationista.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook.

This Site

This latest incarnation of FadedPictures.com launched in early May 2012. The redesign was part of a rebranding of the whole company precipitated by a shift toward and expansion of photography services.

Design

This current design uses CSS/LESS and Javascript code from the Bootstrap framework by Twitter, along with jQuery. Fonts are embedded from Google Fonts, and Typekit.

Fonts

Four fonts are used for FadedPictures.com. Alex Brush and Crushed from Google Fonts are used for the logo typeface and the page headlines. Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson Studio in Thin, Light, Regular, Semibold, and Bold is used for the main paragraph text as well as all other headlines and embedded with Typekit. Finally, Socialico by Arsek and Font Fabric is used for the social media icons for better color control and consistency.

Backend & Code

FadedPictures.com is powered by WordPress and a custom designed, hand-coded theme using BBEdit, Espresso, and CodeKit for compiling LESS. It’s hosted on a dedicated server.