Slant system · v3 — the dial API
Every panel here is the shipped dial API, guide-accurate and drop-and-place: --pos focal · --talign/--tv/--tclamp text · slant--wash / --solid / --gu / --cascade / --lock · mosaic walls. Hover a panel to feel the grow & reveal.
01 · FOCAL is the --pos dial (FIXED) — same photo, three REAL crops. A lane sliver keeps a vertical slice → tune X.
02 · a VERT band keeps a horizontal slice → tune --pos Y. Same photo, two crops; the .slant-fill beside it takes any content.
One dial, two containers
Lane = tall thin sliver → tune --pos X. Vert = wide short band → tune --pos Y. Y 20% holds the sky, Y 80% holds the fisherman — same image, opposite keep. For a logo or graphic that must never crop, add --fit:contain.
03 · TEXT DIALS — --talign (left/center/right) + --tv (top/center/bottom). No raw CSS; these are the dials.
04 · TITLE CLAMP FIX — long titles clip at narrow rest. --tclamp:1 keeps rest clean; --tclamp-open:99 never slices when the panel grows.
↗no clamp dialIndustry & Editorial Assignments
↗--tclamp:1 / open:99Industry & Editorial AssignmentsRest shows one clean line; open reveals the whole title with no slice.
05 · FULL FEATURES + CASCADE — FIVE panels, every one the full stack. slant--cascade staggers the bullets in on open. Center pinned so you see it at rest.
↗On-locationEventsA mobile studio for rapid capture and real-time delivery.- Tethered + instant retouch
- Branded sponsor galleries
- Deployable across the US
↗Birmingham studioStudioStructured, guided sessions — controlled light, hand-painted backdrops.- Actors, authors, founders
- Commercial-ready files
↗Full event flow · Candid-ledCoverageAccurate, intentional coverage of speakers, audience and the high-value moments.- Behind-the-scenes context
- Brand visibility + crowd energy
↗Company cultureBrandingShow your culture, owners and team — proof of who you are.- The ultimate visual value
- Culture on display
↗Cross-industryEditorialHigh-caliber visual production and scalable asset creation across industries.- Editorial features
- Office transformations
06 · WASH + SOLID + GU (brand color, done right) — slant--wash floods a photo with a brand gradient (--wash 8-digit hex = color+opacity); slant--solid is a hex field; slant--gu golds the title.
↗wash · plumBrand Wash
↗wash · russetWarm Wash
↗solid · --bgStart a Project
↗solid · --bgBuy a Print
07 · LOCK — on a CTA row, slant--lock keeps the text put & legible while the panel grows (edge-aware). Recipe: --tlh:1.02;--tgap:7px.
08 · MOSAIC — the headline new feature. .mosaic fuses stacked lanes into ONE tiled wall (--grout seam); alternate a mirror row for a parquet chevron.
Real content · quality push
Photography that does the work
12+ years, trained classically in photojournalism — on film. Studio and on-location, out of a downtown Birmingham loft. Official Media Partner of the 2022 World Games, where I assembled and led 13 Alabama photographers. Click a service to learn more.
↗On-location · Travel-readyHigh-Volume Event PortraitsA high-tech mobile studio for rapid capture, instant processing and real-time delivery — guests walk away with finished images before they leave.- Tethered capture + instant retouch
- Branded galleries & sponsor displays
↗Birmingham studio · Career portraitsStudio PortraitsStructured, guided sessions for owners, brands, actors and post-grads building a professional identity.- Commercial-ready files
- Hand-painted backdrops
↗Full event flow · Candid-ledEvent CoverageAccurate, intentional coverage of speakers, audience, posed groups and the high-value moments.- Behind-the-scenes context
- Brand visibility + crowd energy