Examples of my best work.
My cousin’s getting married, so that means I’ve been tapped as the photographer, and my only condition was that I can use the photos on a Web site in an effort to tap into the lucrative wedding business.
By working for free. Go figure.
www.melissaandtim.com … tell me what you think.
Here are a few of my favorite shots:
Today, I completed the Adobe Photoshop intermediate course offered through the University of Houston’s Information Technology Training Department.
Last week, I completed the Introduction to Photoshop Part II course.
Here’s the certificates.
The Information Technology department at UH offers free technology training for students, faculty and staff. So, I took this class today about Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.
Today, an article I wrote appeared on Tropical Storms / Hurricanes blog on Chron.com.
For the article, I interviewed Spring resident Steve Guthrie, who was in the right place at the right time with a video camera to capture a power line explosion following Hurricane Ike.
Here are the first few graphs of the article:
When the lights flickered on last Wednesday evening, and then began to dim, Steve Guthrie began to realize what was wrong.
After Hurricane Ike knocked out power to his house in the Oaks of Devonshire neighborhood in Spring, a pecan tree in his backyard lost a limb that became entangled with a power line. With no power, that was no big deal.
But when power was restored to his neighborhood, Steve was ready with his camera to capture sparks and explosions that nearly shocked him off his feet. He later posted his videos on YouTube.
Today, an article I wrote appeared on the East End neighborhood news section of the Houston Chronicle’s chron.com website.
For the article, I interviewed Tonja Jones, the UH alumni director of a project that benefits local schoolchildren.
This story was part of our ongoing series titled “7 Questions,” where we interviewed local leaders and wrote a story for the website that we advertised in the print edition.
Here is the first four graphs of the story:
Every year, Houstonians have the opportunity to make a difference in a young person’s life by donating to a project called Operation School Supplies.
We chatted with Tonja Jones, Vice President for Alumni and Student Programs at the Houston Alumni Organization who also organized the annual drive. For more information, please visit http://www.houstonalumni.com.
Q. Can a pencil change the world?
A. I believe in the concept of each life affecting another. Everybody’s affected by people who have the things they need to succeed. The project only serves the youngest students, K-5th grade. But it’s a building block. You have to build from the basic time of their lives. Having self confidence starts from a very small age.
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This post marks when I first installed WordPress on my web server and began creating with this dynamic platform. Posts dated before this post are historical posts from previous personal website(s) and/or samples from my professional portfolio.
In an effort to drum up interest in the “Photos from You” feature on The Woodlands chron.com page that I manage, I added a photo I took to the page’s main feature element.
