About...

Welcome to my site! Thank you for your interest.

I am a freelance photographer, a song writer (ASCAP member), a dad and a husband, sometimes a graphic designer, and most days, a web developer.

I was born in rural Mississippi during the late '60s, but grew up just outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was there in South Louisiana that as a teenager I committed my life to Jesus Christ. There have been some bumps in the road along the way, but those bumps were mainly on my part! Each new day I find that He is faithful and true, and that His grace suffices for each new challenge.

In years past, I was the music minister at Southside Baptist Church in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Southside is also the place that I came to know the Lord. Some years later, I led the praise and worship at Community Bible Fellowship in Gonzales, Louisiana, serving the Lord with pastor Raymond Wade, who remains a close friend even today.

In early 2006, I left South Louisiana to pursue other opportunities. Today my wife and I are raising our family just outside of scenic Nashville, Tennessee.

My Photography

I love taking photos, working to get something a little unique and special in my shots, and collecting camera gear. You might want to blame my mother. She bought me my first SLR when I was a kid in highschool. It helped me to land a job at the local newspaper doing darkroom work after school. Of course, that was back in the film days. Today I have transitioned my skills over to the digital world. I use Nikon equipment and have traded my darkroom for photoshop CS3.

I enjoy meeting new people, shooting their pics, and hearing their stories. I have done shoots of beautiful brides, lovely dairy farm life and landscapes, musicians, children's birthday parties (yes, other than my own), still lifes for music video inclusions, and churches. Most work these days is provided in digital form, but I can also can provide beautiful prints of the works.

Contact me if you would be interested in my photography services.

My Design & Web Work

My design and web work often has my photography incorporated into it. This helps to give you a design that is one of a kind. I can also take the photography work of others and incorporate it into designs. You must have the approval of the photographer in such cases.

I actually got into the design out of necessity. I wanted something that I could give freely that would attract folks to my Pocket PC software web site. I started spending time photoshoping skins for various pocket PC applications. The positive feedback came and I found that I really enjoyed the work. As time went on I branched out creating my own album artwork, generating posters, letter head, and other things. Today I enjoy trying new things, looking at different perspectives, and creating new designs, artwork, layouts, etc.

I've done CD covers, concert posters, drama posters, tickets and programs. Contact me if you would like to discuss my design services.

Before the web was a popular medium of exchange I was writing computer programs to solve problems. I've worked for companies like ExxonMobil, Hertz, Emco Technologies, and First Acceptance Insurance. I have years of experience in listening to customer needs then laying down logic to meet specified criteria. Today the web work that I do typically contains beautiful design and artwork fleshed out with practical, and sometimes complex, logic. I write in PHP / MySQL, javascript, Flash ActionScript, and Microsoft's ASP.Net (VB.Net), SQL Server 2000 / 2005.

If you need a site that is both pretty and powerful, I'd appreciate the opportunity to bid on your project. Be sure to contact me!

Regards,
Wayne

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