Year: 2009

This is one of a series of images that I created for Ferguson Christian Church. I’m the volunteer web developer and this year, I’ve been concentrating a bit more on graphics to help divide the page and direct the eye. I’m not a graphical designer, but I’m learning. For an upcoming sermon series (called “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark!”), I wanted to use an action photo of someone getting an injury or crashing in a semi-comical way. As it turned out, I had taken a photo the previous summer of Josh (Joni’s son) diving into the Edwards’ pool with some wild abandon, resulting in this great shot. Thanks Josh! I cropped it in Photoshop and added the text with an off color drop shadow.
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This is one of a series of images that I created for Ferguson Christian Church. I’m the volunteer web developer and this year, I’ve been concentrating a bit more on graphics to help divide the page and direct the eye. I’m not a graphical designer, but I’m learning. This image I did for practice and to convey the power and relevancy of prayer. In usage, above the image, I added a text header that asks simply “Does God Answer Prayer?” The Bible answers this clearly: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” — Matthew 7:7 NIV I admit that this image is originally taken from the collection of “Sample Pictures” that come with Windows Vista. As such, it is a derivative work based on another copyrighted work.
[ C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures ]
I edited it entirely in Paint.net. I cropped it and added a radiant blur effect centered on the sun in the background. I played with the color just a bit and then added the text of the Bible verse.
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This is one of a series of images that I created for Ferguson Christian Church. I’m the volunteer web developer and this year, I’ve been concentrating a bit more on graphics to help divide the page and direct the eye. I’m not a graphical designer, but I’m learning. In this case, I wanted a small graphic to use as a background image behind an Easter “call-to-action” invitation. I created this by scratch in Paint.net. In usage, I placed this behind the invitation for any would-be Choir members to come to practice for the Easter Cantata -which was a success. In the code for this section I added a mid-sized heading and one small paragraph of black text. I will probably reuse this someday.
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Socialthing! was featured on del.icio.us home page today. This was most likely due to an article at TechCrunch as well as publicity at SXSW. Congratulations Matt!
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Informal Wedding planning.
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Yeah, I don’t know why.
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Yeah, I don’t know why.
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