J ALLEN WILLIAMS
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Digital photographer/videographer Rock Hill, SC
Shooting digital stills and video of sporting events for the Winthrop University athletic departments and the Big South Conference.
The Charlotte Weekly magazine as well as weddings, parties, dinners and other special events for local clients.
I am fully digital and proficient using Adobe Photoshop on a laptop using PC and Mac platforms.
The Daily Tribune, Cartersville, GA Staff photographer/photo editor
Responsibilities included; editing news, sports and feature photos for daily using.
I was responsible for and wrote a weekly feature stories and covered high school sporting events as a photographer and sports reporter.
The Leader Newspaper, Charlotte, NC Staff photographer/photo editor;
Dailey duties included; arranging and scheduling daily photo assignments, for the Leader’s freelance photographers.
I also wrote a weekly Q&A and two weekly features called; “Charlotte @ work” and “a man on the street”
Cable News TV-2, Rock Hill, SC Sports Reporter/videographer;
I was hired at CN-2 to start up the stations community sports programming…shooting, reporting, writing and editing sports stories daily (pro, college and high school) that aired on the evening news.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC Staff photographer
A member of the Observer's Pulitzer Prize winning photo staff in 1988 for our coverage of the PTL scandal.
The Commerical-News, Danville, IL.
I was one of three staff photographers covering news sports and feature for use in the daily newspaper.
The Urban League of Pittsburgh Media Center, Pittsburgh, PA graphic arts
EDUCATION
Central Piedmont Community College – Charlotte, NC (journalism course)
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA (visual communications)
PHOTO SAMPLES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/Jawil_22