Virtual Vision - Marlin Creek In Hcn

Page 10B, East Montgomery County Observer, January 14, 2009

BUSINESS

Virtual vision

BUSINESS BRIEFS Compiled by JENNIFER SUMMER

Marlin Creek offers virtual tour of community By JENNIFER SUMMER [email protected]

Photography was always an ongoing interest and hobby for Graydon Peters, who received his first camera from his dad. But the hobby took a back seat throughout college and when Peters started his career as a mechanical engineer. “I was always interested in photography so several years later, I picked it back up with the digital format and found it was a great creative outlet,” Peters said. “That was the initial drive and I started to noticed when we were selling our previous home how poor the photography on the websites was and I knew I could take better photos.” In August 2007, Atascocita resident Peters quit his previous job and started to work for a national company taking photos of property for sale and putting together tours of the homes so buyers could see what the homes looked like before they ever stepped on the property. After about a year of doing real estate photography, Peters decided to branch out and start commercial property and land photography. Marlin Creek was launched to showcase his photography and offer a variety of services to businesses and the community. “I have always had the drive and desire to take pictures that will bring the place to the customer and highlight the landscape and structures. We are lucky to have parks like Mercer Arboretum and Jesse Jones Park along with the great commercial buildings around our community that make for great photography,” he said. Marlin Creek provides visual content for businesses by providing online tours of the business and photography of that

Submitted photo by Graydon Peters

Marlin Creek's owner Graydon Peters snapped this photo of Kings Harbor to add to his website, marlincreek.com, to give a sample of some of the commercial photography he has done throughout the community and can offer to customers.

WEB LINKS www.marlincreek.com www.lake-houston.com specific location that can help turn online visitors to customers. Marlin Creek’s services can be divided into two main parts commercial photography of places such as restaurants, businesses, parks, churches, hotels and subdivisions, and content packaging for online viewing. “With my commercial photography, it allows for online visitors to take a look at what a place will look like before they even go,” Peters said. “Some people are apprehensive about new places so I hope with my photography, they can see what the place will look like and what they can expect and it will ease any nervousness.” Marlin Creek offers a range of options from single or multiple images, wide angle overviews as well as macro close-ups. The company also has the capability to do panoramas, both partial and full 360-degree images. “Oftentimes, websites have descriptions of new places, but with photos - they can actually see the place and I can bring the

Submitted photo by Graydon Peters

Marlin Creek's owner Graydon Peters snapped this photo of part of the Eagle Springs subdivision to add to his website, marlincreek.com, to give a sample of some of the photography he has done throughout the community and can offer to customers.

place to them,” Peters said. Additionally, Peters recently launched www.lake-houston.com to showcase Marlin Creek’s work and serve as a visual guide of the Lake Houston area. He is still working on the website, but it already features photography from several local parks including Jesse Jones, parts of Eagle Springs, Kings Harbor and descriptions of several local businesses. “This website helps showcase the main things we do at Marlin Creek and helps the community understand what it has to offer and the different places they can go,” the photographer said. Marlin Creek’s visual content

services available to customers involve a process of tying photographs and maps together to allow the viewers to explore the location for all views. Peters is constantly exploring and compounding information and photography for new areas to bring more to the customers. “I have always been an ‘explorer’ so I am very excited to bring my services and unique ways of packaging images in an online format so they can get a larger benefit from the images,” he said. “I welcome anyone interested to check out my websites, get more information from the community and explore the area.”

TRUCKING COMPANY ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF SALES Con-way Truckload would like to introduce Spring resident Robert Darden as its new director of sales. Darden was promoted from regional sales manager in December 2008. In this new role, he is responsible for the company’s southern region, including Texas, Louisiana and Florida. Darden manages a team of five regional sales professionals and oversees the day-to-day sales functions of the company, ranging from customer relationships to service fulfillment. Darden is a native of Missouri and currently resides in Spring with his wife and three children. For more information, call 1800-641-4747. RIDING RESOURCE LAUNCHES OFFICIAL SITE Riding Resource announces the official public launch of a new, fully-searchable online directory of horseback riding stables that lets users find exactly what they’re looking for. Founded as a way to help riders connect with local facilities, Riding Resource ( h t t p : / / w w w . r i d i n g r esource.com/) is unique in that visitors can fine-tune their searches with specific criteria regarding location and services offered. Whether the visitors want to take riding lessons in a certain discipline or style, are in need of a local boarding stable with an indoor arena, want to go trail riding on vacation with friends, are interested in the benefits of therapeutic riding, are looking to purchase, train or breed a horse and more, Riding Resource can help them quickly and easily find the perfect facility to meet their needs. Coupled with the ability to also specify a geographic location and maximum travel distance, Riding Resource connects people with convenient

GET NOTICED Shine a light on your business and get recognized for your accolades, accomplishments and hard work by sending any business information to Jennifer Summer at [email protected]. nearby facilities. Riding Resource’s primary goal is to facilitate the way riders find stables and services online. The site’s powerful search tool is an excellent resource for bringing the equestrian community together. For more information, log o n t o w w w . r i d i n g r esource.com. BREAST CENTER RECOGNIZED The Breast Center at Houston Northwest Medical Center is just one of three breast centers in the nation to be recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center by the National Consortium of Breast Centers. This designation acknowledges Houston Northwest Medical Center’s commitment to providing quality breast health care to its patients. The honor was bestowed upon the hospital after measuring and comparing quality performance, which is an essential factor in assessing patient care and allocating resources where improvement is desired. “Pathologists, breast surgeons and radiologists on the medical staff played a critical role in achieving this level of quality,” said Tosha Morton, manager of the Breast Center. “A multidisciplinary team approach provides for comprehensive coordinated care.” The Breast Center offers a comprehensive program that focuses on early detection of breast cancer using advanced imaging equipment and ongoing support if breast cancer is detected. For more information, call 281-440-1000.

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