My name is Amanda and here are some things to know about me….
- I have four children, ages 13 to 6
- I homeschool all of them except the 6 yo, who goes to school for extra help I cannot give him
- I am not supermom; I fail at many things
- I am happily married to a stubborn but loving husband who is very supportive of Everyday Elements
- I live in a large, renovated farm house in the country (in other words we battle mice)
- I keep sane by photography, reading, my wonderful sisters and prayer to my Lord in Heaven
My mother (who passed away in 1993) was an amazing amateur photographer and photography was something I thought I’d like to pick up “one day.” After my father died in 2009, I realized if I didn’t make it happen now, that “one day” might never come. So, I bought my first DSLR, the Nikon D60, and began my photography journey!
How did Everyday Elements come about?
In short I got pretty handy at Photoshop Elements and after receiving many questions on how I did this or that, I decided to start affordable workshops to help others learn it too.
Because so many people ask…..
In my “camera bag:”
- Nikon D700
- Nikon 24mm f2.8
- Nikon 50mm f1.4G
- Nikon AF-S 60mm f/2.8G
- Nikon AF 85mm f/1.8D Lens
- Tamron 70-200mm f2.8
- Nikon SB-900 speed flash
- Canon 50D
- Canon 85mm f1.8
- Canon G12 – for making photography video tutorials
- Epiphanie Belle in gray
- Impact 20″ five-in-one reflector
- Impact 45″ five-in-one reflector
What keeps Everyday Elements running each month:
- iPhone 4 – really don’t know how I lived without it now
- Verizon mi-fi Network Card – so I can work when away from home
- Custom-built PC desktop – my workhorse computer, built to handle lots of programs running simultaneously
- Camtasia (both Mac and PC versions) to record workshops and tutorials
- Macbook Pro – to be able to help Mac customers
- Photoshop Elements 10
- Lightroom 3
- Datacolor Spyder3Express to keep my monitor colors right
- Adobe Photoshop CS5 for PC – for making actions that will work in PSE
- Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Mac (had to buy full versions for both systems grrr….)
- Logitech Webcam- for workshops and video tutorials
- Dell projector – for in-person group workshops
- WebEx – online conference program
- Screencast – where I store my videos online
- e-junkie – what I use for check-out process and digital downloads
- MailChimp – monthly newsletter provider
- Virtual assistant – Theresa Stothers
