I simply love photography, every aspect of it. I love creating something that intrigues and beckons a closer look. With no formal training and my Canon 50D and 5D, I am always attempting to capture that ever fleeting beauty. I am a starving artist, so I have a crappy, old laptop (windows) where I do all my editing (hey it gets the job done!) I also use Photoshop Elements for my post processing, someday I'll get photoshop proper! Just goes to show, anyone with any equipment can make "art". I hope you enjoy browsing my photostream. Feel free to comment.

Update: I got a new computer, and I finally have lightroom! Yea!

In my photostream you will find that most of the photography is mine, I shoot a lot of self portraits, but I also have some of myself that other photographers shot, these will say who the credit goes to. I am a photographer first, model second!

~Amanda

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Oh, by the way, if you are a pervert, with pictures of your man parts, or have a photostream with pornographic photos, or no photos at all, I will block you! This is a photography sharing site, a place to get inspired by other artists, not a dating, or hookup site. Don't even bother!

For years, copying other people, I tried to know myself.

From within, I couldn’t decide what to do.

Unable to see, I heard my name being called.

Then I walked outside.

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don’t go back to sleep.

You must ask for what you really want.

Don’t go back to sleep.

People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch.

The door is round and open.

Don’t go back to sleep.

~ Rumi

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