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About Me Member General Digital Photographer AmberFemale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Months
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Microsoft. Quincy, WA

Fri Aug 28, 2009, 10:39 AM
So today my husband informed me that he received a call from an Asset Manager at Microsoft notifying him that he received that position!! He has been trying to get a job there for four years whether it was in Redmond or the new plant in Quincy! Perhaps it's because he is only 25 which is quite young despite his 5+ years of managing a multi-billion dollar company (GameStop & Starbucks). The current Asset Manager will be training my husband before transferring to Redmond. This is very good for us as I am no longer working but trying to pursue photography which is hard in a town that is only 17 miles away from another town of 18,000 people which has 30 different photographers! It's crazy how many people these days think just because they own a camera that they are a professional! But anyway my husband's pay increase is pretty good which will allow us to get some bills paid off quickly. We may also be moving into a brand new house! We have been looking into this for about a week now because it is $150 cheaper than what we pay in our brand new duplex.

With him leaving his current job position I will be applying and getting hired on once he leaves :) It will be nice to be making some of my own money again! I haven't been on a shopping trip in over two years :S haha. But I am rambling now! Quite happy and glad to see after a year of being broke and relying on roommates, we finally got out of that stoop!

  • Mood: Euphoric
  • Listening to: Breaking Benjamin
  • Reading: Portrait Photography
  • Watching: True Blood Season 2
  • Playing: Fable II & COD4
  • Eating: Slimfast shake
  • Drinking: see above

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I've been a photographer for four years. I picked up my first camera around the age of eight. It was just a film throw away from a local Wal-Mart. I loved capturing my friends and family in their candid moments! I also loved taking photos of nature and animals. I started going through three or four cameras a week! In High School I joined the yearbook staff and became the photographer. I learned everything about Adobe Photoshop CS2, and journalistic photos. This is when I realized I wanted to do Photography for a living. Throughout my senior year I took senior photos for my friends and even got asked to do my first wedding! After I graduated I took a Photo Journalism and Digital Photo Journalism class, learning more about Photoshop, Caption writing, and the art of film and digital photography. I graduated with an A.A. Degree which focused on Business and Art. I now teach myself new techniques and advanced editing by buying my own books and putting my camera to work. Since 06 I've had many friends, family, and even strangers ask for my photo services! Each photo shoot is a blessing because I love capturing those moments you can look back on and have a smile on your face. I also love working with different clients and customizing their photo shoot to fit their own unique personalities making them stand out from the rest! Even though I keep most of my portrait and landscape photos rather classic, I do love manipulations and HDR's. Maybe one day I will start going more into that field. For right now I work from the comfort of my own home, driving to meet my clients at their favorite on-location sites! The next step of my career is to buy a home with large amounts of land to make outdoor studios and even an indoor.


Business Hours

Open 7 days a week.

11:00am-8:00pm April-Sept

11:00am-5:00pm Oct-March

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day.

To request a photo shoot please email us at johnstonproductions@live.com. Please include your name, phone number, type of photo session(ex: Senior or Wedding)and package. We will reply to schedule a date to meet you and discuss your photo shoot, desired date, and to receive your deposit.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Washington State
  • Interests: Photography, Video Games, Trapshooting, Zombies, Music, Skin Therapy.
  • Favourite movie: Fight Club, Boondock Saints, Doom, Knocked Up, Harry Potter, Just Not That Into You, Sweet Home Alab
  • Favourite band or musician: Breaking Benjamin, Muse, Bullet For My Valentine, Blaqk Audio, 30 Seconds to Mars, NIN, Tool
  • Favourite genre of music: ALL Rock, Pop/Techno, Country
  • Favourite poet or writer: Stephen King, Stephanie Meyer, JK Rowling
  • Favourite photographer: Lara Jade
  • Operating System: Vista
  • MP3 player of choice: Zune 30GB & HD
  • Favourite game: Halo series, Left 4 Dead, COD4, Resident Evil 5, Fabe II, Soul Calibur 4, Metal Gear
  • Favourite gaming platform: XBOX 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Gir
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D40X, Photoshop CS3

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