Amy has over 16 years of hands on photography experience. She holds several certifications such as Business Management, Photography, Advanced Photography, lighting techniques and computer graphics. She began working at Dover One Hour photo in 1998. Two years later she became the youngest assistant manager in the history of the company. She spent the next 14 years learning the trade, both behind the scenes and behind the Camera. She about color from film processing and later on digital color correction in Photoshop. Over the years she how to manipulate photos to obtain exactly what a customer wants. She learned to see things through the eye of a lens working along side some of the most prominent photographers & artists in Ocean County.
Daria Jean started off her journey in photography in 2004 at the Academy of the Arts. At first being a graphic artist was her goal but one photography class changed her mind. That same year she got a job at Picture People and 8 months later was an assistant manager. She met Amy at Dover One Hour photo where they worked as teacher and apprentice as well as partners until the business closed in 2005. After that she became emersed in landscape and architecture allowing her to also take a laid back approach to learning new techniques. She has also shot products for an internet drop ship company. She is currently a photographer and photo editor at Ocean County College's Viking Newspaper. In 2009 she won 2nd place for best Sports photo in a Junior College by the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association She has decided to put a few select prints up for sale on an artist's online community, view her photos