Amanda Jones Photography

An "After Dark" photo captured with a long exposure and burning steel wool inside a metal whisk attached to a string. As the sparks fly off of the steel wool, it creates light trails in the photo, one of my favorite effects
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This is a landscape image taken in Yellowstone National Park with my first DSLR camera. I was walking along the boardwalk near Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, and the lighting was epic as the rest of the people in my group walked ahead of me. The resulting image gave me so much excitement and motivation to continue to develop my skills as a photographer.
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Another image taken with my first DSLR. This was taken during a visit with my younger cousins, who were originally posing for the photo with my twin sister. The three of them burst into laughter as the youngest one tackled the other two, making a wonderful joy-filled photo.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

My name is Amanda Jones, and photography is my jam.

RESUME AND CONTACT

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD • EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE: JUNE 2023

Communications major, Environmental Science and Women and Gender Studies minor

MOOSEHEART HIGH SCHOOL • AUGUST 2016-JUNE 2019 • VALEDICTORIAN

Business and Computer vocation

WORK EXPERIENCE

LIBRARY STUDENT ASSISTANT • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRNGFIELD • JULY 2021-PRESENT

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD • SEPTEMBER 2020-PRESENT

PROJECT COORDINATOR • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD • DECEMBER 2019-MAY 2020

LEADER IN TRAINING • MOOSEHEART CHILD CITY AND SCHOOL • JULY 2018–AUGUST 2018

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS ENROLLEE • YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK • JUNE 2018–JULY 2018