Amanda Sosa Stone has a degree in photography from the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies. Amanda studied under Elyse Weissberg, an industry icon who was a photographer's representative and creative consultant. With the knowledge that she gleaned from working with Elyse, Amanda went to work in the advertising industry as an art buyer
Amanda worked for Foote, Cone & Belding in New York City.  

In January 2005, Amanda left FCB to pursue a freelance-consulting career. Amanda currently travels frequently giving seminars and consulting with photographers nationwide. She is also the founder of the online resource guide called Shoot In, Inc: www.shootinnewyork.com, www.shootincalifornia.com, www.shootinflorida.com. She continues to strive to raise the bar in our industry.

Additionally, Amanda worked as the contributing photo editor on a book by Elyse Weissberg, which was released in Feb 2004 and co-Authored the book "The Photographer’s Survival Guide" with Suzanne Sease (thephotographerssurvivalguide.com).

Blue by Parish Kohanim

Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with photography for over 25 years.  His award-winning work has appeared on the pages of publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Forbes, Time, and Newsweek. Parish is now devoting his efforts towards his first love, fine art photography.  Parish’s passion for the subtle beauty of life is apparent in his photographs.  He has focused on many exquisite subjects, and is able to bring them out of the frame and into the imagination of the viewer.