Category: Published Work
Some of you may remember me mentioning that I was working on some charity work for a really fabulous non-profit organization in Oregon a few months ago- Mid Valley Mentors. I put together a shoot of young adults in order to provide them with compelling images to use for their advertising and overall promotion. In addition, a couple of archived images were requested and provided. My niece, Melanie, was one of the models in this project- and, in fact, was the person who caught the director’s eye in the first place! The images I sent were meant to be a bit dramatic- to grab attention of viewers and get them to ACT. If you have ever considered mentoring or donating to their organizations, please do!
Here is the link to a video brochure that Mid Valley Mentors non profit organization just released on youtube.com Several of my images appear in the beginning and end of it. (Please scroll down to bottom of my Blog to turn OFF music before listening, thanks! )
Also, Ms. Melanie came along on my urban kids shoot the other day and I did have a chance to grab a few quick updated shots of her wearing some cute accessories. Check them out:
Stay tuned for some GREAT upcoming Spring sessions and awesome promotions!!! I can’t wait for April. 
Images in Fun Places
February 7, 2010 Published Work
Recently some of my photography work has been added to some pretty cool places. I just want to take a minute and share some of it with you.
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The first image is of the very beautiful and talented Pearl Aday (Meatloaf’s daughter). This photo is featured on the front page of her website. I absolutely love Pearl and am thrilled to have one of my pictures there. It was taken at an evening performance on the island of Aruba last October. She is accompanied by, Scott Ian, the terribly talented Anthrax guitarist (and her significant other). They put on a killer show.
- Some of you may also remember this image of my niece, Melanie. It was taken a couple of years ago but was recently given to Mid Valley Mentors of Salem, Oregon to help with fundraising charitable promotions. Currently, this image accompanies a slide show that plays in between movies at the movie theatre in Salem for the Mid Valley Mentors. Text of the slide show mainly highlights shocking statistics and points out “the power of one” to help. It reaches out to the community and asks for help for kids who are in less than ideal situations.
The director contacted me to create some compelling portraits in order to attract attention to the establishment. I did also create half a dozen new images for them last month. The web site is newly launched and will be adding my images to it in the near future. If you are an Oregon resident, consider donating or giving time to such a great cause. - Wesley Berry Flowers, located in SE Michigan, really creates beautiful flower arrangements and bouquets for weddings. They contacted me for a few photos I had taken of their products to use in upcoming print advertisements. Keep an eye out for it.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Sunday everyone.
Grand Prize Winner (Detroit, MI Model Photographer)
January 20, 2010 Published Work
Yesterday evening I received the following email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/19/2010 Photographer Jennifer L. Alder of Northville, MI, has won Grand Prize for December in the prestigious photography contest sponsored by Betterphoto.com, the site’s founder, Jim Miotke, announced Tuesday.
More than 17,200 entries were submitted to the online photography contest, which attracted contestants from around the world and featured 10 separate categories.
Alder’s stunning image, “Set in Stone”, garnered top honors after being submitted in the Digital Darkroom category. All of the winning images can be viewed at BetterPhoto.com’s contest page
The contest is conducted each month. Categories include Nature and Landscapes, Animals, People, Elements of Design, Digital Darkroom, Travel and Place, Flowers, Details and Macro, Catch All and Monthly Theme. Judging is performed by a panel of professional photographers.
Model: Joan BrooksWhat a huge surprise and honor! I learn and am inspired by much of the talent and photographers that are active at Betterphoto.com. Joan, the model pictured above, is really fabulous to work with. She is a model from Ohio who drove up to collaborate with me in late October.
Another of the images from our time together won first place (Photo of the Month) in the Black & White category at Digital Image Cafe last month as well.
A New Project
January 12, 2010 My Life, Published Work
What sort of projects does she do, you may wonder? Well, to tell you the truth, I am pretty much drawn to causes that help kids (especially) and members of society in desperate situations. That is the cause I am writing about in today’s blog post, one that helps kids.
I was contacted a couple of weeks ago by a non-profit organization in the Portland, Oregon area to provide images for a group that helped youth so it was really a “no-brainer ” for me to take part in assisting the cause. The organization helps kids and teens who are struggling (sibling gang members, parents in jail, drug problems, etc…) get into positive programs and around people who CARE. It also has a sister program that helps another area of society, which I will address next week.
This program was in need of new promotional images to use on their website, newsletters, posters, etc…. and, well, I was more than happy to help out. They wanted an image of a male and female that were compelling. Melanie was my child female model because the director liked her look 
The teen male subject, Kyle, was suggested by a friend of mine. I went ahead and edited the images to be a bit moody. And, I should add that my main intent was to make them sort of “compelling”….
I am showing them in black and white treatment but will also be presenting them in color. When the organization publishes them, I will be sure to provide a link so you all can view it. Also, stay tuned … I am shooting one more model, (an adult male) for the sister organization next week and will be sharing it here on my blog as well.
Thanks for stopping by!
Award Winning Work
June 22, 2009 Published Work
Hi everyone!
