fine art photography, greeting cards and web design
by   Jennifer Alam

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Artist's Statement I have always looked at my world as an artist, focusing each scene "through the lens" of an imaginary camera. It wasn't until 2000, when I purchased my first digital camera, that I even considered the "fine art" aspect of my photographs. Then, one stormy morning in April, I shot a picture of an unusually turbulent sky and when I viewed it on my computer, I was totally blown away.  That picture known as "Angry Sky" became my first venture into the “commercial” side of my art and led me on a path of award winning entries in many juried photography shows & exhibits in Alabama over the past 8 years.

As a self taught photographer, I have much to learn and constantly marvel at the technical challenges of digital photography. My previous 25 year career in Information Systems definitely gave me an edge in using my computer to produce my art, however, the artistic vision required to create that magical photograph is an innate quality that has just recently emerged in my life.  Living on a farm in rural Ashland, Alabama has also given me an appreciation of the beauty and simplicity of a world far removed from the urban scene - a quality I try to capture in each of my photographs.

Technique

I currently shoot my photographs with a Canon EOS 20D 8.2 Megapixel digital SLR camera. Most of my images are captured in “raw” format and processed in Canon’s Digital Photo Professional and Adobe Photoshop.

Many of my images are printed with no computer manipulation, however, depending on the subject, I sometimes add an emulsion edge effect in Photoshop to give the photograph that faded decayed look. Most of my images are printed in my home studio using an Epson Photo Stylus 2200 printer.  I use high quality archival papers and inks rated to resist fading for over 100 years when properly displayed under glass. 

My work has many themes and includes a wide variety of subjects from rural backwoods scenes, forgotten cemeteries, breathtaking skies and sunsets to contemporary flower details.
 

 Contact Info:

Jennifer Alam
Jennifer's Design Studio
PO Box 902
Ashland, AL 36251

256-276-1631
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all photographs copyright   2000 - 2008    Jennifer Alam