Jennifer Silverberg

5.30.2012

Devon Alexander

Devon Alexander, St. Charles, Missouri © Jennifer Silverberg 2012

Boxing Gym, St. Charles, Missouri © Jennifer Silverberg 2012

I've been looking back at some portraits I've made over the past few months... And I stumbled across these from a shoot I did for the Riverfront Times earlier this year. Devon Alexander, a St. Louis boxer who I first met when he was a kid fighting in the P.A.L. at his local rec center, now trains with his manager/ trainer at their own gym in St. Charles, Missouri. He's one of the few with the right combination of talent, drive, heart and luck to succeed in this unforgiving sport.
I used to photograph a lot of boxing, and while I don't so much anymore... photographing fighters like Devon makes me miss it more than I expected.
The article about Devon that was published can be found here.

2.13.2012

Mystery Shopper, Russ Carr

Late last week I received the sad news that Russ Carr, the columnist who writes the monthly column, Mystery Shopper for Feast, among other things, had passed away. I never had the opportunity to meet Russ in person, but have enjoyed his column so much over the past year and a half. It has been an honor to photograph the ingredients he wrote about. This month's cover came from his column. Thank you Russ, for your writing and love of food.

2.10.2012

Bacon Jam

Last months Feast Magazine featured a new recipe from Chef Casey Vires in her monthly column, Tech School. Photographing her column is one of the things I most love. For January, it was all about jams. Cassy focused on bacon jam, but really, the concept could be applied to many different kinds of jams. (We also had a delightful onion jam she had made on hand.) I highly recommend you try this at home. It is a perfect way to start a Sunday morning with your coffee and paper.

2.08.2012

Personal Work

I'm showing some new work from an ongoing personal project at this years faculty show at Webster University in St. Louis. I've been teaching an editorial photography class there for the past few years and this show is a nice way for the students to see what we do outside of the university walls. This project is still very new to me and I'm still in the process of discovering where it is going. It does feel a little strange to be showing what feels like possibly incomplete work, but doing so helps, or maybe even forces, me to articulate my intent.

1.19.2012

This photograph is from a Riverfront Times article by Ian Froeb listing his top ten dishes of 2011. Number 7 is The Chengu Spicy Beef from Joy Luck Buffet. I didn't taste it, but it did smell amazing. Ian's got great taste, so I'd totally trust his judgment on this one. However, I'd take the "spicy" part very seriously!

1.18.2012

Hot Toddy

So, it's been a pretty mild winter thus far, but the cold feels like it's finally starting to settle in. And really, what better way is there to spend a cold evening, than with a nice hot toddy? This got me thinking about a shoot I recently did for Alive Magazine. They asked me to go to The Scottish Arms and photograph their hot toddy. Truly my pleasure. The warm, dark interior feels a bit like winter and was a good fit for the drink (which, even though it was about 10 am at the time of my shoot, I took a little taste of... quite nice!)

1.17.2012

Portrait Sessions....

This photograph is an outtake from a commissioned family portrait I did before the holidays late last year.
While I don't do a tremendous amount of commissioned portrait work, I was happy to take this one on... I knew I'd get some great images from this family. Emma was especially fun to work with. This is one of my favorites of her from that day.

1.15.2012

Parade Magazine :: On Newsstands Today

In today's paper!
I'm pretty excited. My first cover for Parade Magazine. (See post below for more details)

1.13.2012

Parade Magazine

This Sunday's (Jan. 15) cover of Parade Magazine.

I went to Springfield, Missouri last month to photograph a pretty phenomenal young man named Dorial Green-Beckham. He is a sweet, down to earth kid, with an amazing athletic ability. For those of you who haven't heard of him... remember the name, I feel pretty confident that you will someday soon! Luckily, they had just redone the locker rooms at the high school (Hillcrest High School, home of the Hornets!) in this beautiful, rich blue, making my job just a bit easier. It provided the perfect backdrop for the photo shoot.

A special thanks to Photo Editor Claudia Grimaldi at Parade for finding me and being so wonderful to work with. Work should always be this much fun!

Below are a few outtakes from my day in Springfield!

While the school is officially "Hornet Country" there is no Hornet mascot. I had so been hoping for one, but sadly, there is no large hornet to cheer on the schools teams. On my first night there, we went to the school's basketball game (because Dorial's athletic ability is not limited to football, he's also the star of the basketball team) and while there was no hornet to cheer on their win, there was a large ice cream cone (from fast food restaurant, Culver's) there to take in the game... Just another slice of the American Midwest to enjoy!

12.08.2011

Fire

It's been a hectic couple of days. I got back to St. Louis this morning from an out of town shoot and had to go straight to another shoot in Soulard (a neighborhood just south of downtown). When I finished up, I saw a tremendous amount of smoke coming from downtown. Upon closer inspection, this 5-alarm fire is what I found. The building is abandoned and is part of the old Crunden Martin Manufacturing Co. complex on South 2nd Street.

11.28.2011

Blood and Sand

Blood & Sand is a relatively new, members only, restaurant in downtown St. Louis that I photographed for Alive Magazine's November issue. When looking for a spot to photograph owner T.J. Vytlacil in the restaurant I couldn’t resist the herb wall behind the bar. It is possibly one of the coolest design elements I've seen incorporated into a bar. It's both gorgeous and functional.

11.24.2011

Thanksgiving: Part III

The big day is finally here! Happy thanksgiving, everyone!

11.23.2011

Thanksgiving: Part II

© Jennifer Silverberg 2011

Here are a couple of the side dishes. Starting at the top: Deconstructed Green Been Casserole and Lentil Soup with Kale. Follow the links for the recipes.

11.22.2011

Thanksgiving: Part I

I’ve been looking forward to this holiday for about a month now… planning menus with friends and staring at photos of beautiful turkeys. Over the next three days I will be posting some images I made for the November issue of Feast. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

11.21.2011

Farmers Formal

Earlier this month EarthDance Farms hosted the Farmers Formal, their annual fundraising event. Molly of EarthDance Farms asked if I would be willing to donate a photograph for their auction. It was, of course, my pleasure. I’m not saving lives with my photography; so when given the opportunity to help out in some way I feel it’s the least I can do. This is the photo I donated and I am glad to report, it sold.