Irene Young is a very special, talented and loving person, who also happens to be a succesful photographer. I got to know Irene as one of my photographer clients at Custom Process. She was living part time in the Bay Area and the rest in New York, making portraits for musicians and record companies. In fact, Irene has done more than 500 CD covers.
Back then we were cross-processing Irene's film so she could get interesting color. What came through so clearly in her work was Irene's connection with her subjects.
When Marsha and I wanted our portrait done, we hired Irene. We still remember the day we spent with her in Sausalito. The prints are all over our house and offices; bringing smiles to our faces every time we look.
Irene moved to New York fulltime in 2001 and we've stayed in touch. This year Irene spent most of her energy fighting breast cancer, and she produced a CD of songs that comforted her during her recovery. I've been enjoying this lovely collection of music for the past few months.
Here's what Irene has to say about the CD: "These are special songs. They comforted me during my treatment for breast cancer, and I cherish each one like a dear friend. The musicians and songwriters on this compilation gave up their royalties to help me - and women like me. Their generosity inspires me to give what I am able. So, it is with love and pleasure that I have compiled these songs of comfort & strength for you."
The CD, called: "Glass Half Full: A Music Photographer's Vision of Hope" is available at: http://glasshalffullcd.homestead.com/
Irene's website: http://www.ireneyoungfoto.com/
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
MCN 2006 Conference - Pasadena, California
Great conference this year. Hats off to everyone at MCN, including Marla Misunas from SFMOMA who did a fantastic job.
One of the most interesting vendors was Jean Penicaut, CEO of Lumiere Technology. This French company has a very high resolution scanning camera designed specifically for museums. The camera is capable of doing multiple scans of the same painting, each at a different wavelength. By combining just the right selection of scans, they can "see through" varnish and existing paint layers in an extraordinary way.
Although the scanner is quite impressive, the company's business strategy is to own the rights to the digitized images created with their camera. I think this will be a hard sell to museums in the United States.
http://www.lumiere-technology.com
One of the most interesting vendors was Jean Penicaut, CEO of Lumiere Technology. This French company has a very high resolution scanning camera designed specifically for museums. The camera is capable of doing multiple scans of the same painting, each at a different wavelength. By combining just the right selection of scans, they can "see through" varnish and existing paint layers in an extraordinary way.
Although the scanner is quite impressive, the company's business strategy is to own the rights to the digitized images created with their camera. I think this will be a hard sell to museums in the United States.
http://www.lumiere-technology.com
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Bill Helsel and I spent a week in the eastern Sierras recently. It was great to be up in the mountains again. There's nothing so fine as fresh air, strenuous hiking and the opportunity to make photographs in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.We started at Mammoth Lakes (California) and spent a full day hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to Thousand Island Lake. At 10,000 feet we were at the base of Banner Peak.
Although hiking in with heavy packs was difficult, we had three days to completely relax, fish, photograph, think, take naps....This is the life!
Some more photographs from the trip:
Photographs ©Howard Brainen 2006
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