Las Vegas Shoot--The More The Merrier

Here's some fun news...I will be in Las Vegas the weekend of October 10, 2008 for a location and studio photo shoot that Saturday and Sunday. So, feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining us and modelling for me.

The shoots are short, easy and fun...You stand there and look pretty as I run around, get in strange positions looking for the perfect angle all the while clicking the shutter and generally making quite an odd picture myself as I create art.

If you are up for an adventure send me an email. See you in Vegas!

Olympic Women's Basketball

Woo Hoo! This is a perfect Saturday morning. I made an awesome latte (my specialty) and I'm watching Women's Basketball. The Gold medal game between the USA and Australia. I love Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker. It's an exciting game, I hope you're watching!

I Love Getting Flowers

Look at these beautiful flowers that my "New York peeps" sent me.
They remind me of the movie, Under The Tuscan Sun (one of my favorites). My dad's family is from Tuscany and my mom's family from Naples. I still want to spend weeks in Italy and explore all the beauty and food! I was in Rome my senior year of college and loved it. I knew just enough Italian to get in trouble. We stayed at the Grand Hotel... Via Venetto, the Spanish Steps... I felt like I was home and would love to do a gallery showing and photo shoots there someday soon.

I have a great story about my audience with the Pope and choosing to take photos of him (almost the last photo I ever snapped) instead of shaking his hand and receiving a blessing. It is because of the Pope that I designed my business card the way I did. (Most of my stories are only told over margaritas at Marix)

What a great day--for many reasons.

Since Monday July 7, 2008 I have had the best caregivers taking care of Dad when I am not there. I worked so hard to find the right match, and after a year plus of constant hassles, stress, last minute calls because the caregivers didn't show up, a flooded backyard, and a refrigerator of ruined food because it was turned off, etc. etc. The stories go on and on as many of you know. I finally have some peace of mind and time to devote to other things --like fun new shoots and product for all of you! ART COMES FROM ARTISTS (I know I'm yelling. What can I say, I get PASSIONATE.)

Another Great Documentary

Sunday night I attended a screening for another HBO documentary called
The Black List. I loved it. Check it out when it premieres on HBO August 25, 2008

The Black List, Vol. 1 presents dramatic portraits of some of today's most fascinating and influential African-Americans, who share their stories and insights into the struggles, triumphs and joys of black life in the U.S. The film is a collaboration between celebrated portrait photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who directs, and award-winning journalist Elvis Mitchell, who interviews such notables as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sean Combs, Thelma Golden, Lou Gossett, Jr., Bill T. Jones, Vernon Jordan, Toni Morrison, Suzanne-Lori Parks, Richard Parsons, Chris Rock, Al Sharpton, Slash, Faye Wattleton, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Zane.

Many Thanks

So many of you have taken the time to contact me with warm thoughts, good wishes and words of encouragement. I am appreciative of your kindness. My heartfelt thanks for such sweet communications. You have been a wonderful reminder that we all have such an impact on each other whether we have ever met in person before or ever will.

It means the world to me when my images touch people and I am thrilled when people "get" my work. So, please feel free to continue to share your stories, comments and suggestions.

Precious Pups

Another fact about me is that I love love love dogs and I am crazy about Boxers. I have had pictures of my baby Roxie on my site and in my books. So, you can imagine me squeeling when I saw this YouTube video that a friend sent me.



I have been looking for my next Boxer baby and am very close to finding the one (or two) that belong with me. I want to adopt from Boxer Rescue Los Angeles.

Giclées

I am a traditional woman. I write everything long hand. I prefer a phone call to email. I don’t own a “crackberry.” I have an IPod sitting patiently in its’ original box. I loved spending 8 continuous hours in the darkroom creating the “perfect” photographic print by hand.

One of the life lessons I’ve been forced to learn is that the only constant is change…not easy for a rooted Taurus.

So, when I developed (no pun intended) a severe allergy to the darkroom photo chemicals I had no choice but to make a change and find a printer who had a similar feel and finesse for my fine art women images.


After years of trying just about every lab in southern California I finally found a master. She was a gifted printer who it turned out had no problem with change.
Her life took a completely different direction and she gave up printing forever.

By this time I was still shooting film and had no interest in even holding a digital camera. However, each new commercial assignment brought questions such as, “You shoot digital right?” and “Would you email me jpgs between 1 and 2 mgs.” You mean I have to get a computer?! Alright, you get the idea. Apparently I’ve come a long way. I even enjoy Photoshop now and think it is fun.

I have learned that Giclée is French for “sprayed ink.” It is a sophisticated technique and process that allows archival fine art photographs to be made from a digital source. I am unveiling a collection of new giclee images. Some were shot digitally by me, all were meticulously fine tuned in Photoshop by me, and printed-- by me!

Welcome to my new world…

Judy Francesconi



My giclées are all open edition. They are titled and signed by me, but not numbered. They are digitally printed with archival inks on archival museum quality matte paper.
This allows new collectors to own fine art at an affordable price.

My line of silver gelatin hand printed original photographs are available as signed, numbered limited editions.