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www.rvb-prod.fr
www.regard-sur-limage.com
rvbbernard@aol.com
Photographer, specialising in illustration and mat-painting, I work with silver halide, digital imaging and video-editing and I am specialised in illustration of abstract theme but I do also landscape, townscape. My extensive experience in these fields has been applied in the freelance work that I have done for companies such as Le Crédit Local de France, Unesco, La Caisse des Dépôts, Agfa-Europe, French Post Office, France Télécom,Pinnacle, Sun-Microsystems, General Electric, Sony-France, Creo-France, HPIndigo-Europe, Essilor…. I make also posters or booklets lay-out. Over 30 magazines have published my work both in Europe an the USA, and two times (2000 and 2006) on Adobe french website....
In 2004-2005, I am in charged of a DVD about home-cinema technology for the public. In 2002, I runned test about the HDThomson Viper camera (shown in Imagina-IDIFF03). The same year, I produced a short movie: “L’Histoire de Pierre et le Fou” by Thomas Norymberg and worked on the direction of the color grading: (shown for times in Cannes 2002...). In 2001, I belong to the team who runned for the CST (Commission Supérieure et Technique du Cinéma), a test about Sony AltaVista HD camera.
My work has been exhibited in France (Espace Canon, Centre Pompidou, Centre National de la Photographie, Salon de la Photo96…), in Europe (Italy, Belgium, Checkoslovakia, Germany...). Some of my work is in permanent collections of La Bibliothèque Nationale, l’Établissement Public du Louvre, le Musée Carnavalet-Paris… My photomontages were exhibited in « Le Carroussel du Louvre » for the launching of Sun’s Ultra-Sparc processor, in November 95.
In 2001 too, I made a lecture about my work in “ La Maison Européenne de la Photographie ” Paris. and I illustrated a jazz concert (projection of video and photography on a large screen). Due to my experience in digital imaging, I am often invited to run workshops. For example, during "Le SIPI96" (Salon de la Photo) in Paris, I demonstrated the Agfa StudioCam (digital camera). In 1995, I was asked to beta-test Photoshop 3.0 and in 1993 and ‘94, I ran of a Photoshop workshop sponsored by Sun. I have also taught digital technologies to companies such as Ilford-France, l’Institut Pasteur and at various French universities.
Among the many conferences or teaching that I have participated in : License Arts du Spectacles Metz’University (2006), “Forum Européen Regards et Vision‘04” (Lille Capitale Européenne de la Culture), “The Doors of Perception”, University of Albany (State of NY, ‘04), École Estienne in ‘03 (one of the most famous french graphic art school), FEMIS (french school on movie) in ‘02, for the SATIS 97 (video exhibition in Paris), I organised a seminar on digital creation (video and movie). During the same year, I spoke about digital photography for the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche) and participated as a speaker for the Agfa Technologies Show95, in Boston (USA). In ‘93 and ‘94, I spoke about digital photography at the Scd IS&T Color Conference and for the 46th IS&T.
I regularly wrote on digital imaging in “Le Photographe”, “Sonovision” publications. In 2007, I will published a book : “Regard sur l’image” about visual and cultural perception, partly illustrated with my pictures. In 2000, I published a technical book about digital movies, Éditions Eyrolles (co-publication CST). In ‘98, I published a dictionary of digital photo terminology.
In ‘97, I was a consultant for the creation of digital studio for a French administration, and for La FNAC (major photo resealer). In 95, I worked for the “Réunion des Musées Nationaux” on restoring their photographic stock. and on digital photography. In ‘87, I worked for the Paris’ Public Transportations Administration.
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