Denise Romeo Ierardi / Creative Lead
With over 25 years as a photographic retoucher and printer, Denise brings her color expertise,
experience with traditional fine art photographic printmaking, and digital post production skill sets to 451imaging.
experience with traditional fine art photographic printmaking, and digital post production skill sets to 451imaging.
Beginning her career as a film colorist, working with the subtleties of fine art reproduction, Denise worked for many museums and galleries on their publishing projects, and on many acclaimed (or award winning) children's books, colorizing large format chrome film by hand.
Moving into the digital age Denise began her digital retouching career as a Scitex Operator for Conde Nast Publications, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Glamour.
With the arrival of the Mac and Adobe Photoshop, which heralded the desktop publishing breakthrough,
Denise quickly became one of the top beauty and fashion photoshop retouchers in the industry.
Denise quickly became one of the top beauty and fashion photoshop retouchers in the industry.
Vincent Ierardi / CEO
After attending Bard College, Vincent began his career in the early 80s as the personal assistant to Frances Grill, founder of Click Model Management. With his love of music and and eye for style, Vincent was recruited by photographer Michel Comte to become his photo agent. Working with Michel, Vincent produced two of Comte’s now famous photo shoots, portraits of Miles Davis and Frank Zappa.
Denise and Vincent met in 2001, pooled their combined talents, and
established 451imaging in 2002, after first getting a dog of course.
established 451imaging in 2002, after first getting a dog of course.
They currently spend
their time between NYC and Montauk.
their time between NYC and Montauk.
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