Dear Readers:
Over the Holidays I saw the fun movie, "Julie and Julia." Not a new idea, but I thought, why not look back over the last 15 years of publication, and pull some of the stories we've run in the past? Homeowners and 2nd Homeowners will find many tips, and everyone will find out new places to go, new hikes to take, and new people to meet. Amazingly, there are a few things that haven't changed much at all. One of the first stories we ran, was on photographer Richard Millener, Millener Productions, still located in the Village, at 685 Pine Knot Blvd.
(Jan/Feb 1996) Millener Productions is owned and operated by long time resident Richard Millener, (BA Graduate from Brooks Institute Photography). Richard can take your fine color portraits - in his studio, in the Big Bear environment, or your home. Adults, children, and even pets... Richard captures "the look" from years of experience and thousands of exposures.
Old Time Photos are exclusively offered in Big Bear by Millener Productions. He admits his interest in photography came first, and then the Old Time Photos. His studio is filled with literally hundreds of costumes, hats and accessories, dating from 1840 through 1910. Most of the costumes are duplicates of originals, including some which he called "perceived history" costumes. Those, he explains, are what we might expect to see from movies and television, but may not be authentic reality. "That's OK," he continues, "since bathing and water itself were in short supply, and true cowboys would look and smell quite different than we might expect." Occasionally, he will even have original clothing from an era, which has somehow survived the elements of time, and can be used for costuming.
Community minded, Millener Productions participates in Halloween in the Village, Big Bear's annual Oktoberfest, and the Old Miner's Days. Millener Productions is a member of Old Time Photography, Photo Marketing Association, and Kodak's Promise of Excellence Program.
Appointments or information can be obtained by calling 909.866.3054.
Barbara Scharnhorst, Publisher/Editor
Got a kick out of reading the kids from fifth grade class who are now mid-twenties. My son Brett wrote with such detail about making a snow cave. He's now a ski instructor at Snow Summit with a degree in bio-chem - pharmacology from US-Santa Barbar and an SAG actor. Got in by doing stunt work in "Hot Tub Time Machine."
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