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In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the ] for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iratiffen.com/about.html|title=About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist|publisher=}}</ref> In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the ] for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iratiffen.com/about.html|title=About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist|publisher=}}</ref>


In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the ] for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters. More specifically, the award was for the ]] process, which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro-thin bonding layer, which the award description says provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color, contrast, resolution, and flare control. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct98/emmy/sidebar/pg1.htm|title=1998 Emmy Engineering Awards|publisher=}}</ref> In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the ] for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters. More specifically, the award was for the ] ] process, which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro-thin bonding layer, which the award description says provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color, contrast, resolution, and flare control. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct98/emmy/sidebar/pg1.htm|title=1998 Emmy Engineering Awards|publisher=}}</ref>


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Ira Tiffen
BornIra Alan Tiffen
(1951-12-24) December 24, 1951 (age 73)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Optics Designer and Manufacturer
Known forWork with camera filters
Websiteiratiffen.com

Ira Alan Tiffen (born December 24, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an optics designer and glass artist who worked at the Tiffen Company from 1973 to 2004. He has been the recipient of both an Academy Award and an Emmy Award for his technical achievements in motion picture photography and video imaging.

Early life

Ira Tiffen was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Nathan and Helen Tiffen. His father was born February 19, 1925, and his mother was born April 13, 1929. He started his career at 19 years of age working at Tiffen on his vacation time, making filters in the lab. When he graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973, he began his full-time job at Tiffen managing the department for laminating filter glass.

Later career

Ira Tiffen worked in various departments of Tiffen, specializing in manufacturing and product development, and eventually became the Vice President of Research and Development in the late 1980s. He would later go on to receive an honorary doctorate from Columbia College. He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making glass art as a glass artist. In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at Schneider Kreuznach.

Awards

In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.

In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the Emmy Engineering Award for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters. More specifically, the award was for the Tiffen laminating process, which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro-thin bonding layer, which the award description says provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color, contrast, resolution, and flare control.

References

  1. "Tiffen". Tiffen.
  2. Home. "Honorary Degree Recipients".
  3. https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/press/IraTiffen.pdf
  4. "About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist".
  5. "1998 Emmy Engineering Awards".

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