Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/21

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V24 #95
From: Craig Semetko <csemetko@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:12:12 -0800

My pleasure, Slobodan. And thanks again for all the tips you've sent my 
way.

BTW, Gerard's prices are very competitive.

Cheers,

Craig
>
> Craig;
> Thanks for the tip. I was asked twice last week about B/W printing. 
> I'll
> just stow this one on the back burner.
> Slobodan Dimitrov
>
>
> Craig Semetko wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> This isn't really a for sale notice but more of a commercial for a 
>> good
>> friend. His name is Gerard, and he is a printer who owns Focus Foto in
>> Los Angeles. Gerard is a Frenchman who apprenticed at the Paris lab
>> Picto in the fifties back when it was still called "Pictorial 
>> Service."
>> While there he printed extensively for HCB and the Magnum 
>> photographers
>> of that time. He then went to New York and worked at Raffi Labs in the
>> 60's and 70's where he did all the Magnum guys prints of that time. He
>> finally made his way out here to LA where he has printed for Helmut
>> Newton, Doug Kirkland and David Kennerly. What I'm saying is the guy
>> knows what he's doing. His work is beautiful. There aren't many of his
>> kind around anymore. He is a great resource that I thought you all
>> might want to know about.
>>
>> His info is:
>>
>> Gerard
>> Focus Foto Finishers
>> 138 S. La Brea
>> Los Angeles, CA 90036
>>
>> 323-934-0013 Phone
>> 323-934-9658 Fax
>> focusfoto@sbcglobal.net
>>
>> I was very happy the day I found out about him, believe you me.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> -

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