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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum, HCB Printer
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:00:23 -0800
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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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