Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gassman made the prints but his dog Picto supervised. Same as Edison and his shaggy dog. Mark -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:56:44 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] What film did HCB use? > > Marty Deveney wrote: > Of course, but I think you underestimate the disparity in his volume > of rolls shot pre- and post-WWII. before WWII he shot a variety of > films from Agfa, Kodak, Ilford and other manufacturers. Between the > end of WWII and 1955 he mostly shot Ilford HPS and XX. After that he > mostly used HP4 and Tri-X. You can see a lot of work and discuss with > relevant people at the Foundation Cartier-Bresson: > http://www.henricartierbresson.org/index_en.htm - I found the staff > very helpful when I visited. > ====================== > > The printer usually associated with his prints was Pierre Gassman, who died > in 2004, like HCB. He was at Picto, as Marty noted. Whether he actually > made the prints I have no idea, but his name comes up as the printer. > http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5009737788 > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information