meet the team

John

Owner – married with two children, and lives in Long Beach.

Opened Fromex in Belmont Shore in 1982. Started as a one-hour photo shop and have grown the business to a nationally recognized photo and digital lab. Besides running the business, he also handles most of the custom framing and aluminum printing.

Co-founder in 1982 of the Independent Photo Imagers (www.ipiphoto.com), the largest trade association of photo labs and camera stores in the United States with over 500 members. Over 40 years of photo lab experience. Graduate from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.

Kelly

Lab Manager – Color and B&W printer, oversees all services including printing, film processing & customer service.

Joined Fromex in 2012, has over 20 years experience in the photo industry. Specializes in color and B&W printing, Photoshop, retouching, and event photography. She has been the event photographer for Cinespia for the past eleven years, and self-publishes books/zines. www.kellyleebarrett.com

Natalie

Lab Manager – Color and B&W printer, oversees all services including printing, film processing, customer service & shipping.

Joined Fromex in 2012, has over 15 years of photo lab experience. Holds a degree in Business Mangement from Cal State University. Enjoys photography, traveling, sewing, and crafting.

Kevin

Digital Technology – Wide format printing, scanning and video.

Joined Fromex in 1999, has over 30 years of photography and photo lab experience. Graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a BFA degree in Photography. Enjoys repairing and restoring old radios.

Jeanine

Customer Service – Also handles printing comp cards, color printing , scanning,  chemical mixing and film processing.

Re-joined Fromex in 2021. Jeanine has a BFA in Photography from CSULB and over ten years lab experience, including six years at Fromex back in the 90's. She has worked in the photo and film industry for over twenty five years with an emphasis in architecture, landscape, and  film location work. She prefers film over digital and shoots experimental and pinhole cameras. Jeanine lives in Long Beach with her husband and a couple of chickens. Her hobbies include organic gardening,  vegetarian cooking, and road tripping.

Jenny

Customer Service – Also handles the film processing and chemical mixing.

Joined Fromex in 2006, has over 30 years experience in camera stores and photo labs. Enjoys traveling, hiking and photography.

Brittany

Customer Service – Also handles film processing and shipping.

Brittany has a Retail Marketing degree from the University of Arizona, and experience in real estate financing. She is married and has two children. Joined Fromex in 2020.

Toni

Customer Service – Also handles film processing, printing comp cards, black & white printing and  shipping.

Toni joined the Fromex team in 2021. She has 3 years of experience working at Golden West college as their Darkroom Lab Technician and has a BFA degree in photography from Cal State Long Beach. She prefers film over digital and loves to take portraits of her family.

Diego

Customer Service – The newest member of our team. Joined Fromex in 2023.

Currently pursuing a Bacholar of Fine Arts degree at CSULB.

Carlos

Framing – Specializes in canvas stretching and custom life-size cutouts.

Joined Fromex in 2016. Accomplished artist and photographer.