W. Eugene Smith and the darkroom

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• Jan 26, 2015

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I saw his prints from The Jazz Loft series in Chicago one time and they were awesome. Before then, I didn't understand his style of printing. I thought he just printed too dark for me.

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/26/w-eugene-smith-considered-darkroom-work-90-photos-creation-process/

 

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• Jan 27, 2015

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Thanks. Very much enjoyed the interview with James Karales in the Paris Review.

 

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• Jan 27, 2015

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IIRC, the book "Darkroom," I believe it's Larry Clark who talks about the use of ferrocyanide to lighten areas selectively in a print. I can read Darkroom again every few years and come away with something new to think about. And Gene Smith is Darkroom too.