Digital BW, The Print

Martin,

I have a small framed picture of Gene Smith in his darkroom that I cut 
out from a photo mag in the seventies...and has been following me around 
ever since. Useful for times when one is feeling totally overwhelmed by 
the mess. One glance and you can say - ah, even genius can thrive in such 
an atmosphere. 

To give you an idea, there was a rumour floating around at the time that 
Smith got those incredible luminous prints (from his usually very funky 
negs) due to a secret print developer formula - his cigar ash falling 
into the developer creating a chemical reaction that improved the 
developing process. I kid you not. (g)

Cheers,

Nina 

>It is a great relief to know that I am not the only one afflicted! 
>How bad was Eugene's?
>
>Martin
>
>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., ternahan <ternahan@s...> 
>wrote:
>> 
>> Martin,
>> 
>> Ah yes, but we are in good company...ever see a photo of Eugene 
>Smith in his
>> studio?