Thursday, June 24, 2004
Salon: "Elegy For The Dark Room"
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 PM
"I studied photography for three-quarters of my high school career. Some of this time was spent examining the work of Diane Arbus and Imogen Cunningham, but most of it was spent in the school's darkroom. The room was enormous, with two rows of enlargers flanking the walls and a long steel sink dominating the center. I would arrive early to mix the foul-spelling chemicals, always remembering to follow the mantra "Do what you oughta -- add the acid to the watah.""
I think this is more of a eulogy than an elegy, but still, I like the article as it describes the fast dying art of photograph developing and manipulation in a traditional darkroom. I briefly took classes in photography where I learned to develop photographs and it was a rewarding experience. However, Photoshop has certainly been my digital darkroom for quite some time now. Do any of you develop your own film photographs? Or maybe I should ask, do any of you still develop your own film photographs?
[Note: This is a Salon article so you will either have to subscribe to Salon to read the whole thing or get the day pass which involves watching a 30 second advertisement]
I think this is more of a eulogy than an elegy, but still, I like the article as it describes the fast dying art of photograph developing and manipulation in a traditional darkroom. I briefly took classes in photography where I learned to develop photographs and it was a rewarding experience. However, Photoshop has certainly been my digital darkroom for quite some time now. Do any of you develop your own film photographs? Or maybe I should ask, do any of you still develop your own film photographs?
[Note: This is a Salon article so you will either have to subscribe to Salon to read the whole thing or get the day pass which involves watching a 30 second advertisement]
