Darkroom Quotes

I've been a photographer all these years... I haven't been in my own darkroom for 10 years.

My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.

It was amazing to watch him in the darkroom at an advanced age, still get excited when the results were pleasing. He still struggled like we all do in the darkroom and he struggled behind the camera, and when he had a success he was beaming.

Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took me quite some time to discover that I wanted to write.

The darkroom is just the means to an end.

I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of new surprises that rear their heads at various times and I truly believe that 51% of the images, success takes place in the darkroom.

It's more fun if you can control things like lighting and make special effects in the darkroom.

I never stopped photographing. There were a couple of years when I didn't have a darkroom, but that didn't stop me from photographing.

For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic that can be exciting, disappointing, rewarding and frustrating all in the same few moments in the darkroom.

When I'm about ready to press the cable release on the View camera, I've tried to anticipate some of the challenges I'm going to encounter in the darkroom.