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Dark room magic

I have spent quite a bit of time in the darkroom lately and I have learnt a few things:

* there is magic

* you can’t rush magic… developing times and washing time and drying times cannot be cheated

* mistakes are often magic too

* fine tuning needs practice

* darkroom magic involves chemistry

* darkroom magic is fragile and any idiot that walks in letting light leak in can ruin a photo or two, a batch of photographic paper…

*but they can’t ruin the process, the magic. get the safe light on again, light proof your room and you’re back in!

I like spending time in the darkroom as much as I like taking photographs.

 

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