I have been restudying the life and work of Eugene Smith, recently read quotes.
"Subjectivity is not a crime."
Speaking of why he prints his own work:
" The reason is very simple. I want the damn pictures to say what I want them to say. I want to subdue those things that are not important to the statement, and I want to make sure that the important things are open, clear, and direct. Making my own print is the only way to fulfill what I saw when I made the photograph."
Speaking on achieving success in the darkroom:
"My formula for successful printing remains ordinary chemicals, an ordinary enlarger, music, a bottle of Scotch, and stubbornness."
"Subjectivity is not a crime."
Speaking of why he prints his own work:
" The reason is very simple. I want the damn pictures to say what I want them to say. I want to subdue those things that are not important to the statement, and I want to make sure that the important things are open, clear, and direct. Making my own print is the only way to fulfill what I saw when I made the photograph."
Speaking on achieving success in the darkroom:
"My formula for successful printing remains ordinary chemicals, an ordinary enlarger, music, a bottle of Scotch, and stubbornness."
