From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York with Rodney Smith

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The final print room

The final print room

From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York with Rodney Smith

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The final print room

Here we are, in another room in Rodney Smith's studio, and this is an incredibly distinguished and just exquisite room. While other spaces may be a bit more functional, say the mounting and print room where they were working on photographs, this is the place where all the final prints come to. You can see some photographs framed, being ready to be shipped out, photos in books, or prints in different sizes. And what's fascinating about this space is it just, it makes you want to take pictures. I mean, this really celebrates the art and craft of photography. You enter into this room, it's inviting, and it's warm, and you see these pictures in different sizes, like this huge print here, or some smaller images as well--and they really draw you in. And what's so fascinating to me about this space is that as I look through different photographs, I'm fascinated by the connection between the photographs and the studio itself. There are so many parallels, and there are so many interesting…

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