Prints from the darkroom of Pablo Inirio, Magnum Photos’ master printer, feature the hand-written edits that turn a photo into a memorable shot. A lot goes into making an iconic photograph – the subject, the composition, the backdrop, photographer, and the little talked about dark room retoucher. Pablo Inirio, long time master printer for photographer cooperative group, Magum Photos, has laid his hands on some of the most famous photos of all time. Now, pictures of the edits he has made, to make these photos what they ended up as, have surfaced.
Before Photoshop, the darkroom was the only place Photographers could improve their image. Light area, add some contrast there...and all of it was down with outlines an diagrams. So seeing a before and after shot of classic images of old stars gives us the prefect example of how far we have come with 'what Photoshop is all about.'