Time marches on and as it marches I find myself with less and less darkroom time. I used to not even think about this question. I could hop right in to the darkroom after photo taking session and pound through a set of negatives purely on gut instinct. I just "new" which ones were the keepers or after a test print or two new which ones not to print lol.

What do you all do? Love to here some experience share on your process.

Why is a photo worth printing? The excitement of taking it has faded, how do you decide what makes the cut?

This question popped up as I was reviewing some work from a California trip. I attached the contacts below. What would you print? Why? My wife says that only I can decide. Is that true? Does the photographer have to believe in the image first?
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