Chambre Hardman, Liverpool photographer

Here is a very interesting article about a photographer from Liverpool UK and his perfectly preserved home, studio and darkroom as well as some of photographs taken during his spare time.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...fe-1950s-Britain-captured-Liverpool-home.html


What's up with his Rolleiflex?

There was a very good hour long documentary on British T.V. about Chambre Hardman a couple of years ago you may be able to see on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0.0.0.1652.5950.0j11j1j7-2j1.15.0...0.0...1ac

There was a very good hour long documentary on British T.V. about Chambre Hardman a couple of years ago you may be able to see on Youtube.

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Thanks, I will look for it.

Love his darkroom. Functionally, not so different from all of ours. The clutter level looks just about right. A D5 enlarger in mine instead of a D2.* An LPL easel. Stacked boxes of paper. A paper trimmer. The safelights these days may now be LEDs instead of bulbs, but the light's still red...

Needs to do something about those light leaks around the window, though.



Ken

* Wonder if he has any spare carriers I could use??

He employed several hand-colourists who were "home-workers" living in various places around Liverpool and very good they were too. A B&W print would be sent out via the very good tramcar public transport system and returned suitably coloured to his studio the same way in a very short time.

It is a fascinating place where visitors are allowed to handle various stuff while getting a conducted tour. It really takes you back to another era of photography and life that existed pre-World War II although he continued to work after the war.

Well worth a visit and free if you are a member of the National Trust organisation.

pentaxuser