Splitting the large portraits thread (also, keep in mind we have a gallery category for this as well: (there was a url link here which no longer exists) ).
Until now I have built five darkrooms. But there are still things to improve. And everytime I study other peoples darkrooms, I learn one or two nice tricks.
Here's a picture of my very modest darkroom after building new benches for enlargers and processing trays. <snip...>
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Thomas, is your darkroom walled off from the rest of the basement at all? When we lived in Minnie, I enclosed my wife's basement exercise area with sheet plastic hung from the rafters, and used one of those oil-filled heaters ParkerSmith mentions. It helped a lot.
That's not a bad idea. I don't know if I have enough space to do that, but I'll certainly consider it.
The idea is to make a functional space, and the trouble is what's behind me - the laundry area. There's no practical way of sectioning that off, but I will sure try. Thanks for the suggestion!
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes it has a 2x4 screwed to the studs on the back side and the top of the sink is screwed to the 2x4. A 1X6 runs along the entire front lip, with 2x2 post on each end with one cross brace.Ataim - I haven't started building my darkroom yet, but was given a sink very similar to yours. Is it anchored to the wall, with just the 2 legs and a 2x4 along the front?
It is fairly small - 100 square feet
^ what a beautiful darkroom. You'd probably faint at the sight of mine...
it's in the wash/laundry room, separated only by the black roofing paper. The great mystery is the lack of dust on my negatives/prints.
Well played! Lots to love in that room. Tell me about your paper dispenser.
where are you in Michigan?
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