Darkroom Portraits (Part 2)

ParkerSmithPhoto · Jun 26, 2015

Luis-F-S said:
Excellent Parker! I'll expect the 50ç tour next time I'm in Atlanta! L

That would be terrific. We can sound the alarm for ATL APUGers and get together for beers.

ParkerSmithPhoto · Jul 15, 2015

Here's the new space. Still lots of work to do building a table and probably a new sink, but I did finally get some printing done.

Black Dog · Jul 15, 2015

Well done Parker-great job!

Celepe · Jul 16, 2015

Looks good !

Luis-F-S · Jul 22, 2015

Thanks for posting the second shot, I couldn't find the Rembrandt in the first one you published! L

ColColt · Sep 3, 2015

Let's See Them Darkrooms

I found an old picture I had taken of my darkroom built back in Summer of 1981. In between the hot/cold lines of plumbing I put a board to fit and drilled at a sharp angle holes to accept dowel rods to hold my graduates. All my chemistry was stored at the bottom and an adjacent closed(not shown) and the prints were dried on the table at the far right where you can only see the top, I had three fiber mesh screens pulled across fir strips to dry them on. the sink is 8' long and 3" wide.

The large try at the right was of course for washing up to 11x14 prints. My old GraLab timer on the wall is still in service despite it's age. The Besler enlarger is right behind me where I took that picture.

img122DrkRm by David Fincher, on Flickr

Another view...

img123DrkRm by David Fincher, on Flickr

pdeeh · Sep 3, 2015

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frank · Sep 3, 2015

Click on the link in my signature.

ColColt · Sep 3, 2015

I thought mine was busy. Looks like an old Durst enlarger.

Maris · Sep 3, 2015

Four 4x5 negatives processed in my darkroom.

The negatives have been processed four at a time in a slosher which I've transferred through the tubs from left to right. The first tub is a pre-soak. Then follows Xtol developer, odourless stop bath, and rapid fixer. The fixed negatives are inspected under a bright light to confirm that they are good.

frank · Sep 3, 2015

ColColt said:
I thought mine was busy. Looks like an old Durst enlarger.

Yeah, busy/creative.

4x5 besseler, and 4x5 omega d5xl (recently replaced with c23 besseler)

MattKing · Sep 3, 2015

pdeeh said:
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Not to mention: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

And it is important to check the first part of the thread that pdeeh linked to: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

My old enlarger is pictured at post #659 of the latter thread. I should update my contribution.

David A. Goldfarb · Sep 3, 2015

Threads merged.

Early Riser · Sep 23, 2015

I just completed construction of a new darkroom. These photos only show the wet room, the dry room that stores prints and negatives and is set up for mounting and matting is not completed yet.

ColColt · Sep 23, 2015

Absolutely gorgeous...puts my old one to shame.(built 1981)

img123DrkRm by David Fincher, on Flickr

img122DrkRm by David Fincher, on Flickr

mike c · Sep 24, 2015

Early Riser said:
I just completed construction of a new darkroom. These photos only show the wet room, the dry room that stores prints and negatives and is set up for mounting and matting is not completed yet.

I like the fact it does not have a bunch of open shelves full of chems and darkroom articals collecting dust, makes it easier to wipe down.

ColColt · Sep 24, 2015

I played a dangerous game back then and had no exhaust system. Did you build one into yours?

Early Riser · Sep 25, 2015

ColColt said:
I played a dangerous game back then and had no exhaust system. Did you build one into yours?

The long protruding shelf just over the sink encloses a duct with a powerful exhaust fan and vents directly over the dev/stop, fixer, toner and Permawash trays. It draws the fumes right off the trays. And as the sink itself is quite deep from front to back it also moves the water supplies closer so that I can reach them more easily and it also acts as a shelf.

Early Riser · Sep 25, 2015

Michael R 1974 said:
Looks just great. That's about the best, least cluttered setup I've ever seen. A wonderful space for an excellent print craftsman.

Thanks Michael. I've been without darkroom since I moved more than a year and a half ago. Last night was the first time I mixed any chemistry in two years, some film developer.

Luis-F-S · Sep 26, 2015

Early Riser said:
I just completed construction of a new darkroom. These photos only show the wet room, the dry room that stores prints and negatives and is set up for mounting and matting is not completed yet.

Wow two 810 Dursts with colorheads!!!! Very cool! Are they both set up for 8x10 printing?

frank · Oct 19, 2015

Brought in another shelf unit for more storage and better organization.
All assembled on limited budget.

analoguey · Oct 19, 2015

Is that a wet -darkroom?(can't really make out from pic) I remember someone mentioning darkroom fumes(from chems) not good for gear?

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frank · Oct 19, 2015

..wet, yes. The sink is in the far left corner, past the yellow lamp.

xvelids · Nov 9, 2015

Here we go:

I can never get the panorama to work properly on my phone.

Enlargers:

I'll upload more in the second post.

xvelids · Nov 9, 2015

Predator Mode

The room is a L shape so we had an unusual layout and we have ceiling heights that vary in the closets so it's definitely a little unorthodox. Nonetheless, it's a joy to work in.

Some work in progress:

Designing the sink with the steel fabricator:

Hope you all enjoyed! :munch:

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