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Sal Santamaura · May 2, 2014

Simon R Galley said:
...it made it difficult to light my cigarette !...I would not dream of doing that now...

I hope your statement includes not lighting cigarettes any more.

DREW WILEY · May 2, 2014

... one less wetplate photographer !

Ken Nadvornick · May 2, 2014

Sal Santamaura said:
I hope your statement includes not lighting cigarettes any more.

Oh my yes. You have become... a strategic analog film asset.

We need you to live... umm... forever.

If not longer...

:eek:

Ken

Jaf-Photo · May 2, 2014

Sal Santamaura said:
I hope your statement includes not lighting cigarettes any more.

Seasoned photographers will of course smoke a pipe while developing. It'll burn for an hour so you don't need to light it or even touch it while working.

And this will come as a shock to some, but you'll still die even if you never touch tobacco.

polyglot · May 2, 2014

Inhaling fumes from concentrated/glacial acetic acid will do your lungs and nasal passage a serious injury.

Inhaled/absorbed selenium will do you in.

effae · May 3, 2014

Some interesting replies here. I'll introduce gloves to my developing routines, I've had some runny paterson tanks but never thought much of it. Better to be safe than sorry I suppose..

bdial · May 3, 2014

I've had dermatitis problems in the past from having my hands in the chemistry too much. But that was "back in the day" when it was an everyday thing.
After no darkroom work for several years and avoiding immersing my hands it's not a problem now.

Gloves and tongs can be your friend.

Jeff Kubach · May 3, 2014

The only ill effect I got is when i drank the chemicals

Jeff

Jaf-Photo · May 4, 2014

Jeff Kubach said:
The only ill effect I got is when i drank the chemicals

Jeff

I very much like Paul Thomas Anderson's film "The Master" where Joaquin Phoenix' character has a failed career as a photographer. One contributing fact might have been drinking the developer...

As people have said above, you never know how much chemical exposure you can take. So it's better to err on the cautious side, I think.

Gloves, goggles, a separate set of clothes, ventilation and a through clean afterwards is what I use.

I did have some reactions to C-41 chemistry, so I am extra careful with those.

Phillip P. Dimor · May 5, 2014

The only time I ever had a problem was with color chemistry. Itchy rash that would spread up my arms.

ilnesses related to black and white photography

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