My New Darkroom

Cholentpot · Jun 21, 2017

Just moved it from under the stairs into the spare bathroom. 3x3 feet on a good day. Still better than the old spot.

Sirius Glass · Jun 21, 2017

Good for you, but your walls and ceilings look curvy.

Cholentpot · Jun 21, 2017

Sirius Glass said:
Good for you, but your walls and ceilings look curvy.

I knew that my optometrist messed up!

ac12 · Jun 21, 2017

You have more space than I have, in a half-bath, wanna trade?

GRHazelton · Jun 21, 2017

Sirius Glass said:
Good for you, but your walls and ceilings look curvy.

Designed by Gaudi.

Cholentpot · Jun 21, 2017

ac12 said:
You have more space than I have, in a half-bath, wanna trade?

Want the spiders?

Cholentpot · Jun 21, 2017

GRHazelton said:
Designed by Gaudi.

Designed by landlord.

tedr1 · Jun 21, 2017

Running water! What luxury!

Cholentpot · Jun 21, 2017

tedr1 said:
Running water! What luxury!

I read this in a Yorkshire accent

Neal · Jun 22, 2017

Nice.

Cholentpot · Jun 22, 2017

Neal said:
Nice.

The drawers are brilliant I must say. Not my idea but really saves space.

tedr1 · Jun 22, 2017

It was sincere I am carrying buckets up and down stairs.

Cholentpot · Jun 22, 2017

tedr1 said:
It was sincere I am carrying buckets up and down stairs.

I don't use that sink truth be told. there's a soapstone sink right outside the door. I finish fixin' and take out of room to warsh.

RalphLambrecht · Jun 22, 2017

Sirius Glass said:
Good for you, but your walls and ceilings look curvy.

looks like a cozy place to do some magic!

Cholentpot · Jun 22, 2017

RalphLambrecht said:
looks like a cozy place to do some magic!

I'm taking a break now, been in there since 3pm. Gotta say, my productivity is 4x higher with a better thought out place. My back is thanking me. I'll post some work after the stuff dries. As I'm the only one I know who does this I really don't know what a good print looks like in person. To my eye the prints looks pretty swell. But, I'm biased.

LAG · Jun 24, 2017

It looks like a psychedelic police car, congratulations!

Cholentpot said:
Still better than the old spot.

I cannot believe it!

ced · Jun 24, 2017

At least it can double up as a bidet...
Enjoy! Yeah would love to see some results.

Andrew O'Neill · Jun 24, 2017

You do what you've got to do to make it work. I would have killed for a space like that when I was learning. My first darkroom (in Japan) was the kitchen corner...several layers of black plastic garbage bags and duct tape were my walls. I learnt how to print in that hotbox...

Cholentpot · Jun 24, 2017

Andrew O'Neill said:
You do what you've got to do to make it work. I would have killed for a space like that when I was learning. My first darkroom (in Japan) was the kitchen corner...several layers of black plastic garbage bags and duct tape were my walls. I learnt how to print in that hotbox...

Ain't no ventilation in this place. Muggy as the everglades. At least I can pop the door open between runs to air the nook out.

This is my old spot, fisheye and all.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrEBU8jYXH/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrEBU8jYXH/

mshchem · Jun 24, 2017

Cholentpot said:
The drawers are brilliant I must say. Not my idea but really saves space.

I had a bunch of those damn drawers, don't buy anymore until you try them for a while.
When I was in Italy on business, the hotel had a real bidet, with hot and cold water going through some sort of mixing valve. Never has this Midwestern US boy experienced such luxury. Get one of those installed, BAM! color film processor. If it gets to warm work au natural. It's dark nobody's going to see.
Enjoy! Mike

Cholentpot · Jun 25, 2017

mshchem said:
I had a bunch of those damn drawers, don't buy anymore until you try them for a while.
When I was in Italy on business, the hotel had a real bidet, with hot and cold water going through some sort of mixing valve. Never has this Midwestern US boy experienced such luxury. Get one of those installed, BAM! color film processor. If it gets to warm work au natural. It's dark nobody's going to see.
Enjoy! Mike

I work without gloves, that's as far as I'll go.

The drawers worked great. Got about 25-30 prints out of the large and small set of drawers. So much better than using trays for me. And after I dry them off I can store things in them. Win win.

mshchem · Jun 25, 2017

Cholentpot said:
I work without gloves, that's as far as I'll go.

The drawers worked great. Got about 25-30 prints out of the large and small set of drawers. So much better than using trays for me. And after I dry them off I can store things in them. Win win.

Ah ha, you are using the drawers to develop prints. Yes that's brilliant.
My first darkroom was about that size, other than it getting muggy, worked great. I used a Nikor rocking print tray, they hadn't invented those fancy bin yet
Mike

Cholentpot · Jun 25, 2017

mshchem said:
Ah ha, you are using the drawers to develop prints. Yes that's brilliant.
My first darkroom was about that size, other than it getting muggy, worked great. I used a Nikor rocking print tray, they hadn't invented those fancy bin yet
Mike

Fancy bin for 6.99 best invention since the grain scope.

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