What? you mean we're NOT Alone?

[LockedUpSpirit]

Wow, I am searching the web for Jobo Processors and I stumble across this site...Kismet? I think so.

My husband and I bought our house for ONE reason. The previous owner had built a darkroom in it. Two months later, a friend who went digital *GAVE* us his darkroom equipment.....MMmmm...smell that? It's fixer.

I work for a tech company and constantly explain my reasons for not going digital. This site is awesome......

Anyhow, we're residents of the great City of Baltimore. We like Beer, too.

Howdy!

 

[SuzanneR]

I can't think of a better reason to buy a new house! Welcome to APUG!

 

[jd callow]

wow what a great attitude. Welcome to apug

 

[roteague]

Hi, welcome to APUG from Hawaii.

 

[light leak]

....a friend who went digital *GAVE* us his darkroom equipment.....

The best kind of friend!
Welcome.

Jonathan

 

[johnnywalker]

Welcome! We'll all be glad to see some of the pictures made in the darkroom.

I wonder if it's too late to tell my wife I built the darkroom for the resale value of the house. Probably, since she insists the only way she's leaving here is feet first.

Glad you found us.

 

[Andy K]

You are definitely not alone! There are even some of us over here. Welcome to APUG!

 

[André E.C.]

Welcome to APUG!
Enjoy it!

Cheers

André

 

[Digidurst]

What a sweet introduction! We're glad you found us. And buying a house because it has a darkroom; Why else would you?

Welcome

 

[Dinesh]

......We like Beer, too.

You had me at beer.....you had me at beer!


Welcome to APUG.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Welcome to APUG.

 

[ricksplace]

Welcome to apug. There are some normal people here...somewhere...

 

[papagene]

I haven't seen too many!
Welcome to APUG

 

[winger]

Welcome to APUG! I've heard rumors of normal people.

And that's a great reason to buy a house! Wish I could find one.

 

[Anupam Basu]

I recently bought a car because I switched to LF. I guess a house should be next on my list

Welcome.

-A

 

[rorye]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Ole]

I work for a tech company and constantly explain my reasons for not going digital.

You'll fit right in! I don't know of any other place with such a high concentration of "techies" of all descriptions. And we all stick to film and good old-fashioned wet darkroms.

 

[matti]

I can understand your reasons for buying the house. Having my own darkroom is so FUN! To be able to go down there whenever I feel like it (and the kids are asleep) is great!
/matti

 

[Ed Sukach]

Welcome, LockedUp...

No, you are certainly NOT alone. Witness: the number of "Submitters", "Reception Attendees" and "Continuing Show Visitors" at the Brush Gallery here in Lowell, MA... a show restricted to traditional Film Photography - no digital manipulation, processing, printing - or anything else.

We are here and and apparently our numbers are growing...

"Normal"?? From an examination of the "significant" photographers/ artists of every hue in the past, I hope not. Statistically, "normality" seems to be a nearly insurmountable burden to success in Art.

 

[FrankB]

You'll definitely fit right in.

As well as beer, we sometimes discuss traditional photography. Not as often as beer, admittedly. You have to get your priorities right, after all...

A most hearty, "Welcome" from another ale-drinking, fixer-sniffing, emulsion-shooting techie!

(Oh God, I just realised how much like a Pepsi advert that sounded...! The shame, the ignomy...!)

 

[Earl Dunbar]

We are looking for a new house, likely in the Spring or early Summer. There are several reasons to move, though we will hate losing our neighbour. But one of the big reasons is I need a darkroom again.

Welcome to the forum; I think it's great you have your priorities straight!

 

[jovo]

We bought our house because the windowed, walk-out, and now semi-finished basement was a perfect art studio for my wife, and also because there was a 7'x8' windowless alcove that, after sheetrocking and hanging a door, has become our darkroom. ( (there was a url link here which no longer exists) ) The builder is an avid photographer (albeit a digital one) and thought it was all very cool.

Welcome to this site. You'll love it here!

 

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

Usually it takes around 4 or 5 posts for me to become jealous of someone else's darkroom, nicely done! Welcome to the place, always good to see more enthusiastic people on board.

 

[mikeb380]

House for darkroom

Hi, lockedup, why not get it for the darkroom. I once rented a loft in Manhattan because it had a darkroom. It was more than I could afford but hey, you gotta have dark, right? I also bought a house in SC because it had a 4 car garage as a workshop. My wife thought I was crazy. Not too crazy, I'm now single

Michael