The Smell of a Well-Equipped Darkroom - alluring, or no?
Mar 6, 2019 23:16:18 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
Should have mentioned that I moved for grad school. I don't have my home darkroom near me and didn't bring any of the equipment with me.
The main thing that is stopping me at this point is time. The good thing though is that it has pushed me to experiment more.
The main thing that is stopping me at this point is time. The good thing though is that it has pushed me to experiment more.
Oh, I see … so it's the one at the museum, or nothing, huh?
Oh, well … so - MAKE the time!!!!
Like the Daguerreotype, Kris?
Mar 7, 2019 02:02:53 #
Chris T wrote:
Bipod, the Daguerreotype may only be less than 200... (show quote)
The "graph" in photography means "to write" -- a permanent image. That wasn't achieved until
the 1820s by Nicéphore Niépce.
The camera obscura is just an aid to artists -- it requires the user to do the drawing.
A number of phtographers are working in daguerreotype. Just to name a few:
Binh Danh
https://petapixel.com/2016/07/06/bringing-magic-daguerreotypes-back-national-park-photography/
John Hurlock
http://www.moderndags.com/
Eric Mertens
http://www.ericmertens.com/
Dan Carillo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaporstew/
Please bear in mind that Daguerreotypes (being reflective) do not scan well.
Every wonder what John Quincy Adams looked like? Here's his Daguerreotype
portrait photograph:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/arts/design/john-quincy-adams-daguerreotype-sothebys-auction.html
Just because something isn't advertised on TV or Google doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
People need to unplug.
Mar 7, 2019 03:59:49 #
Bipod wrote:
The "graph" in photography means "t... (show quote)
So Jackson WASN'T the first President photographed, huh, Bipod?
It was the SECOND President who we were actually able to capture in a direct image. So, that would had to've been in the SEVENTEENTH century, then - as Washington went into office in 1789, for eight years, and Adams only lasted one term. Oh, wait ... I see - this is his SON!!! ... That was a few years later, huh?
Thanks for all the links, Bipod ... I'll take a look, tomorrow ... too tired now - gonna hit the hay, now ....
Mar 8, 2019 05:14:22 #
When I was 12 I got a cheap darkroom setup for Christmas.
I remember sitting in the closet between all the coats spooling B/W film into a JOBO tank.
Then when the film was developed I had to move all the darkroom equipment into the single bathroom of my parents 2 bedroom apartment. The enlarger sat on top of the washing machine and the trays were on a wooden board across the bathtub.
I remember a few times where I had set up everything and had just unpacked the photo-paper my mom would be knocking on the door telling me that she desperately had to go to the bathroom.
So to answer the question, yes I do remember fondly those times but today I prefer my computer instead of having to go through all the hassle.
I remember sitting in the closet between all the coats spooling B/W film into a JOBO tank.
Then when the film was developed I had to move all the darkroom equipment into the single bathroom of my parents 2 bedroom apartment. The enlarger sat on top of the washing machine and the trays were on a wooden board across the bathtub.
I remember a few times where I had set up everything and had just unpacked the photo-paper my mom would be knocking on the door telling me that she desperately had to go to the bathroom.
So to answer the question, yes I do remember fondly those times but today I prefer my computer instead of having to go through all the hassle.
Mar 8, 2019 12:40:11 #
klaus wrote:
When I was 12 I got a cheap darkroom setup for Chr... (show quote)
Klaus … I'm sure many of use remember such experiences. At one time I set up my darkroom equipment in the kitchen - to be used only on the nights there was NO visible moon! At another time - I had it all set up in the boiler room. But, that didn't last long, as all the soot in there from the oil furnace - messed up both the enlarger, AND the film - not to mention what it did to the prints. Now, with all of the kids gone, I have taken over a bedroom - masked all the windows, light-trapped the door, and I'm good to go. I even installed a kitchen sink in the alcove in there, along with counter top all around the perimeter, as well as a long table thru the center - on which is supported the print dryers, the light box, and the copy stand.
Mar 8, 2019 16:42:35 #
Mar 8, 2019 18:05:01 #
topcat wrote:
Yes, I do miss it, but I don't know that I want to go back to it.
Cat … if you never left it, it's easier to see photography on both levels - the shooting side, and the chemical side, and to turn to digital, and see the chemical step in a drier format - doing all photo-finishing on a PC. But, if you put the first behind you, and now only see the dry side, it's possible to not choose to revert. Some of us, still find the wet side, very invigorating - it's a different kind of adventure, but enjoyable.
Mar 12, 2019 18:09:36 #
klaus wrote:
When I was 12 I got a cheap darkroom setup for Chr... (show quote)
When you get that ransomware message on your screen, you may feel differently.
Or if the OS won't boot.
Mar 12, 2019 21:46:21 #
rb61
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
Chris T wrote:
Aaaaah … yes - I remember it well … Dektol, Acetic... (show quote)
I have a Corduroy suit in a plastic bin. Decades ago, a student accidentally tipped a 5 gallon container of fix off a shelf and drenched me. I may look for it and take a memory restoration sniff to bring back all the good times.
Dec 3, 2019 09:03:07 #
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