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Show us your darkroom !
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Don’t be shy and share with everyone photos of your darkroom, darkcupboard, shed or bathroom.
I’m going to take a few photos of my current darkroom setup and post up over the next few days.
It won’t be a pretty sight but no matter, it might prove useful to someone or at least
provide a laugh :)So lets be seeing them then !
Good idea Mark, reminds me of a darkroom portrait thread I saw elsewhere. I’ll take some pics of mine the next time I’m down there, although it is definitely on the ‘homely’ side, if you know what I mean! :)
I’ll take some pics of mine when I can but first I got to clean it up :roll:
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I’ll take some pics of mine when I can but first I got to clean it up :roll:
You have a nice setup Peter, I think anyone considering setting up their own darkroom could learn a lot from the design of yours.
Hi guys, im currently about to start building a darkroom and any photographs ye have would be great to give me ideas because im starting off with a blank canvas!
Thanks,
BarryHi guys i have started constructing my darkroom today, this would be a great time for any last minute ideas??
Barry, I’m sure this isn’t what you had in mind, but I haven’t been down to my darkroom since December, so a woeful sketch will have to do :)
Basically what you see in the sketch is a simple b&w darkroom, all set against one wall, with a left-to-right workflow. The shelves, and three units which comprise the workspace and storage, are all IKEA, making it a simple and cheaply set up darkroom in all. Hope this helps.
If anyone is interested in constructing their own IKEA-driven darkroom, the above utilises (3) Expedit units (http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/20135300″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;) and (2) LACK shelves (http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/00151310″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;) for a grand total of €82. Turned out to be cheaper and quicker than building units myself, which had been my original intention.
I reserve the right to upgrade the above sketch with something better, or an actual photo at some point :)
I should also mention there are are (3) lines strung from left to right, above the units, which in conjunction with a clothes pins I use to pin my prints up to dry. This works for me with RC prints. Your mileage may vary with Fibre prints, for which I am too impatient by far.
If I do decide to dabble in fibre prints, I will likely construct some sort of unit with pull out screens, on which to rest and dry the prints. Not sure about what I will do for washing yet.
By the way, the above darkroom has no running water. To work around this, the darkroom is located across a hallway from a bathroom, from where I bring water across into the darkroom via bucket. Quaint, I know :)
Ultimately, I suspect on the area where the trays are, I will add a darkroom sink of my own construction. For now I simply put a number of inexpensive towels (IKEA again) under the trays to deal with any drips/ spills from agitation.
Heres a pic of my state of the art setup, note the custom made walnut furniture and polished stainless steel shelving, the floor for those who are wondering is polished concrete…..[attachment=0:kipox57o]IMG_1180.jpg[/attachment:kipox57o]
The door in the corner is my walk in equipment safe from the old post office in blackrock, the sinks run purified water and the ac keeps it at perfect temp and humidity!!
:D
Thanks guys! Thats really helpful, ill take a couple photos to show what i have done already.
I have a 9′ 6″ bench with a double draining sink installed already. I have a whole shed to play with thats 7′ 6″ x 9′ 6″ with plenty of space for shelves, drawers, benches and everything else!
Sorry Jaybee your photo isnt exactly visible (at all)! :)
And thanks Damien, drawings is better than nothing, how do you get the right temperature (and maintain it) for your water if your using a bucket because ill only have a cold tap as the hot water line is too far away to pipe to the shed?
Hi Barry,
I usually fill a bucket of water somewhere I can mix it to 20 degrees with the use of a thermometer and hot and cold water. Normally this is in the kitchen, where I will fill most of the receptacle/ bucket with cold tap water, and then use hot water from a kettle to bring it to 20 degrees for my printing.
I don’t worry about maintaining the temperature too much once mixed, to be honest, although perhaps if I was making final prints, I wouldn’t be so casual. If you have a sink, I would simply put your trays in there, and fill the bottom of the sink with water you can check the temperature of every so often. If it is too cold, just add some hot/ warm water until you’re back to your ideal temperature range. A hot kettle of water could help here, if you do not have hot water in your darkroom.
Quite interested in seeing your progress, by the way. A purpose-designated shed I’ve always felt would make an ideal darkroom.
Yee are all chickens not posting your darkroom portraits…. come on I know there are a good few of us that are not afraid of the dark :-)
I use my box room in the house. Its small, untidy and not perfect but gives me hours of enjoyment and I can be up and running in around 6 or 7 minutes…. I use the bathroom where I have big trays that cover the bath where I can wash my prints
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