Progress

The darkroom is finally under way. The door is where it is going to be, and the sink is in place (it just needs the plumbing hookups. Anticipation.


There was a pipe in my way that had to be taken care of, so my dad grabbed the grinder and now it's nothing more than a memory.


I have the floor planned out and taped. There will be a section for the enlarger(s) and then a few tables and shelves. I should be able to store everything I need right in the darkroom for easy access. And with any luck, the light box will fit in there as well.

And on that note, I finally went down to Twin City Glass and ordered the glass for the light box. It wasn't as expensive as I thought, and the service was fantastic! Let's just hope the finished product looks perfect. My next minor build/purchase is going to be a Contact Print Frame. It's the best way to keep the negative completely flat against the printing paper to avoid a blurry image. Just trucking along. Keeping things interesting.

Haven't shot in a while, but I do have a roll of Portra 400 UC to get developed from when a few friends came to town to visit. Did some strobing with it. I'm excited to see the results. I may have to drop it off tomorrow after work.

I suppose that's all the progress for now. Hopefully I'll have more to share at the end of the weekend. I'll be working on coating the walls and perhaps building the tables/shelves. Busy weekends are good weekends.

Special thanks to Tom Schaefer for photographing the process.