Friday, April 20, 2012

My New Darkroom


Several months ago I decided to undergo the long laborious process of building my own custom darkroom for developing negatives and printing photographs.  I decided that I've had enough of the improvised bathroom darkroom that is such a hassle to operate.  No more breathing in noxious chemical fumes or having to cram a towel under the door to block out light.  While it was quite a job to build it, I just finished printing my first prints in it and I'll have to say that ease of working in the new darkroom was well worth the effort.  Here is a basic overview of the darkroom:

This is the full darkroom as I modeled it in Google SketchUp.  The skp file can be downloaded here

The door of my darkroom is equipped with light baffles that effectively eliminate any outside light.  On the upper left side of this photo you can see some of my neolithic pottery reproductions

My sink/vent combo.  The original sink that I bought was too shallow, so I added several splash boards to the back and sides.  The splash boards were salvaged from an older darkroom sink that I had made from plywood and coal tar epoxy.  The vent is make from a large PVC pipe with holes drilled into its side. 
My Omega enlarger next to the wall mounted timer.  Note the very tall splash guard on the left. 


The PVC pipe vent is attached to a flexible tube that connects to a blower in the attic that vents outside. 

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