My First Darkroom Photo (of my daughter Jane)I’m taking a Darkroom Photography class to learn how to develop photos. I’ve learned how to transfer my film rolls into a cannister inside a completely pitch black room and then douse it with various chemicals to prepare it develop it. Then I learned how to make a contact sheet. Then I learned how to use an enlarger to make an 8×10 photo and then put it through more chemicals to make the final print. It’s kind of scary and exciting and empowering. I hope to have a darkroom of my own some day.
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My dad used to use the bathroom as his dark room when I was growing up. LOL… At least we had two of them!
I always wanted to do my own developing one day… I know he still has a lot of his equipment, but he hasn’t done any developing since they moved back to the U.S. from Ecuador in ’79.
Wonderful shot! I do so love b&w. I took a darkroom class when I was a pre-teen. I still remember the smell of the chemicals and that wonderful feeling when the picture started to emerge. Very classy work; love to see more!
Cool mom, I like the grain of the house and the texture of the pillow. Plus the Madonna fingers on the face did work, eh.
wonderful! Yes, the darkroom is a fabulous experience. I can smell the developer and remember how exciting it was to watch the magic, as the lights and shadows appear. That canister business was always the hardest for me. i was 20 then. Think I’d be better with it now. Ought to try. thank you for the inspiration. black and white is wonderful.