Sean Esopenko

New Darkroom Almost Ready

June 1, 2011

I took the day off yesterday due to it being my Birthday.  The day was spent on finishing touches in my darkroom and spending it with some friends.
I expanded my drying racks from two 20×20 inch racks to nine, meaning I can finally dry an entire edition of 16×20′s without having to hang them on clotheslines (and risk them falling on the floor, or other ghastly issues).  I installed the ventilation which is even more light tight than last time.
Already the new darkroom is better than my last and I can start printing in there right away, draining waste water into a bucket like I did before (and dumping it down the toilet).  I’m sourcing out a good, stainless steel sump pump to get the water from a catch basin below the laundrey sinks into the laundry drain 4 feet above the floor.  Once that’s done I’ll have a trouble free workflow.
A good friend gave me a colour analyzer for my birthday which is awesome.  It also works as a densitometer for B&W prints.  I’m going to use the new darkroom this weekend for some B&W work and see where I end up.  I’m pretty excited :)

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