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I signed up for this several years ago to try to force myself to play with my camera more and try to find a way to set my darkroom in my small apartment. After seeing some of the great photos here, I was reluctant to share any of mine. Biting the bullet and actually setting up the profile this time. Next week I'll go to the storage unit and find some of my old ones to scan and post, as well as start to set up the darkroom for new stuff.
Hopefully I'll make more progress this time.
Hopefully I'll make more progress this time.
FINALLY
I didn't want to give status updates on the move--it was a cursed enough process without jinxing myself. For months all I could find were very distressed foreclosures or new construction, either very cheaply built or out of my price range. Found a new development under construction and an offer on a pile of 2x4s. Finally took possession today, nearly three months of delays later.
I had them rough in for a darkroom sink in the basement. Hopefully I'll have things set up in a couple of months. Then I'll need to relearn how to do it, it's been a decade.
I start moving tomorrow. All I have now is a carry-on bag of clothes and an inflatable mat
Move
So...
New job...
Moved half way across the continent....
Drove 3200 miles...
EVERYTHING is now in storage...
Still looking for a new place...
Who knows when I'll be in a darkroom again...
BUT the job is more fun, more mentally engaging, pays better with better benefits in a less extreme climate.
(Lack of) Progress Update
Some months ago I planned to set up my darkroom and play with photography and darkroom work for the first time in years. I've lived in a series of too small apartments to set things up. I intended to get everything out of my storage to work on through the winter. I realized three things:
1.It was 30 to 50 degrees F below zero.
2. I still wasn't sure I wanted to live in a darkroom.
3. IT WAS GOING TO BE 30 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MONTHS.
I didn't care I had arctic gear, I didn't want to spend that much time freezing my ass off outside to find everything. The cabin fever this winter has driven me insane, making living in a darkroom not
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