{"id":130,"date":"2018-11-09T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jaerder.videmogroup.org\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2018-11-09T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T22:06:50","slug":"my-next-step-into-analogue-photography-my-darkroom-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaerder.videmogroup.org\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/11\/09\/my-next-step-into-analogue-photography-my-darkroom-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"My next step into Analogue Photography : My Darkroom – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My current (late 2018) darkroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3 years ago, on 2015,  I’ve decided to experiment with analogue photography after I got comfortable with digital photography. And I had a simple plan, although without an explicit timeline :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Get into a pin hole photography workshop to see if I really liked the analogue process, before committing more resources into it.<\/li>
  2. Get started into B&W photography. I chose medium format because I liked the negative size (6×6).<\/li>
  3. Learn how to develop my own B&W film at home.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Note that in processes that require some investment in tools or equipment such as developer tanks, trays, chemicals, enlargers, etc  I prefer to take a workshop first before buying any equipment, should I decide that my time and resources should be spent elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, after becoming comfortable with developing my own B&W film, it only became obvious what the next step should be : printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After taking a workshop on B&W printing, I’ve decided to setup my own darkroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My Darkroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Darkroom, right before use, with the chemicals already on the trays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    After deciding to make my own darkroom, several questions had to be answered before investing time and money (and its nothing new for someone who is looking into building one):<\/p>\n\n\n\n