Darkroom Setup Tips & Process Update - Large Format Friday

Admittedly, today's video is less about large format photography than getting setup with a photographer's sacred space, a darkroom. This is more than I guided tour of my tiny working space, it's a guide for the biggest considerations when building/modifying/renting a darkroom for: film developing, alternative process, silver printing, and color processes.

00:00 Fun Intro
01:30 Do You Need a Darkroom?
02:48 How Much Space?
03:17 Access to Water
04:05 Light-Proofing
07:16 Storage
10:07 Purchasing Used Gear
10:47 Safelights
11:59 Graduates
13:03 Setting up "Zones"
14:25 Darkroom Accessories
16:59 Ventilation
18:30 RA-4 Process Update

Ilford Darkroom Locator: https://www.localdarkroom.com/

Midwest Photo: https://mpex.com/
MPEX Darkroom: https://mpexlearningstudio.com/mpex-d...

Photographer Stephen Takacs: https://stephentakacs.com/
on IG:   / brownieinmotion  

"The Darkroom Cookbook" by Steve Anchell: https://amzn.to/3alMfWj

Questions? Send me an email: [email protected]

Content by Mat Marrash: https://www.matmarrash.com

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