Well, I had to take my darkroom out of commission for over a month - I had some waterproofing work that had to be done in my basement, and the workmen displaced the stuff that was stored on the wet wall side of the basement into my darkroom. The darkroom is small when empty - 7' x 8'. With the normal working gear in it, there's a 2 1/2' x 7' walkway between the sink and the enlargers/UV unit/paper storage. With all the stuff moved in, there was NO walkway at all. Then, with the construction work,...

TheFlyingCamera

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Simos Saltiel

I found a studio to share outside of my house, finally! The price isn't cheap, but it's a lot better than what I would have paid to get my own space - $380 a month, plus utilities. It is close to public transit, and it is shared with three other photographers. I'll finally be able to advertise with a business address, and I'll be able to have models in to shoot without needing to do government clearance level background checks. Now I just have to move my gear in, and convince the other photographers...

TheFlyingCamera

My plan was to develop 12 sheets of 4x5 film with great shots (naturally ). Looking back at my day it was probably not the best decision I made. I have been home most of the day due to my boy being sick. We went to the doctor and found out he had pneumonia. On the way home we picked up our 4 year old girl. When we came home her temperature went up and she got sick too. Tucked them in bed. That was when I decided to use some time to develop som film. Maybe I should just have turned on the telly...

Falkenberg

The show is hung and, if I do say so myself, looks amazing (the entire show.. a mixed media suitcase celebration). My panos looked so huge at home, but rather puny on these gallery walls. Tonally, they harken back to my infamous "dark and contrasy" roots... But that's how fairy tales often are, right?

Valerie