Visit My Darkroom

I've been working in my darkroom, printing, dry-mounting contact prints and scanning prints for a book project.
The first photograph shows my working area next to my darkroom. It includes cabinets and drying screens for prints (far right, below the press and trimmer).
The second and third photos show my darkroom and the door opening into the working area.

Most people expect to see darkrooms with black interiors, with photos scattered about. Some photographers who have left film photography for digital work say that they could never go back to the smell of chemicals and darkroom work in general, but I love darkroom work, provided that I am in a darkroom that is well-planned, bright, well-ventilated and well equipped.
Darkrooms must be built carefully so that no light comes in at critical times. Once one accomplishes that one can paint the interior white or any other colour.
These photos were taken – with the only digital camera I own – when the darkroom and working area were in work mode. They are the only photos I've made of this darkroom in the 35 years since it was built. And, yes, digital and film photography each have advantages. Without a digital camera I may never have made these photos or posted them.
Thanks for stopping by.

Comments

[Clive Figueiredo]

Jerome you have a well designed and functional traditional Darkroom. Hope you make time to use it regularly. How do you cope with all the activities you are involved in? You must be one busy person.
Cheers
Clive

[Francisco Anton]

Hello. First I want to say that you have a very well organized darkroom. Right now I’m in the process of creating my own dark room. I’ve been practicing photography for about five years, but for the last six month I’ve been experimenting with black and white film. This is the first time I’ve worked with conventional photography. So far, I’ve practiced in my university photography lab, and let me tell you, it is very messy and crowded all the time. I do not believe that the chemistry is properly managed by students; I have seen people using their fingers to move their prints from one tray to another. Anyways, I’m writing because I would like to know a bit more about how to manage the chemistry. I believe that the developer and the fix that is used to develop the film can be later use for the development of the prints, but I’m not sure about that. I would like to know if you can give me some information about it, or at least point me in the right direction in order to find that information. And, I would like to now if you have any advised with respect of the equipment that I need to purchase for my darkroom or any other advise. Thank you so much.

Francisco Anton