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: Maing a darkroom from what's at hand....
: Diane Peterson August 08, 2012, 06:11:13 PM
Found a camper trailer to use for my darkroom, thinking it will be better than using my extra bathroom. This one is/was pretty pathetic when we brought it home but has now been "gutted" and is waiting for new walls and flooring. Basically it will be a smalllish room ( about 8x12) with lots of storage space for all things analog., plus my enlarger and prolly a bed so I can pretened its a playhouse like I wished for as a child!
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: Lino August 08, 2012, 06:51:12 PM
This is awesome ! You can bring your darkroom to your roadtrips too!
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: Andrej K August 08, 2012, 06:59:45 PM
Great! And actually it has larger floor space than my "proper" darkroom in the basement :)
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: LT August 08, 2012, 08:53:21 PM
*like*
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: Miles August 08, 2012, 09:05:34 PM

Very cool and hip, Airstream ?   ;)

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: Sandeha Lynch August 08, 2012, 09:34:39 PM
Add electrickery and water, and you're flying.  ;D
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: Francois August 08, 2012, 10:14:04 PM
I've seen one converted as a darkroom in a magazine once... I even thought of doing that myself before I had a serious place but my mom didn't want to...

(bummer, I can't get to the my magazine box. It was in the "show us your darkroom" contest in Photo Techniques... I think it was in 1992)
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: astrobeck August 08, 2012, 10:19:00 PM
You know I love this!

We should start a caravan!   :) :)
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: jojonas~ August 08, 2012, 10:28:19 PM
aah, like in the good old days when photographers NEEDED to bring their darkroom gor a shoot.

Seriously though, this is lovely<3
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: DS August 08, 2012, 11:45:03 PM
if it's roadworthy you should definitely take up wet plate collidon
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: Alan August 09, 2012, 12:17:07 AM
very nice indeed

a bit like a man woman-cave !

 ;D
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: Diane Peterson August 09, 2012, 12:54:37 AM
I am just starrting to do tintype! Watiing for my plates to dry as we "speak"! Next I want to try wet plate. I just noticed there is a show in Seattle on the 22 of September that I want to drive over for...
I could only dream of having an Airstream..Those things cost major money! I paid $250.00 for this one, but it was in really bad shape. I ( actually my husband) gutted it yesterday and I have scrubbed it clean for two days..Now it smells really nice. Waiting to hear back from my friend who owns a carpet store to get some flooring! Onwards and upwards! You always have to have a dream is my motto!!
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: Jack Johnson August 09, 2012, 04:10:34 AM
This is just so awesome. Congratulations!!!
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: Francois August 09, 2012, 02:06:52 PM
What color is it?
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: calbisu August 09, 2012, 02:30:27 PM
This caravan needs to see the road again! Congrats : )
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: Diane Peterson August 09, 2012, 02:37:06 PM
Francois! It is white on top with mottled blue with an over lay of texture on the bottom...I want to paint it with school bus yellow on the bottom with a yellow brick road Witch wrapped around the windows..We shall see.

AND thank you everyone for your most positive comments!  :)
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: charles binns August 09, 2012, 06:14:53 PM
I think it's fantastic!  Look forward to seeing some of the results.
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: Phil Bebbington August 09, 2012, 11:02:20 PM
It's a wonderful thing, Diane.
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: Britt Aximon August 10, 2012, 07:43:32 PM
This is so great, what a wonderful place to be in, for your photostuff. Would love to see some pics from inside as well.
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: ChristineHickey August 11, 2012, 10:37:10 PM
Diane, congrats on your new DIY portable darkroom!  So cool that you were able to upcycle this treasure. Everyone deserves a creative space of their own.