My Foray into Darkroom Photography

I worked in the darkroom for the very first time on Thursday for 4 hours. It was so fun! I love putting the photo paper in the developer solution and watching the image just magically appear. I had a lot of misses though, where some images were either really underexposed or overexposed so I have a lot of white or dark/black images. I did come out with some great prints though, including this one.

The funny thing is, the reason why I've started using the darkroom is for my chemical photography class. The university has a camera club that allows members to use the darkroom whenever they want. I had been sort of reluctant to sign up on my own because I had an image of darkrooms as being dark, cramped and spooky. I always had a freaky image of myself developing pictures and seeing ghosts appearing in my prints. Haha, I guess I'm over that!

The only thing I don't like about the darkroom is all the nasty chemicals that get absorbed into your skin and hair. It leaves a filmy residue and a not-so-pleasant odour. Yech.