question for CT residents

[cathy_w_J]

hi everyone,
my sister and i are/were thinking about setting up a darkroom. she has the know how. but my place is on a septic system. also i have a 2 year old and the less dangerous stuff around the house, the better. so i was thinking maybe we should try and find and arts center or school that has a darkroom we can use. we live in fairfield county. ....is anyone from this area and know of a place we can look into?
i'm going to call the area universities and maybe the adult ed offices in our area.
thanks!

 

[jaypolaski]

NVCC offers photography classes, and while you're there, you have full use of the darkroom. As for setting one up, I have one at home, and kids are always around. As long as you keep the chemicals in a cabinet, you can lock it with no problem. You really won't have more than a handful of bottles of working solutions, and some powders. The graduates/funnels, and everything else are cleaned between sessions anyway, so they pose no real hazard.

As for a community darkroom, if you find one, let me know. I live in Fairfield County as well, and would love to know about it. Thanks

 

[ray_g]

Cathy, I am along the shoreline, and am not familiar with any courses or community darkrooms in Fairfield County. I agree with Jay about the chamicals. I have a 6 and an 8 year old. I have the chemical bottles in a milk crate that is above their reach. Other than that, I am not worried.

With the prices of darkroom equipment nowadays, you can fully equip your darkroom for much less than the cost of a basic course (or rental time for a darkroom). If you decide to look for equipment, let me know. I posted a few ads recently looking for equipment, and received quite a few replies. I am sure these items are still reliable.

 

[cathy_w_J]

thanks ray and j.

so far zippo. but i haven't done all that much research yet.