Rental Darkrooms - Where Are They ?

[1joel1]

There is/was one in Pasadena not too long ago.

 

[summar]

In Calgary, AB, Canada the Untitled Art Society operates a rental darkroom which I believe to be the only one left in town:
http://www.uascalgary.org/darkroom.html
I helped set it up some years ago (not sure if that's a recommendation or not!)

 

[kingqueenknave]

We have both B&W and color darkrooms for rent here in Portland, OR.

 

[schlogoat]

None here in Cornwall, UK. Would love it if there were. I have the equipment but no space.

 

[JohnTF]

+1 Cleveland Print Room

+1 Cleveland Print Room

Nice Facilities, 25th and Superior-- they have additional support from local clubs and dealers.

Regards, John

 

[vdonovan]

Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley just opened a brand new rental darkroom:
https://lookingglassphoto.com/darkroom

 

[JohnTF]

+1

+1

Cleveland Print Room

http://clevelandprintroom.com

+1, they probably can give you some of their extra donated enlargers?

j

 

[filmtwit]

Specifically Newspace in SE Portland
http://newspacephoto.org/

We have both B&W and color darkrooms for rent here in Portland, OR.

Berkeley has Looking Glass

https://www.lookingglassphoto.com/

 

[Red Robin]

Rental darkrooms in Tampa Bay area

Rental darkrooms in Tampa Bay area

Sadly in my neck of the woods there seems to be no darkroom space for hire. Thru the years I have accumulated some components. I really fear to set it up as tales of poison chemicals and just not knowing what I don't know concerning techniques and missing equipmenthas held me back. A pubic wet dark room would sure be a great thing. but Saint Petersburg/Tampa in these parts isn't the center of culture some imagine it to be.

 

[Thardy]

There is a new membership based community darkroom in Nashville, TN.

http://nashvillecommunitydarkroom.org

 

[JohnTF]

Sadly in my neck of the woods there seems to be no darkroom space for hire. Thru the years I have accumulated some components. I really fear to set it up as tales of poison chemicals and just not knowing what I don't know concerning techniques and missing equipmenthas held me back. A pubic wet dark room would sure be a great thing. but Saint Petersburg/Tampa in these parts isn't the center of culture some imagine it to be.

If you are patient, or lucky, you should be able to get everything you want/need for shipping costs, or just carrying it out of someone's house.

Ask around photo shows, or dealers.

I hear all the time about someone wanting to just get someone to haul out thousands of $ of equipment--

Probably little in current B&W chemistry, or RA4, or C41 that is something to be feared as Toxic-- put in ventilation, use tongs, -- and only buy gluten free all natural organic chemistry. ;-)

I never was all that handy, but my dry side of the darkroom was built with 2x4s, 1x6s, and a very inexpensive pre fab counter top from home depot-- the enlarger sits on an old free standing kitchen cabinet, -- I did buy a nice darkroom sink, though, prior to that I made a counter top and glued down some scrap vinyl flooring --

Brand New APO enlarging lenses just sit at camera shows--

Probably the easiest time to put a darkroom together-- just jump in--

When I began to print color (RA4) I stopped mixing my own chemistry, and just bought some from a local lab from what they mixed up for their processor-- the chemistry lasts a long time, you can replenish the developer and blix almost just by topping up what is carried over and washed away-- terrific simple process--

Regards, John

 

[JohnTF]

Surprised this was not "moved" to a less prominent location-- I guess "news" is in the eye of the beholders?