December 2009 – Adrian Eisenhower

_DSC4176 — One of the cameras I am using. It is a Speed Graphic, manufactured by Graflex of Rochester, NY. It was the predominant press camera between 1930 and 1950. This lens is a Kodak, Iktar. The negative that this camera yields is 4x5 inches.

_DSC4171 — A look at some of my chemistry. I am part scientist, part artist.

_DSC4178 — The trays in which I process both my negatives and my paper.

_DSC4173 — Two negatives hanging to dry.

_DSC4180 — The glass plate I use to sandwich the negative down onto the photo paper. I expose the paper by turning on the bathroom light.

_DSC4183 — The final print hanging to dry.

So, this commemorates the beginning of a series of experiments. That the darkroom is flawed does not take away from the fun of making images. It does make it more difficult to achieve quality, but I am confident that I will eventually make very good work with what I have. I do plan on playing with filters, types of light, different paper. I am sure new experiments will arrive as I progress. Certainly more to come.