This is one of my favourite parts of my school. I love this machine.
I used to go to UW where I was a photo major because I wanted to learn colour film printing and the only way to do it was as a major. They took out the colour darkroom after my second quarter. Eventually I grew sick of making videos and taking classes just because they were required so I transfered down to where I am now.
School has the most magical photo center ever. The colour dark room is alive and super popular. It is so well designed with individual booths so you can turn on the lights when ever, instead of one large on where you couldn't tell who else was in there with you.
The black and white darkroom is large and nice, the digital lab is fine, but UW's was a little easier with their macs and card printing system.
But here there is a great film processing area- you can even develop your own colour film. There is a special projects room for alterative processes and mural printing- I have been working on a series of life size portraits that are 40' by 7 feet.
Today I am working on printing some photos from spring of last year. You can't really see it but these are from a field trip to a feed lot. Since I am an inter in the photo labs I get unlimited access. I haven't taken full advantage of this because
I just had to stop writing because one of my coworkers got stuck in one of the colour booths. Good thing there are a few of us here. It appears that the door came off the rollers. He could of been stuck till tomorrow at noon!
As I was saying, why I haven't taken advantage is because I always get scared in here when I am alone. Scared of the dark and how big this place is, and now scared of getting stuck in a booth. Oh boy.
I soaked some fabric in cyanotype to start another quilt. I can't decide was should be on it, I was thinking perhaps a kid's blanket on the abc's of industrial ag? Going along with my abc's of grass species.
Another look at the beauty. I must get back to printing now.
