THE BUILD
Looking back, we’ve done so many things over the last two years, really five years, here on the property and I’m proud of us, especially Jeanne. She has worked as hard, or harder than me. I’m really grateful for her and her attitude in helping me build this darkroom. It humbles me to see a person selflessly give her time and energy (and money) to build me something. I’m not saying she won’t get anything out of it, but she’s not even thinking about that, she just wants to see me get this facility up and help me do my work. Again, I’m eternally grateful and humbled by her.
THE PURPOSE: MAKE ART, ENJOY LIFE
This is the first time in my life that I can spend all of my time working on my personal photographic projects. Over the years, I’ve worked hard and achieved what I’ve always wanted, a debt-free life where I can spend my time doing the work I feel is important and that has no ties to money or power. I want to enjoy the fruits of my labor, and I will!
So, for the foreseeable future, I’ll be a full-time artist working in historic photographic processes. I won’t stop the technical teaching, but it will be centered more on my work and how it (the technical stuff) applies to it. This will not be a commercial venture either. I will not be asking anyone for money. No monetized YouTube channel, no Patreon, nothing. Just my work, my technical experiments, and the results. The only caveat will be the sale of prints, plates, or books that may come from the work. And that will be minimal (material costs, shipping, etcetera). Again, this is not a commercial thing for me, I’m over that. I want to be free of that burden and don’t want people to be saddled with it if they are interested in my work. This is the first time I’ve been able to do that, too! It’s very exciting and liberating!
10’ (3M) of darkroom sink space, shelves for my Graylab timers, developers, etc.!
KEEP ME IN THE LOOP - STAY UPDATED
I’m not really sure what’s going to happen with my social media accounts in the future, I’m may delete them at some point, I’m not sure. So, if you’re interested in following me over the next few years, I’ve set up a simple little “signup” that will send you an email once in a while to inform you of a video, experiment, or work I’m making. Go to my contact page and scroll to the bottom, you’ll find it there.
Looking from the outside - I still have the darkroom door to install, but that will be the very last thing. It’s time to organize and get everything in it's place.
Stocking some of my dry chemistry… there’s a lot of it. Happy to see it unboxed again.
My Graylab timers and red lights up and going!
My Graylab timers and red lights up and going!