Last Class and Final Project

Tonight is our last class. I am really going to miss it. It was almost like a meditative experience in the darkroom on Sunday mornings when hardly anyone was there. Just hanging out over the chemical trays walking through the process....many, many times. There was a direct correlation between the size of the test strips I used and the amount of unused photo paper I had left. As the count went down, so did the size of the test strip. It became a challenge placing the test strip in just the right spot to get the reading needed for the final print.

I wanted to go home after the work I did in the darkroom on Sunday to do the spotting...so I ran over to the Camera Company in Norwood and bought a bottle for $4. It was worth it to sit at home and touch the prints up....once I figured out what I was doing! While I was at the store a young woman from Adam's class was buying more paper and another student from Bridgewater College was buying supplies for her final project!! That time of year. I was also able to buy some black wooden frames at the Dollar Store in Brockton for $1 each. Touched up with a black marker they work quite nicely.

I have more than the 10 prints that were required....I tried to leave some behind but it seemed to put a hole in my story...and I really, really enjoyed doing this project. It is so completely outside of anything I've ever attempted or even thought about. I would love to do more like it.....

Anyway, looking forward to seeing everyone's projects tonight. I have sugar and chocolate chip cookies in the car (not homemade although I wanted to).