Focal Press - The New Darkroom Handbook, 2nd Edition - Softcover Book by Dennis Curtin, ISBN: 0240802608

The Darkroom Handbook, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated version of a classic guide to the best design, construction, and equipment to use when setting up a darkroom.

This book features ideas and money-saving tips on how to put a darkroom almost anywhere in your home or apartment. It takes you inside darkrooms of photographers around the world including those of famous photographers such as, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Berenice Abbott, and W. Eugene Smith.

In addition, it contains detailed do-it-yourself plans for the most essential darkroom components, cutouts and design grids to plan that "dream" darkroom, and special sections on the color darkroom and the digital darkroom.

Contents: Preface, Introduction, Darkrooms of the Famous: Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Berenice Abbott, W. Eugene Smith, Ideas for Placement: Darkrooms in Closets, Darkrooms in Kitchens, Darkrooms in Bathrooms, Darkrooms in Spare Rooms, Workrooms, Designing the Room: What Are Layouts and Elevations, How to Do Layouts, Planning Grids, Dry-Side Cutouts, Wet-Side Cutouts, Light-Trap Cutouts, Light-Trap and Drying Rack Cutouts, Preparing Elevations, Building the Room: Tools, Installing Partitions, Hanging Doors, Installing Sheetrock, Getting to Know Your Plumbing, More About Your Plumbing, Typical Darkroom Plumbing, Roughing in the Plumbing, Installing Supply Lines, Installing the Drain, The Easy Way Out and Unique Solutions, A Modular Plumbing System, Introduction to Electricity, Electricity in the Darkroom, Tools and Materials for Electrical Work, Wiring the Circuits, Modular Control Panel, Building the Inside: The Lighting Circuits, Lighting Equipment, Building a Darkroom Sink, Building a Sink Stand, Installing Counters, Building a Print Drying Rack, Making the Drying Frames, Building a Light Box, Mounting the Enlarger, Building an Adjustable Enlarger Baseboard, Air Quality, Light-proofing, Those Added Comforts, Processing Equipment: Sinks, Water Quality, Temperature Regulation, Automation Temperature Regulation, Processing Trays and Tongs, Wet-Side Accessories, Roll Film Tanks and Reels, Washers, Timing Systems, Silver Recovery and Chemical Storage, Enlarging Equipment: Enlargers, Enlargers, Continued, Enlarging Lenses, Easels.

192 Pages.