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The Perfect Paper Safe

Dec 5, 2022

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Dave Krueger

in Darkroom Design, Photo Paper, Tools of the trade

My darkroom paper safe has, for decades, been a small DIY wood cabinet with some shelves inside. I have never trusted it to be light tight, so I kept all the paper and test strips stored inside in black plastic envelopes like the ones paper and film are packaged in. The hinged door was held…
Photo Paper: Long Term Storage

Aug 9, 2022

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Dave Krueger

in Darkroom Design, Darkroom Stories, Photo Paper

Why I Did It? When Kodak stopped producing black and white photographic printing papers, I became sensitized to the potential for my favorite papers to suddenly disappear. With Kodak papers gone, I tested other papers and settled on Ilford. But, what if Ilford stops making printing papers? The idea of stockpiling photographic materials that have…