Project Information
Here is the finished dark box. Or at least, my part in the project is done. It still needs a blackout cloth to be fitted. This will be used as a portable dark room for developing wet plate photos. If you've ever seen pictures of the old time photo equipment where the photographer has a cloth draped over them, it's this kind of work.
The dark box is framed in red oak, with 1/2" birch ply panels. The exterior was colored with gel stain and topped with several coats of Arm-R-Seal. The interior was painted flat white in order to reflect ambient red light that will be used inside the box when developing plates. A red LED will provide interior light.
Included a wet plate image of myself that my photographer friend took, because tintypes are freakin' cool. The complete construction gallery can be seen here.
The dark box is framed in red oak, with 1/2" birch ply panels. The exterior was colored with gel stain and topped with several coats of Arm-R-Seal. The interior was painted flat white in order to reflect ambient red light that will be used inside the box when developing plates. A red LED will provide interior light.
Included a wet plate image of myself that my photographer friend took, because tintypes are freakin' cool. The complete construction gallery can be seen here.