Author Archives: Paul W. Dorr

Home in Maine for the Christmas holidays, and getting some scanning, and printing done with my brother. Between us we have thousands of negatives. Most kept in sleeves, a few in envelopes, and some in boxes. With all the new app’s for scanning it is high time we got around to doing just that. SetContinue reading “Work in the dark.”

Half way through my sixtieth year, I had hope to be on the road by now, but the pandemic has disrupted so many things. I am still alive though, and that’s a good thing. Work is progressing on the darkroom box. I’ll get some photos posted soon. Happy with how it is coming together. NowContinue reading “The clock is ticking”

My original plan, as many of you may know,  was to be back on my bicycle on my 60th birthday,  with the plan of spending as many of my remaining years as possible touring the globe.  It seemed like such a simple thing.  I had projected my earnings from both the Museum, and the marketContinue reading “REVISIONS”

Work on the box continues. Early Sunday morning I began the construction of the upper box sides. This section is removable from the base, and allows for better access to the developing area. It was a bit of a head scratcher, but after my third cup of coffee, and a few doodles on a noteContinue reading “Slow, but steady”

Spent the early morning hours working on the new wet plate colloidian developing box. The prototype, which I had cobbled together with scraps, just so I could get an idea of is feasibility, allowed me to workout any issues, and once I was comfortable with the new design I began building the new box. IContinue reading “Progress”

Five plus years now in the City, and though it has been an amazing experience, the road is calling. A year from today I shall gather up my camera gear, load my bicycle, and pedal off into my future. Where it will take me is as much a mystery to me as it is forContinue reading “It’s time to plan my departure”

Well, it has been some time since my last post, and I just had my subscription automatically renewed. So, since I am paying for it I should probably use it.

Summer is here, and with it comes beautifully sunny days that are perfect for wet plate colloidian photography. It is also getting hot, and humid. Not so fun. I took advantage of the early morning conditions to do some retrofit work on the big darkroom cart. The last time out with it was in earlyContinue reading “Early morning work”

I had ordered a hundred lites of glass a few months ago, and am just now getting around to seeing how they fit into the film holder. Alas, it looks as though that are all in need of trimming. I started out by first hand sanding each one, but that was painfully slow, so IContinue reading “Being abrasive”

Well, I have hacked away at my trailer darkroom box, and making some alterations to the first two designs. When I had it all set up a few weeks ago I realized I needed to give my self more room to pour, and sensitize plates. I had thought about putting hinges on the side panels,Continue reading “Prototype #3”