Oakland-based artist and photographer Beatrice Thornton shares her recipe for developing black-and-white film with foraged plants and other natural ingredients, rather than toxic chemicals.
As someone who has spent many hours in a darkroom, breathing the acetone fumes, I can't help but wonder how the developer based on plants would smell. I, too, used a tray of water for a stop, then used the commercial-grade fixer (More fumes).
As someone who has spent many hours in a darkroom, breathing the acetone fumes, I can't help but wonder how the developer based on plants would smell. I, too, used a tray of water for a stop, then used the commercial-grade fixer (More fumes).
We've been wondering the same thing! If you decide to try it, please us know what you find out. :-)