How does this heat change your photography?

[Shawn Dougherty]

It changes my sleep schedule! I try to develop film in the very early morning. I cool my distilled water stop and fixer in the freezer... run the ac... the same for printing but I do less printing in the summer anyway.

I'm in a holding pattern for mounting prints right now, I just can't bring myself to turn on the heat press. I live in a very small bungalow and having that thing on for any length of time when it's this hot is not practical.

As far as shooting it doesn't have much of an effect on my. Outdoors, I like to photograph in the early to mid morning or later afternoon to early evening. Indoors, well, as long as there is shade or AC it doesn't much matter.

[bigdog]

What coping methods are you using beyond air conditioning and beer?

What about water, isn't it getting too hot for film developing?

In my old house, the water was fairly consistent. I suppose there was a lot of underground transit before it got to the house. Here at the new place in the 'burbs', it varies a lot with the seasons. I go to the Ilford wash method for film, using water that's stored in the darkroom and stays well within tolerances. The tap water does get up into the 80s here all summer; and down to the 50s for a bit in the winter.

I have thought about building a "chiller" for print washing, using a coil that the water could run through and temper a bit, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I would not have a darkroom without sufficient heating and air conditioning.

[jb7]

97F at JFK this afternoon. Luckily, I've brought a binocular viewer, dying of heat stroke under a horse blanket would be an embarrassingly antique way to go...

[John Koehrer]

What coping methods are you using beyond air conditioning and beer?

What about water, isn't it getting too hot for film developing?

I'd like to mention global warming but I'd hate to get rebanned or demerited for talking about politics. Perhaps we could just discuss calving ice masses, shrinking glaciers, volcanic activity, internal combustion, and Artic property values? But don't mention anything about Global Warming because politics has nothing to do with photography;-p

ALL of the politicians are calling it "Climate Change" now.

[Jim Michael]

Learn to differentiate between weather and climate. Let the adiabatic lapse rate be with you.

[evan clarke]

It was 103 here today but my wayer is 68 deg. (107 yesterday)..

[Dakotah Jackson]

Can't photograph much snow.

From shooting in Death Valley at 123 above to Cutbank, Montana at 44 below, the images are where you find them. Just have to decide whether to shoot them in these conditions. You don't get real heat shots when it is cold and really good blizzards in the summer.

[Jody_S]

What coping methods are you using beyond air conditioning and beer?

Beer and shade? I find I've been shooting a lot of forest scenes these last couple of weeks. I'm about to try my first 8x10 portraits, soon as my new film holders get here, I'm thinking between 7:30 and 8:45 should be about right. I'm setting up on the street in between two bars with outdoor terraces.

[Bill_1856]

WHAT heat?
Bill (Sarasota, FL)

[John Kasaian]

I schedule around a mid-day siesta. The morning light is better anyway!