I noticed that the paper I used to focus the enlarger lens turned black after making some prints. I am very anxious about that phenomenon. Does that mean that the chemicals (especially the paper developer) evaporate and make the paper developed? If that is the case, I must have breathed in quite some developer which is supposed to be highly poisonous! (Correct me if I'm wrong)
Limited by the size of my apartment, I have to use the bathroom as my darkroom. It does have a ventilation fan. However, after some time, there is a smell accumulated in the bathroom (probably from the chemicals). So I suspect the ventilation in my bathroom is not very good.
I don't know if there's a way to improve it, otherwise I fell reluctant to make prints because I am not sure how this would affect my health. The thing is, there's no way of having a window in the "darkroom". So what do others do to keep their darkroom air fresh?
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