You’ve been here before: it’s late, you’ve got a negative with a gorgeous composition loaded up in your enlarger, the grain is hitting just right, but you cann...
The title suggests I can't do DIY which is not entirely true. I have been known to wield a hammer from time to time but while the results are functional they're not particularly...
I’m ashamed to say it’s been many years since I developed a film or went near a proper darkroom. I say ashamed because from secondary school onwards photography was my passion.
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19 January, 2021
NEWS: Ilford Multigrade RC Portfolio – Product Announcement
Some good photography news for 2021, Ilford are releasing a premium version of their popular RC papers "MULTIGRADE RC PORTFOLIO"
Since last year I had this box with 50 sheets of Ilfospeed Multigrade paper in 40x50cm, (16x20 inch), but only one fitting developer tray. So with a lot of time on my hands in t...
6 April, 2020
How to Build a Darkroom for £100 or Less – Darkroom Technique Part 1 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
I’ve been shooting film since the late 90s; my father bought me a quirky little National 35 when I was thirteen. But I started darkroom printing just a year and a half ago, in a...
14 September, 2018
A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli
For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me as I go about my day. I can’t explain why I react to...
28 May, 2017
Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy
Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...