Darkrooms
Situated beneath the gallery on the lower ground floor are Scotland’s largest open access darkrooms and only dry-to-dry colour print processor. Despite advances in digital technologies, our traditional wet darkrooms remain as popular as ever. Whether you want to get to grips with the basics of this magical medium, experiment with new techniques or produce professional hand-made fibre based and c-type prints, Stills’ darkrooms can meet all of your needs.
As we have no membership fees, you can start using our facilities by coming along for a 1-hour induction which costs £20.00. To arrange a suitable time please give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 or email resource@stills.org.
Darkroom Facilities include
- Black & white communal darkroom with 6 x LPL colour enlargers
- Individual darkrooms with LPL large format colour enlargers
- Black and white film processing room including tanks, reels and drying cabinet
- Thermophot 505 dry-to-dry colour print processor (20” width intake)
- Finishing area with dry mount press, guillotines, Logan bevelled matt cutter, cutting mats and scalpels
Opening Hours
Monday-Thursday, 11.00 – 21.00
Friday-Sunday, 11.00-18.00
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Type of Pass
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Price (£)
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What do I get?
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Day
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12.00*
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A one-day pass that enables you to access all Stills’ Production Facilities, including our digital lab (computers, printers and scanners), photographic darkrooms and video editing suite.
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Month
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45.00*
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A one-month (28 days) pass that enables you to access all Stills’ Production Facilities, including our digital lab (computers, printers and scanners), photographic darkrooms and video editing suite.
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*Consumables (including ink and chemistry) are an additional cost and charged according to usage.
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Consumables
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Quantity
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Price (£)
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B&W Darkroom Printing chemistry (includes Developer, Stop & Fix)
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1 litre mixed chemistry
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1.50
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Darkroom Film Processing
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300ml (1 x film)
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2.50
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Colour Darkroom Printing
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Day
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3.50
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35mm/120 Negative Sleeve
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1 sleeve
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0.30
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