colour / black & white
for members
for non members
£32
£40
solo darkroom
£50
£80
for members
for non members
Please note: we only take day bookings for our darkroom rental, 11am-5pm
open.
tuesday – saturday, 11am – 5pm
FAQ’s.
Our customers most asked questions.
How long is my darkroom session?
All our darkroom sessions are 6 hours. Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm.
£32 for members and £40 for non-members. We don’t offer half days.
Do I need to bring in my own chemicals?
We provide chemicals for both black and white and colour darkrooms. If you want to hire our solo darkroom you can then bring in your own chemicals such as sustainable developer.
You will need to provide your own negatives and paper, paper can be purchased from Parallax Photographic located at the front of our building.
How do I cancel my booking?
We have a 48 hour cancellation policy, please let us know if you need to cancel or move your booking via email or call us.
We send invoices in advance however you can pay for your session in the office on arrival.
Can I bring a friend to print with me?
Due to space we ask that if you bring a friend to print with you in black and white to hire and pay for two enlargers.
If they are learning to print for the first time we recommend booking a course.
What if I haven’t used your darkroom before?
You will need an induction to familiarise yourself with our kit and the ins and outs of our darkrooms.
Please let us know that you will need an induction when you book. This will be scheduled at the beginning of your first session with us, it takes around 15 minutes.
If you have never printed in a darkroom before, you will need to take a course.
We offer colour and black and white printing courses with our tutors; you can see all our courses here.
How do I book?
Give us an email to bookings@photofusion.org or give us a call on 02077385774. Tell us what day you want to book in, what you’re printing and if you have used our space before.
What is the solo darkroom?
The solo darkroom can be used for creatives that want to bring in their own chemicals, use alternative processes such as cyanotypes or just want to have a space to themselves.
Images above:
Nik Strangelove, Laura Annuli
and a print of Aaliyah from Eddie Otchere
Our black and white darkrooms are set up for tray processing of resin coated and/or fibre based archival prints. There are four black and white enlargers fitted with Ilford 500 Multigrade diffuser light sources, with lenses and negative masks to enable printing of most film formats from 35mm to 5x4. We provide an archival washer and custom built fiberglass mesh racks for air drying archival fibre-based prints. For resin coated prints, we have a drying machine.
We will supply chemistry, easels, grain magnifiers, negative carriers and tongs. You will need to bring your own paper, canned air, loupes and dodging tools. Parallax Photographic is onsite and you can order your paper in advance from them.
Maximum size prints are 16x20 in the black and white darkroom, 20x24 in the colour darkroom, and 20x24 in the solo black and white darkroom.