Gowanus Darkroom is a community darkroom located in Gowanus Brooklyn. We provide photographers with the facilities needed to produce traditional darkroom photographs. We offer hourly rentals, monthly membership, and regular classes and workshops. Our goal is to help preserve the art of analog photography and provide an affordable service for students to practice and learn.
Group Darkroom Features:
10 enlarger stations.
Black & white enlargers.
All enlargers accept 35mm, medium format, and 4x5 films.
Capable up to 20x24.
Equipped with grain focusers, easels, filters, and dodge & burn tools.
One 8x10 enlarger station for large format negatives.
Two shared sinks with built in water filters and temperature controls.
Dektol and Kodak chemicals.
Guillotine paper cutter.
Gralab timers.
Delta OC safelights.
Archival 16x20 print washer ("the printwasher" by Oriental).
Drying racks.
Drum and flat print dryers.
16x20 Heat Press.
Film Processing Area:
10 foot sink with built in water filters and temperature controls.
Metal and plastic tanks and reels.
D76 and Kodak chemistry.
Graduates.
Gralab, digital, and Time-o-Lite timers.
Film washers.
Film dryers.
Light table.
Loupes.
Black out film changing room.
Color Darkroom
Color Darkroom is separated from the group darkroom by blackout curtains. There are 4 enlargers available to rent, and a black out room with a 22” Colex print processor.
Capable up to 20x24 prints.
Facilities also include:
Epson V850 flatbed film scanner.
Pakon 135+ roll film scanner.
Meet the Owner:
Rachel Jun started Gowanus Darkroom in 2015. She believes that all artists need a community, and that learning from others is what leads to great art. This belief was the catalyst to building a community darkroom. The darkroom started out with a group black and white darkroom and film processing area, and has since expanded to include color processing and a color darkroom.
None of this would be possible without the tireless efforts of all Gowanus Darkroom Volunteers. Community is what really drives this place, and is the strongest part of our programs at Gowanus Darkroom.
