If you love traditional, analogue B&W film you’ll find a warm welcome here at B&W Basement in St. John’s Wood, NW London.
We have 3 self-contained darkrooms for exclusive hire by analogue photographers using 35mm, 120 medium format and 5 x 4 sheet film.
Our professional services also include B&W film processing, traditional silver gelatine hand enlarging & 1-to-1 film photography and darkroom tuition.
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Darkroom Hire
Our darkrooms are open Monday to Friday with Saturday mornings available by arrangement
- 3 self-contained darkrooms for exclusive hire
- Hand printing facilities up to 20 x 24″
- DeVere 203 & 504 multigrade enlargers
- Chemistry included for all film and paper processing
- Traditional dish or ‘rapid access‘ machine print processing
- Film processing equipment for all popular formats
Free car parking available
Multi-session discounts available
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1-to-1 Tuition
Learn the art and craft of Darkroom Techniques
and Analogue Film Photography
1-day darkroom course covers film processing and hand printing.
2-day workshop covers both film photography and darkroom tuition from camera loading to final print.
Half-price follow-up darkroom hire
Film Processing
Professional traditional Black & White Film Processing in London.
Services for 35mm & 120 formats with full roll scan & print options.
10% off 5 rolls or more
Hand Enlargements
Hand-printed enlargements on Ilford resin coated or fibre base paper.
Prints adjusted for density and contrast by our expert technicians.
Discounts for multiple prints
Black & White Basement – a real photolab for real silver prints
Thank you so much for all your help over the many pleasurable sessions I’ve had at BWB.
It’s been a delight watching the darkroom expand and more people come in over the years, the facilities and equipment remain second-to-none in my experiences, and I’ve used many darkrooms in the past!
If you’re new to this, or a seasoned veteran, Keith couldn’t make you feel any more welcome, and you will quickly be producing excellent work in his well setup darkroom.