I proposed to my girlfriend in the darkroom with a hidden message

My name is Paul Fehr, and I recently proposed to my girlfriend, Ale, in a photography darkroom. Here’s how I did it. Ale and I both started learning how to develop and print film photos in our home darkroom about 6 months ago. Ale is in her last semester of architecture school, and I studied […]

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Is putting a darkroom in a bar a good idea? Guess we are going to find out

“I’ll have a whatever’s on tap and two stacks of Ilford paper please”. I know this is not what you expect to hear in a bar. Consider this though: darkrooms are being less common, there is a renaissance for film and everyone loves beer. So why not combine a darkroom with a bar. And this […]

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If you ever wondered what it was like to be taught by Ansel Adams, here’s your answer

Ansel Adams is one of those legends of photography that most people have heard of. Whether they’re a photographer themselves or not, they know who he is. They know of his work, they may even own some of it. For those of us who are photographers, have you ever wondered what it would have been like to […]

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Take a look inside Ansel Adams’ amazing Darkroom

The room in which Ansel Adams created many of his works has to be the absolute ultimate DIY darkroom.  Back then, many things had to be made yourself, as commercially available tools for most of what Ansel wanted or needed to do simply did not exist. In this video from Marc Silber, we’re guided through Ansel’s […]

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Kodak’s Professional Film Photography app is now available for the iPad and Android

Kodak released its free Professional Film App for the iPhone in 2012, and it’s seen a couple of small updates since then. Now, they’ve released both iPad and Android versions of the app. As somebody who got back into film a few years ago, I’ve kept my eye on various apps that have spawned for iOS and Android. I’ve […]

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This ‘Portable’ darkroom once owned by the US Army can be yours for just $2500

If you’ve ever wanted your very own, military-grade portable darkroom, now’s your time to come forward and claim your desired possession. Up for sale on Hillsborough, North Carolina’s Craigslist classified pages is a completely contained darkroom once used by the United States Army. Painted the signature olive green of army equipment, this ‘portable’ darkroom comes […]

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