Norwich Community Darkroom

If you’d like to find your own way into the real magic of the black & white medium, you might find PRINTING-only sessions in the darkroom an ideal entry point from which everything else flows. If you’re an absolute beginner, a curious artist, or if you have old family negs to make prints from, then this is the place for you.

Bring your black & white negatives of any age or era, to your first session - or ask to learn photogramming, double exposure, or other cameraless/lensless techniques. We’ll also be developing learning exercises to accompany each unique enlarger, and offer users independent learning opportunities, as well as in-person expert tutoring onsite if required.

8 Black & White enlargers using Multigrade/Variable Contrast paper are revved-up and running again, in Dark Mode public darkroom, Upper Goat Lane, in the heart of Norwich Lanes. All sessions are staffed and supervised by a member of the darkroom team. We might even have fruit tea refreshments, and chilled music playing in our comfortable lobby seated area - but it would only be Khruangbin, Keith Jarrett, or Mozart. You think I’m joking? Come along and find out.

We’re open all day Saturday, all day Monday, plus Wednesday evenings

Sessions are 3 hours am or pm, (Saturday & Monday) or Wednesday evening (6.00pm - 9.00pm)

Booking your session is as easy as 1, 2, 3 ….. ok, 4 then - you’ll see why ;-)

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Solo / 1-person booking £45 (3hr am/pm) ~ use white acuity:scheduling panel on r/h/s (or below if using phone)

You get free photo paper for your first session, which also includes a free induction and free darkroom membership for your first year. All sessions are 18yrs-&-over and supervised in a clean, temperature-stable and ventilated space, ensuring you get great results in maximum comfort.

1. Use the acuity:scheduling Select Appointment form on this page →

   To book your first session, click BOOK on the first option to find your preferred session, click on your preferred date and time. If a session you wanted is not showing, it means it is full, or not running, so it won’t be listed in the date options .

   Here, you can also buy additional paper, in addition to your first pack of free b&w photo paper. Select & Continue

2. Enter First name, Last name, Phone and Email, then

3. Proceed to Payment.

   Tip: you can also book a series of solo sessions, or a Full Day if required = 2 × 3hr sessions

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Small Group sessions or “Printing Pods” ~

Printing is more sociable - and much cheaper - if you bring friend(s)

You get a group-sized free photo paper pack for your first shared session, which also includes free inductions for the group and free darkroom membership for you and your friends for first year. All sessions are 18yrs-&-over and supervised in a clean, temperature-stable and ventilated space, ensuring you get great results in maximum comfort.

Sure it’s Fun for One, but great value for 2, or 3, or (max) 4 ~ You’ll get a great group discount \O/

** Print with a Friend 2 person booking £70 (3hr am/pm)

*** Three is Not a Crowd 3 person booking £95 (3hr am/pm)

**** Max Pod of Four 4 person booking £120 (3hr am/pm)

1. Use acuity:scheduling Select Appointment form ~ r/h/s or below

   To book your first shared 3 hr session, click BOOK on the top option to find your preferred session, click on your preferred date and time. If a session you wanted is not showing, it means it is full, or not running, so it won’t be listed in the date options.

   Here, you can buy additional paper in advance of your session, in addition to your first pack of free b&w photo paper.

   Select & Continue

2. Add ALL NAMES of your friends to First Name & Last Name fields:

   yes there’s space - I’ve checked and it works \O/ (we’re set up like this to prevent over-booking)

   then

   Complete the booking by adding the number (2), (3), or (4) of those attending in First Name or Last Name fields

3. Proceed to Payment

pay the correct amount for your group size booking, as given:

• Print with a Friend 2 person booking £70 (3hr am/pm)

• Three is Not a Crowd 3 person booking £95 (3hr am/pm)

• Max Pod of Four 4 person booking £120 (3hr am/pm)

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Told you, easy as 1,2,3, (& up to 4 friends) :-D ‍ ‍

All chemicals and developing solutions are responsibly-sourced, environmentally-friendly, and disposed of safely. Processing and printing solutions are provided free of charge for any and every community darkroom session, and monitored by our community darkroom team.