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darkroom34

A state of the art Darkroom for Analogue and Alternate Processes, nestled amongst lush greeen tea gardens and cradled by the mighty Himalayas. Come feel the exhilaration of the breathtaking mountains and explore the magic of pure photographic processes.

About

Darkroom 34

A centre for practicing analogue and other alternative photography processes. Darkroom 34 offers a space for professionals, amateurs and students to practice and learn the art and craft of analogue film photography. While the world has plummeted us to the age of AI dominated photo sensors, the thirst for fine art and learning keeps driving everyone to get back to a process that is more magical and requires mastering the basics of photography that has evolved over the last century and half. Located in Siliguri, Darkroom 34 users have the unique opportunity to access the valleys of the Himalayas and the rain forests of the picturesque Dooars of North Bengal giving every photographer the chance to capture breathtakingly beautiful landscape. The area is also a potboiler of numerous cultures- Nepali, Bengali, Lepcha, Koch and many such, which gives the photographer the chance to render fascinating portraits and village scape. Darkroom 34 offers cutting edge analogue apparatus making it a space that is one of its kind in the global south. The studio can generate workflow for all forms of analogue photography processes including alternative photographs. Alongside the traditional darkroom enlarger that is capable of printing large format negatives, Darkroom 34 also offers state of art negative digitisation scanning process. The studio space is also equipped with a ultra-violet burner to create alternate photographs like Cyanotypes, Kallitypes and Platinum/ Palladium prints. People associated with Darkroom 34 have spent a significant portion of their life in practicing different art forms including photography. Darkroom 34 remains a space for continuous practice and creation of photographs using all formats of analogue photography.
Facilities

what we have

Enlarger

LPL 7450 enlarger

works with 135 to 4x5 size negatives

Easel for 20 x 24 prints

Slideshow

Print Analyser

To automate your printing workflow

Get accurate prints regularly

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Darkroom

12ft x 16ft large room

Fully Equipped

Well Ventilated

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Chemistry

Negative Developing

Printing

Alternate Processes

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Mounting Room

8ft x 10ft Room

Matt Cutter

Framing Equipment

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Digital Suite

Computer

Scanner

Printer

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Services

What do we offer?

Equipment Rentals

Carrying equipment when you're on a long holiday on a budget can be a pain. You can rent Analogue cameras and accessories from us just before you head higher into the mountains.

Darkroom Rentals

You can book our darkroom on a daily/hourly basis, and do your prints. Chemistry is on the house. Other consumables will be at charged separately.

Digitizing

Sharing your photographs digitally is today's equivalent of vacation postcards. Get your negatives digitized and share your pics as you keep traveling.

Chemistry

We brew chemistry for alternative processes in house. Ready to use Cyanotype, Kallitype, Gum print, Palladium chemistry in any measure can be shipped all over India.

Archival Prints

From Silver Gelatine prints made in the darkroom to Dye Ink Prints on Archival paper, we offer both solutions. And we also have a mounting station in case you want your prints framed.

Contact

Darkroom 34

Shiv Mahal 2, Bidyasagar Sub Road, Khalpara, Siliguri, West Bengal, India 734005
+91 98200 56229, +91 99686 51872
contact@darkroom34.com