Development

Pinhole photography

Before lenses, before optics, before 35mm cameras and everything we know as photography, there was a dark box …

Caffenol works thanks to the chemistry of coffee: the phenolic compounds in instant coffee act as …

Wineol is not a stable or predictable developer. Unlike Caffenol — which gives …

C-41 colour film has its own chemistry. It needs three specific baths at controlled temperature, a precise process and a …

Guinneol is essentially a Caffenol made with stout beer instead of coffee. The chemistry is the …

Caffenol is one of the best-known recipes in alternative development. The name comes from caffeine + phenol, the active components that make …

On 1 February, at Cameras & Films (formerly Lomography Store Barcelona), we ran one of our most beloved workshops: film developing in …

Another black-and-white developing workshop at Cameras & Films (formerly Lomography Embassy Barcelona).

Learning to develop a roll of …

Two sessions. First the concert, then the darkroom.

Friday night we went to the Barcelona Blues Festival. 35mm rolls loaded at ISO 3200 …

Standard developer and manufacturer timings are a starting point, not a destination. An …

The complete analogue process has two moments: film development and darkroom printing. They’re usually learned …

Standard developer and manufacturer-recommended timings give a predictable result. But predictability …

Analogue photography has three moments: loading the camera, photographing and developing. In this workshop we do …