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Ensure Consistency with Our Darkroom Guides
Ensure Consistency with Our Darkroom Guides

Darkroom Guides

At Brunswick Darkroom, we publish clear, high-quality processing and workflow guides to support consistent, reproducible results across all areas of the darkroom.

These guides are available online and on-site where they are used daily in our Melbourne Darkroom. We currently maintain six published guides covering black & white and colour film development, darkroom printing and scanning.

The guides below are provided as downloadable PDFs for the benefit of our Brunswick Darkroom members and the wider community beyond Melbourne.

At Brunswick Darkroom, we publish clear, high-quality processing and workflow guides to support consistent, reproducible results across all areas of the darkroom.

These guides are available both online and on-site for quick reference. We currently maintain six published guides covering black & white, colour, and digitisation workflows.

The guides below are provided as downloadable PDFs for the benefit of our members and the wider darkroom community beyond Melbourne.

Darkroom Guides

preview of professional darkroom guide for black and white film development

Black & White Film Development

Our comprehensive guide accounts for all the variables in B&W film development

preview of professional darkroom guide for black and white darkroom printing

Black & White Printing (Resin Coated Paper)

Follow our guide each time you darkroom print to achieve consistent results

preview of professional darkroom guide for black and white fibre based paper darkroom printing and selenium toning

Black & White Printing (Fibre Paper)

Our fibre based B&W printing guide includes archival fixing and washing principles

preview of professional darkroom guide for RA-4 colour printing

RA-4 Colour Darkroom Printing

Your guide to RA-4 colour printing with Jobo rotary processors

preview of professional darkroom guide for C41 film development

C41 Colour Negative Development

C41 colour development is less forgiving than B&W. Follow our guide for Jobo rotary processors

preview of professional darkroom guide for mirrorless and flatbed scanning

Mirrorless and Flatbed Scanning

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to digitise darkroom prints and negatives

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B&W Negative Development

Our comprehensive guide accounts for all the variables in B&W film development

B&W Printing (Resin Coated Paper)

Follow our guide each time you darkroom print to achieve consistent results

B&W Printing (Fibre Based Paper)

Our fibre based B&W printing guide includes archival fixing and washing principles

RA-4 Colour Darkroom Printing

Your guide to RA-4 colour printing with Jobo rotary processors

C41 Colour Negative Development

C41 colour development is less forgiving than B&W. Follow our guide for Jobo rotary processors

Mirrorless and Flatbed Scanning

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to digitise darkroom prints and negatives