Photography Laboratory
An artisan film and digital laboratory. An image has a soul. The lab's work is to reveal it without transforming it.
The spirit of the place
"A photography lab, in the literal sense — a place where you search, test, and start again until it's right."
We shoot in black and white or colour, using 135 (35mm) or 120 film. B&W and colour negatives as well as slides (Ektas) are developed on-site. B&W negatives are printed on RC or fibre-based silver gelatin paper. Colour film is scanned and printed as Fine Art.
In digital, we use very few filters and no AI — retouching is done by hand.
Film and digital — two worlds, one same standard.
Film
Learned in 1987, in a bathroom, with paper instruction sheets for the chemicals — before the internet, before tutorials. Film photography asserts itself through its manual process. A unique experience where the image reveals itself.
B&W film developing with Ilford chemistry. Colour negative (C41) and slide (E6) developing with Adox chemistry. B&W silver gelatin prints on fibre-based or RC paper.
Digital
Mac and Photoshop since 1988 — at a time when screens were monochrome. Twenty-five years working with photographers, colour separators, and printers.
Retouching done by eye and by hand: light, contrast, colour. No presets, no automation, no filters. We print Fine Art when what we see on screen gives the right feeling.
Ilford, Canson and Epson papers.
Restoration & retouching
An old damaged photo — scratches, tears, yellowing. We scan it, restore it by hand, and produce a fresh print. The soul of the image remains. The marks of time do not.
Our intention
Film & digital services
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B&W Developing
Artisan black and white film developing, on-site.
Careful process, controlled temperature. 135 (35mm) and 120 film.
Ilford chemistry · Manual process
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Colour Developing
Colour negative (C41) and slide (E6) developing. 135 (35mm) and 120 film.
Adox chemistry · C41 & E6 · Manual process
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B&W Silver Gelatin Prints
Prints on Ilford RC paper. Under the enlarger, in the darkroom.
Every print is unique.
Ilford paper · Fibre-based or RC
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Scanning
Scanning of colour and B&W film, slides, and vintage prints.
HD files delivered by email.
High-resolution scanning
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Fine Art Printing
Fine Art printing from any image file — smartphone, DSLR, scans, etc. The file is manually checked and retouched, resized to the desired print format.
Ilford, Canson and Epson papers
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Framing
Prints entrusted to us are framed on-site. We offer a selection of frames in various sizes and styles.
Frames on-site · Various formats