Yes! We rent use of the darkroom for $10/hr during times we’re open to the public. If you know what you’re doing, you’ll only need a brief orientation to get started.

Yes! We have regular classes to introduce or reintroduce people to darkroom work. We can also offer one-on-one instruction or tutoring depending on how much help you would like.

You are encouraged to bring your own paper. Our friends at Blue Moon Camera just a few blocks down the road will give you a 10% discount if you are our customer on all your photo supplies. We do have some house-stock paper we can sell by the sheet if you find yourself in a pinch. Chemistry is always provided when you are working at Franklin Foto, however if there are particular chemicals you would like to use, it generally isn’t a problem for you to bring them in.

It’s possible! Contact us and let’s talk about what you’d like to offer and how you would like to use our facilities.

Yes! We have professional-grade facilities. Some of our customers have produced fine art for exhibition, and commercial work here. Franklin Foto is for photographers at all levels from novice beginner to seasoned professional.

We are excited to offer color C-41 hand processing and also offer film scanners here if you’d like to digitize your negatives.
We do not offer color printing and are otherwise a traditional black and white darkroom.

Blue Moon Camera will give our customers a 10% discount on film processing & scanning

We do have cameras. They are generally used for our classes and workshops, but we’re looking into creating an equipment library.

We’re a DIY lab. If you’d like professional analog photography services, Blue Moon Camera is just a few blocks away and they will develop, print and scan film of all-kinds. If you’d like to learn to do it yourself, take a look at our classes! Even if you’ve never set foot in a darkroom before we can teach you the whole process.