Please note that we have had to limit our facilities operation in line with Government guidance.

More information on our procedures can be found here.

Situated beneath the gallery on the lower ground floor are our comprehensive darkrooms including Scotland’s only open access dry-to-dry colour print processor. Despite advances in digital technologies, our traditional wet darkrooms remain as popular as ever. Whether you want to get to grips with the basics of this magical medium, experiment with new techniques or produce professional hand-made fibre based and c-type prints, Stills’ darkrooms can meet all of your needs.

Darkroom Facilities include:

Please note that we have had to limit our facilities operation in line with Government guidance. More information on our procedures can be found here.

Black & white communal darkroom with 6 x LPL colour enlargers and black and white film processing capabilities.

Individual darkrooms with LPL large format colour enlargers and black and white film processing capabilities.

Colour film processing room with a JOBO CPE2 Developer Tank and Tetnal COLORTEC C-41 chemistry

Thermophot 505 dry-to-dry colour print processor (20” width intake).

Finishing area with dry mount press, guillotines, Logan bevelled matt cutter, cutting mats and scalpels.

Consumables

A wide range of consumables including paper and ink are available to buy in the centre at reasonable prices.