New Analog Darkroom Photography Magazine
I reached out to the analog darkroom community via my newsletter and social media connections to try and understand if there was enough demand for a publication focused on analog photography in our...
View ArticleMaking the Van Buren Tree Pure Platinum Print
-Tim Layton The Darkroom Underground is your analog photography magazine produced on a quarterly basis serving photographers, artists, collectors, and readers around the world. The Darkroom...
View ArticleFirst 100 Darkroom Underground Subscribers Get a Free Hahnemühle Platinum Rag...
I am excited to announce that the first 100 Darkroom Underground Magazine subscribers will receive a free Hahnemühle Platinum Rag Paper (8 x 10”- 4 sheet Intro Kit). Please note, the shipping address...
View ArticleThinking About a New Article - Two-Bath Developer for Roll Film Users
I am considering ideas for future articles in The Darkroom Underground, and I wanted to get your thoughts on one that I have been thinking about for a while. The vast majority of the time, I work...
View ArticleVIDEO - Devil's Honeycomb - Pure Platinum Print Project - Episode # 1
-Tim Layton The Darkroom Underground is your analog photography magazine produced on a quarterly basis serving photographers, artists, collectors, and readers around the world. The Darkroom...
View ArticleDevil's Honeycomb - Pure Platinum Print Project - Episode # 2, Developing Film
-Tim Layton The Darkroom Underground is your analog photography magazine produced on a quarterly basis serving photographers, artists, collectors, and readers around the world. The Darkroom...
View ArticleDo You Have an Interesting or Helpful Darkroom Photography Tip?
It is very common for creative people to work alone a lot of the time. I was talking to a friend of mine this weekend about how I love to work alone. The majority of my work is created with large...
View ArticleDo You Have a Darkroom Photography Related Question That You Would Like...
I thought it would be helpful and relevant if I included a Q&A Section in the Darkroom Underground publication. If you have a question that you would like answered by one of our advisory board...
View ArticleNikkor-T ED 600mm Telephoto Convertible Large Format Lens
I have been wanting a longer telephoto lens for many years for my large format view cameras. I needed the reach many times over the years as well as the compression for specific landscapes. The...
View ArticleDIY Development Tubes For Large Format B&W Film Using Pyrocat HD and...
Making development tubes for large format film from PVC pipeYou may also enjoy my free darkroom photography newsletter and my magazine, The Darkroom Underground, devoted exclusively to analog...
View ArticleThoughts About Starting 2017 With Some Mobile Darkroom Photography
It is hard for me to believe that it is the first week of December. I am hard at work developing a host of darkroom and large format workshops for the next two to three months. I am starting to...
View ArticleKodak Ektachrome Film is Back!
Kodak announced the return of one of the most iconic film stocks of all time – KODAK EKTACHROME Film. Ektacrhome was one of the most loved color reversal films of all time in my mind. The old saying...
View ArticleDarkroom Underground Gained 1,500 New Members in The First Week!
I am excited to report that the Darkroom Underground Public Facebook Group gained over 1,500 new members in our first week! I think this trend is another indicator that film and the darkroom are...
View ArticleNew Series of Articles on Film Testing by Paul Wainwright in the Darkroom...
In a series starting on July 1st, 2017, Paul Wainwright is writing a series of articles in the Darkroom Underground Magazine on how to establish your personal exposure index (EI) rating for your film...
View ArticleExploring New Options For My Pure Platinum Prints
I have been testing a variety of developers and films over the last couple of months for a new series of Pure Platinum prints that I am making. My process is Pure Platinum because I do not use any...
View ArticleBook & Fine Art Print Review: Iceland, An Uneasy Calm by Tim Rudman
Iceland, An Uneasy Calm by Tim Rudman is something very special. I purchased of of the 75 signed and numbered deluxe collector's edtion, which included a copy of the book in a collectors clamshell box...
View ArticleUpdate on my DIY Film Development Tubes
DIY Large Format Sheet Film Development TubesYou may also enjoy my free darkroom photography newsletter and my magazine, The Darkroom Underground, devoted exclusively to analog photography covering a...
View ArticleKodak In Trouble Again - What Does This Mean For Photographers?
I have been following the recent troubles of the new Kodak (NYSE:KODK) and I wish there was better news to report. The stock has been tumbling down for a while now and in March, it took at 20% fall...
View Article7 Tips For Aspiring Artists
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”-Pablo Picasso I love this quote from Pablo Picasso because it gets at a core issue that I think many creative people...
View ArticleUpdate Number 2 on My DIY Film Development Tubes
Testing my DIY LF development tubesYou may also enjoy my free darkroom photography newsletter and my magazine, The Darkroom Underground, devoted exclusively to analog photography covering a balance of...
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