17/04/2026
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๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ! ๐ธ
Do you miss the magic of seeing a photo appear in a tray of developer? Or have you ever wanted to learn the art of film photography? ๐๏ธโจ
We are in the process of building ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐.๐.๐. โa dedicated community-based photography darkroom right here in Kettering! Our goal is to create a shared hub and learning centre for all film enthusiasts, students, and artists to develop, print, and keep the craft of analogue photography alive.
Once weโre up and running, we have some incredible things planned including:
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐: From learning how to process your first black & white negatives to confidently using a photographic enlarger and making those magical darkroom prints.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐: Learn the basics of a film camera and start your road to discovery of this amazing lifetime art.
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐๐ผ-๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐: Borrow one of our cameras and start shootingโno expensive gear required! and then process and print in your own community darkroom.
โข ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐: Dive into everything from Cyanotypes to Van D**e Browns with workshops led by experienced tutors.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐-๐ฎ๐-๐๐ผ๐-๐ด๐ผ ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Made affordable and with easy access.
โข ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐: Helping the next generation of photographers and artists afford their craft and expand their learning.
โข ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Weโd love for you to get involved in the heart of this new creative community.
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๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ!
To make this a reality, we need a suitable location. We are looking for a space in Kettering that we could build a working darkroom and learning space.
What weโre looking for:
โข A small-to-medium room or studio space.
โข Access to running water and drainage (essential for our sinks!).
โข A space that can be made light-tight (or has no windows).
โข Reasonable rent or a community partnership opportunity.
Whether itโs a spare room in a community centre, an unused couple of rooms underneath a coffee shop, or a basement in a local businessโwe want to hear about it!
๐ค How you can help:
1. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ who might have a lead on a space.
2. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ to help us reach local landlords or business owners.
3. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ if youโre a film photographer in Kettering or the surrounding areaโweโd love to know how many of you are out there!
4. ๐๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ or know someone that may be interested? Weโd love to hear from you, send us an email, [email protected]
๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐.๐.๐.!๐๏ธ๐
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