Gowanus Darkroom

Located on the 2nd floor at 119 8th St Suite 212 in Brooklyn (accessible via Smith–9th St on the F/G trains or 4th Ave–9th St on the F/G/R trains; dial 212 at the buzzer; open Monday–Sunday 12:00–18:00), Gowanus Darkroom features 10 black-and-white enlarger stations accepting 35mm, medium format (120), and 4x5 negatives plus one 8x10 enlarger. Its 3-hour Group Basics: Intro to B&W Printing workshop ($165, max 4 students, offered 11/7, 11/8, and 11/29 from 10:00–13:00 at gowanusdarkroom.com/classes, with a waitlist when full) covers contact sheets and 1–3 black-and-white prints from your own negatives (printing only, no film developing in this class; chemistry and paper included for lessons, or book a 2-hour 1-on-1 Private Intro to Darkroom Printing lesson for $180). Experienced printers can book hourly B&W darkroom or film processing rentals at $15/hour ($18/hour color darkroom, $20/hour 8x10 enlarger), where all chemistry is provided and customers must bring their own photo paper.