The Black & White Darkroom
Traditional, time-tested B&W photography and photographic services is the foundation that forms the basis of all services of PhotoArts Imaging Professionals. PhotoArts Imaging began as PhotoArts Studio Lab Services, and the traditional silver halide film and papers are the roots from which the company’s services grew. The master photographers and printers of PAIP have over six decades combined experience in B&W and color film-based photography.
Master printer & conservator making traditional prints.
All film and prints are processed with freshly mixed chemistry to give clients’ images truly archival qualities. Film and prints are processed individually by a trained, experienced photographic technician or master printer following strict guidelines that meet the highest archival standards.
Prefer the look of traditional fiber base enlarging papers, RC papers, and specialty fiber base papers that mimic the look and feel of the early 20th C. papers? PhotoArts Imaging’s B&W Labs have those papers in glossy, lustre/pearl, semi-matte, matte or satin, neutral or warm tone, medium to double weight. We love the nuances of these fine papers and the fine exhibition prints they produce.
Adjusting filters on the DeVere 8×10 large format enlarger for a 20×24 print
The Conservation Lab may have antique or historic images on paper that requires a negative be made of the restoration for re-printing for exhibitions or family sharing. The B&W Lab processes the exposed film to make the negative & then makes the print. If glass plate negatives are to be printed, the master printers use these facilities to do the job.
From modern large format and roll films to antique negatives, RC contact sheets to fibre-based fine art exhibition printing, the B&W Lab helps clients to create that perfect image. The Black & White Lab staff & conservators have worked with photographers across the U.S. on Historic American Building Survey (HABS) projects from processing the films to packaging the negatives and prints for submission to various agencies for almost 10 years.