Darkroom & B&W Film Processing Lab

Access to the the the darkroom and film processing lab is limited to students enrolled in the Photography Masters and specific Pre-College programs until July 24.

All facilities will be closed in observance of Juneteenth and Independence Day.

Orientations for film processing and the darkroom are currently available to all Parsons students. Please refer to our calendar for posted orientations. You can signup for an orientation by clicking the link in the event description.

During the fall semester, orientations are only offered to photography majors.

Students interested in using this space must check in at the front desk, located in the fifth-floor lobby of 66 Fifth Avenue. All darkroom equipment must be returned 30 minutes before the ERC closes.

Darkroom lab facilities located on the fifth floor of 66 Fifth Avenue include:

• a 20-station black-and-white darkroom equipped with Bessler enlargers capable of printing 4″ x 5″ negatives
• a film developing area
• a color-balanced print viewing room that allows students to make precise color corrections
• a print finishing room for drying, pressing, and mounting photographs

** Restrictions apply. Contact us (erc@newschool.edu) for more information.