Membership: Discounts, DIY, Developing & More.

Our members

are the core of our community

We offer a membership option to suit everyone's budget and needs.

SIGN UP FOR A MEMBERSHIP:

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BASIC VALUE MEMBERSHIP

  • Access to the United Film Lab Network a global directory of darkrooms & film labs offering discounts to Members
  • 20% off drop off film/mail in develop/scan orders
  • 20% off custom print orders
  • 20% off all classes & workshops
  • 20% off 24/7 hourly Bushwick Darkroom access by appointment
  • Exhibition opportunities at art fairs & galleries around the world!
  • Invitation to private Slack group used for communicating among members
  • Exclusive access to smartphone app for 24/7 access

$30.00 Monthly

$300.00 Yearly

Gain access to labs and darkrooms all over the world! Exhibition opportunities, art fairs, discount film developing and more!

Unlimited Keyholder Membership
$300.00
Every month
$3,000.00
Every year

Get anytime access to our growing collection of classes, workshops, and exclusive content. New items added every month.

KEYHOLDER MEMBERSHIP

  • Access to everything included in Basic Value Membership
  • Unlimited 24/7 Darkroom access by appointment at no additional cost
  • Exhibition opportunities at art fairs & galleries around the world!
  • Invitation to private Slack group used for communicating among members

$300 Monthly

$3000 Yearly

Gain access to labs and darkrooms all over the world! Exhibition opportunities, art fairs, discount film developing and more!

Basic Value Membership
$30.00
Every month
$300.00
Every year

What you get

We offer a membership option to suit everyone's budget and needs.

Person with curly blonde hair in a white hoodie developing film in darkroom film developing area
A person holding a negative carrier for Epson V700 with one strip of film in it

B&W GANG DARKROOM:

  • Easels and trays for printing up to 20"x24"
  • Grain focusers
  • Contact printing glass
  • Multigrade filters
  • Timers and safelights
  • All basic chemistry

COLOR PRINTING:

  • Easels and trays for printing up to 16"x20"
  • Grain focusers
  • Contact printing glass
  • Timers

B&W FILM DEVELOPING STATION:

  • 8' stainless steel
  • Temperature controlled filtered water
  • 5' Stainless steel film drying cabinet with fan & heater
  • All basic chemistry
  • Plastic & stainless steel tanks and reels for both 35mm and 120 film
  • Tanks & film hangers for 4"x5" and 8"x10" film
  • Silver recovery
starr st studios
Community members practice loading film onto steel reels for developing

DIGITAL DARKROOM:

  • Fuji Frontier SP2000 & SP2500
  • Epson Perfection v700 photo scanner
  • Imacon Flextight III
  • Nikon Coolscan IV
  • Apple iMac and Mac Pro computers
Film developing sink with clean beakers lined up along the edge

20% OFF AT STARR ST STUDIOS

  • Access to one of the biggest & best studios in Bushwick
  • Discounts on lighting & studio equipment
  • Discounts at neighborhood businesses
  • Access to yet another growing and thriving film community in the neighborhood!