r/Darkroom↗
r/Darkroom is Reddit's best place for discussions on film developing, printing, toning and hand-coloring prints, darkroom techniques, equipment and more. Alternative Photography process discussion is also welcome!
91k subscribers203 posts / mo in Sep 2026166 authors / mosince 2010
r/Darkroom has 91k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 203 posts a month from 166 people. Top topics: Darkroom Printing, Prints & Printing and Film Issues.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Darkroom Printing18%
- Prints & Printing6.7%
- Film Issues2.6%
- Film Lab Issues2.1%
- Exposure and ISO1.0%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Photrio.com Photography Forums
- Ilford Photo
- B&H Photo Video
- Digitaltruth
- Fotoimpex Berlin
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