DIGITAL & DARKROOM HOURS:
-Wed, 6pm-10pm
-Thurs, 6pm-10pm
-Fri, 10am-6pm
-Sat, 10am-6pm
-Sun, 10am-2pm
~Or by appointment~
RATES:
B&W and Color Darkroom– $10/hr, includes chemistry (Bring your own paper)
Digital Lab—$10/hr + ink cost (.015/sq.inch)
*Renters must sign and abide by our rental agreement.
Call or email The Bakery for more information: 207-591-6675
*Renters who show interest in a longer-term and committed
relationship with the collective may be considered for membership, dependent
on availability.
Both rental and membership arrangements are left to the discretion of
the collective.
Black and White:
- 3 Fully ventilated individual darkrooms
~ 1 w/ 3’ x 10’ sink
~ 1 w/ 2’ x 8’ sink
- 6 enlargers
~ 3 Omega D5 XL Condensor Head
~ 2 Omega D5 XL Dichro Head
~ 1 Devere 504 504 Dichromat
- 20” RC print dryer
- separate film processing area
- separate viewing and drying area
- Trays (8×10, 11×14, 16×20, 20×24)
- 20×24 Pint Washer
- 11×14 Print Washer
- Graduated Cylinders
- Funnels
- Tongs
- Reels/Tanks (plastic and steel)
- Film Washers
- Drying Screens
Color Facilities:
- 3 individual darkrooms
- 32” Kreonite KM IV RA-4 Color Processor
- 3 individual color darkrooms
1 w/ 4’ x 12’ deck and drop table for mural prints
- 6 enlargers
~ 2 Devere 504 Dichromat
~ 1 Super Chromega E (5×7) Dichro
wall mounted w/ drop table for mural prints
~ 1 Super Chromega D5 XL Dichro
~ 1 Saunders/LPL Super Dichroic 4500 II
~ 1 Durst CLS 1840 (8×10) Dichro
Digital:
- 44” Epson 9880 Archival Pigment Printer
- Dual 2.5 GHZ G-5 Computer
- Epson V750 Pro Flatbed scanner
General:
- 50mm – 310mm lenses (Shneider, Rodenstock and Fuji)
- 35mm – 5×7 negative carriers (4×5, 5×7 and 8×10 glass carriers)
- 8×10 – 20×24 easels (drop tables and bladeless easels for printing over 20×24)
- grain finders
- compressed air
- light table
- 32” x 24” drymount press
- 32’ viewing wall (daylight and tungsten)
- Paper Safes
- 30” Rototrim
- Shooting studio available for rent
- We use Sprint paper chemistry, Dektol, Selektol, and D76 as standard. Other alternatives available upon request. Selenium toner always available.
- We use Fuji Pro Chemistry for the RA4 processor
- We do NOT have C-41 or E6 facilities
The Bakery Photographic Collective is a 4,000 sq. ft artist run space in a renovated turn of the century mill in Westbrook Maine (10 minutes from Portland). We have a state of the art facility with 6 individual darkrooms, separate areas for film processing and print viewing, including all peripherals like light table, rototrim, drymount press, print dryer etc. The space includes a kitchen, bath, lounge and photobook library. Bpic recently added a digital component with a robust digital station including an Epson 9880 printer.