B&L Lab Services
As a photographer and lab technician, Bob understands the importance of the lab in creating an excellent final image. Our main job is to make the work of the serious fine art photographer and the thoughtful amateur look great.
B&L Photo’s black and white prints are made on silver gelatin fiber paper which is given archival finishing. These photos have an expected life in excess of 150 years. See Why does B&L Photo use Silver Gelatin Fiber Paper? and B&L Photo Lab’s Archival Black and White Print Process in the FAQ section. Black and white negatives are printed by hand on enlargers and the prints are processed in trays. We can make black and white prints from 35mm through 8x10” negatives, including glass plate negatives, color negatives and chromogenic negatives. Digital photographers can make silver gelatin fiber prints since B&L Photo can convert digital files to 4x5” black and white negatives using its PCR8 Film Recorder. See Can B&L Photo make black and white prints only from black and white negatives? in the FAQ section.
To produce the best print possible, Bob will crop, dodge and burn your image to his own precise standards; or he invites you to submit detailed instructions or a proof print.
Photographers can rely on B&L Photo for digital art work. Digital (computer) artwork can be simple or extensive, e.g. moving heads, changing backgrounds etc.
B&L Photo’s lab services include hand oiling with Marshall’s Transparent Photo Oils and print toning. See What are Photo Oils? and What is Print Toning? in the FAQ section.
B&L Photo will process any black and white film, 35mm through 8x10”. We recommend having a test roll processed before submitting a large amount of film for processing. A record is kept on processing times for each customer to insure uniformity. See B&L Photo Lab’s Black and White Film Processing in the FAQ section.
DIGITAL FILES CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE 4X5” NEGATIVES
Using PCR8 8K film recorder
5 or more files to negative $15 ea.
Large quantity pricing by quote
BLACK AND WHITE FILM PROCESSING
B&L Photo Lab’s Arkay Film Sink
| FILM SIZE | NUMBER OF ROLLS OF THE SAME FILM | COST |
| 135-24 or 36 and 120 | 1 roll | $15 |
| 2-4 rolls | $12 ea. | |
| 5-8 rolls | $ 8 ea. | |
| 9 or more rolls | $ 7.50ea. | |
| 4x5 sheet film | $ 6 per sheet | |
| 8x10 sheet film | $10 per sheet | |
| Push or Pull Processing and Snip Tes | Two times the list price |
Our standard developer is D-76. Add $25 per order for the use of developers other than D-76. Use of developers other than D-76 will increase the time it takes to finish the order.
BLACK AND WHITE PROOFS
| PROOF SIZE | COST |
| 11x14 projection proof sheet (from film processed by B&L) | $20 per sheet |
| 11x14 projection proof sheet (from cut negatives or film not processed by B&L) | $30 per sheet |
Proof sheets are made on RC paper. 11x14 projection proof sheet prices include up to three sheets of different exposures. Proof price does not include cost of film processing.
BLACK AND WHITE SILVER GELATIN FIBER ARCHIVAL PRINTS
B&L Photo’s black and white prints are hand printed. These prints are fully manipulated, i.e. cropped, dodged and burned-in. Our stock paper is Ilford Multigrade FB Warmtone Semi-matte. Prints can be made with white borders, black borders, borderless, traditional sizes or odd sizes. Add 20% to the prices below for prints made from color or chromogenic film. If a different paper stock is requested, customer will be required to pay for the box of paper as well as the prints made.
| PRINT SIZE | 1ST PRINT | ADD’L PRINTS |
| 24” long | $230 | $190 |
| 20” long | $145 | $110 |
| 14” long | $ 80 | $ 60 |
| 10” long | $ 48 | $ 38 |
| 7” & smaller | $ 40 | $ 30 |
| Wallets (set of 8) | $ 48 | $ 38 |
| Locket Size cut to fit | $ 50 | $ 40 |
DIGITAL PORTRAIT RETOUCHING
Portrait retouching includes computer time to retouch the portrait and the creation of a new 4x5”negative. Standard digital portrait retouching includes retouching bags and circles under the eyes, acne blemishes, softening lines around mouth, eyes and neck, and minor hair corrections. The correction of glass glares, filling in hair, extreme acne, correcting jowls, moving heads, removing people, new backgrounds and damaged or dirty film etc. will be charged for at the rate of $30 per quarter hour in addition to the $30 standard retouching fee.
Standard Digital Portrait Retouching $30 per pose
TONING
| BROWN TONE A warm red-brown tone |
$19/print |
| SELENIUM TONE An attractive cool purple-brown colored tone |
$19/print |
| SPLIT TONE Blacks remain black but highlights take on a warm yellow glow |
$40/print |
PRINT MOUNTING
| PRINT SIZE | MOUNTING COSTS |
| 30” long | $40 |
| 24” long | $35 |
| 20” long | $23 |
| 14” and smaller | $20 |
Fiber prints are heat mounted on 4-ply rag fiber board.
HAND OILING
Hand Tinting of Black and White or Toned Photographs using Marshall’s Photo Oils
Quote Upon Request
Color Print Services
Bob has spent nearly as much time in the color darkroom as he has in the black and white darkroom. As a photographer and lab technician, Bob understands the importance of the lab in creating an excellent image. B&L Photo’s job is to make the work of the professional photographer and the serious amateur look outstanding.
B&L Photo’s color prints are made with Epson Ultrachrome Inks. All color prints are cropped, dodged and burned-in and corrected for color and density. Bob gives the color image, on screen, the same attention that black and white images receive in the enlarger.
Color prints can be made from:
- Color negatives 35mm through 8x10”
- Color transparencies 35mm through 8x10”
- Color slides
- Color stereo slides
- Glass mounted slides and transparencies
- Lantern slides
- Digital files
- Autochromes
- Color photographs—any size
- Hand oiled photographs—any size
- Flat artwork—any size
- Documents
- Maps
- Even crayon drawings
COLOR ULTRACHOME INK JET PRINTS
B&L Photo’s color prints are custom printed. These prints are fully manipulated, i.e. cropped, dodged and burned-in and corrected for color, contrast and density. Our stock papers are luster, gloss, matte and canvas**. Prints can be made with white borders, black borders, borderless, traditional sizes or odd sizes.
| PRINT SIZE | FIRST PRINT | ADDITIONAL PRINTS |
| 24” long | $230 | $190 |
| 20” long | $145 | $110 |
| 14” long | $ 80 | $ 60 |
| 10” long | $ 48 | $ 38 |
| 7” and smaller | $ 40 | $ 30 |
| Wallets (set of 8) | $ 48 | $ 38 |
| Locket Size cut to fit | $ 50 | $ 40 |
**For Canvas add 15%
DIGITAL PORTRAIT RETOUCHING
Standard digital portrait retouching includes retouching bags and circles under the eyes, acne blemishes, softening lines around mouth, eyes and neck, and minor hair corrections. The correction of glass glares, filling in hair, extreme acne, correcting jowls, moving heads, removing people, new backgrounds and damaged or dirty film etc. will be charged for at the rate of $30 per quarter hour in addition to the $30 standard retouching fee.
Standard Digital Portrait Retouching $30 per pose
PRINT MOUNTING
| PRINT SIZE | MOUNTING COSTS |
| 30” long | $40 |
| 24” long | $35 |
| 20” long | $23 |
| 14” and smaller | $20 |
