35mm & 120mm Black & White Push / Pull Film Processing
With this option you can choose to have your film canister turned into your own personalised keychain!
Let us know exactly how many stops you've pushed or pulled your film so we can adjust development accordingly
Push and pull processing are specialist techniques used to intentionally over or under-develop black and white film, compensating for adjusted exposure during shooting. Because each roll requires different, dilutions and development times as well as careful monitoring throughout the process, pushed and pulled rolls are developed separately from our standard black and white rolls. This ensures consistent, high-quality results whether you've pushed your film one stop for low-light street photography or pulled it back to control contrast and highlight detail in bright conditions.
When booking, please indicate how many stops you have pushed or pulled so we can schedule your film accordingly.
Please read before booking
Not all films handle pushing and pulling equally. Some films, like Ilford HP5, can handle being pushed up to four stops, while others struggle beyond a single stop. Pushing beyond a film's tolerance can result in unusable images, excessive grain, or a complete loss of detail. We always develop to the specifications provided by the customer, but we cannot be held responsible for results on rolls that have been pushed or pulled beyond what the film can handle. Please research your film's recommended push limits before shooting, and if you are unsure, get in touch before booking.
Shooting tip for pushed film
When pushing film, always expose for the shadows, even if it means letting the highlights blow out completely. Highlight detail can be brought back during development, but shadow detail is captured the moment the shutter opens and closes. If the shadows are underexposed at the point of shooting, no amount of push processing can recover what was never there.