🏷️ About: 3 million downloads Featured as Today's app in many countries and is the perfect app for learning photography. "Darkr actually taught us how to frame pictures better" - AppleInsider Have you ever dreamt of trying an old darkroom, but don't have the equipment nor the time? Now you can, and without getting wet.
by Bad News Now
There is no chance to test it, try it or play with it without paying full price. It might be an excellent tool but I do not support the false advertising used in Darkr Store to entice me to download it. There are plenty of terrific apps out there- and if I can’t trust you to promote your tech honestly why would I trust you with my images?
by Bo Bilstrup
Come on we are in 2019, why digitally simulate a darkroom workflow when you have really great photo editing apps for iOS out there already. Digital is not a negative going to a paper and shouldn’t be treated as such as it just makes the digital workflow way slower and a bigger hassle. If you’re interested in Darkroom techniques it’s not that expensive to buy an enlarger and the trays plus liquid. And if you do black and white it’s really easy to also develop the film yourself. Digital is digital.
by Sito-san
The viewfinder lags, and it crashes often while editing, leading to lots of frustration and lost time. Until that’s fixed there’s pretty much to reason to use this not even knowing if my progress is going to be saved. I just bought the full version too 🤷🏽♂️
by KBiz13
Perhaps I just misread the description or I was being stupid but I thought Darkr could scan my actual negatives and edit them. I will no longer have access to a dark room and was excited to see an app that could help me “develop” my remaining negatives. ((Wouldn’t that be amazing? Bypassing the whole printing process then scanning and editing the photos on/to a computer THEN saving them to the cloud to post on Instagram and other platforms?!))
Anyways, it’s a good app and I recommend it for pristine black and white photography. I however will probably not use it - I’m too let down to use this at the moment.
by John Katz
So this developer has another app that looks exactly the same that goes by the name this app. I am certain this has been asked plenty of times, but can someone please, in simple language, explain the differences between the two if there is any?
And if they are the same why not simply remove one of them from Darkr Store?
by Awz987
I’m finding Darkr refreshing. It is beautifully done in B&W and brings the reader into the timeless darkroom. Tying today’s digital photography to the timeless darkroom and does in in B&W.
I just started using Darkr. I think it’s a very unique app in the way it approaches some of the basic and important rules of photography. I have only browsed the other topics so I can’t yet give my opinion. If Darkr allows, I will give my review of the remaining topics as I finish them. I can’t put Darkr away:)
by Tsering Darge
I am a large and medium format photographer, best known for my portraiture. This is a super enjoyable app and a great way of using the iPhone camera. Among the highlights, my favorite is that the large format camera is just as fidgety as the real thing and demands a focus on composition in the same way. The film choices, dodging, burning, blurring, filtering and other options yield great photos. And you have to have a good eye, this is for people who understand, or are willing to learn, that artistry is proportional to effort. I will be eager to see how it develops over time.
by J Caruso
If you're looking for an app with excessive filters and "cutesy" overlays, this isn't it.
However, if you'd like to get a hint of how it felt to shoot analogue and develop in a darkroom, Darkr is a fun exercise.
Like film and darkroom processing, this app forces you to slow down and consider your photographic choices and actions. It's not a go-to, grab-a-shot-on-the-fly camera app. But it IS a way to expand your photographic thinking.
And I love the medium and large format options--and this app's execution of them!
by Dillasaysgo
Awesome app with plenty of control over your image. Small learning curve if you don’t understand the darkroom process but it has tutorials that are simple to follow. Master the this app app and you will create some jaw-dropping photography.
by D35i6n
Darkr is seriously the best iPhone photo editing app I have come across so far. I shoot medium format film and this really is a great fun tool for the iPhone and my iPhonography. I can't speak highly enough about Darkr. Favorite so far for iPhone work!!!
by Ezrajs
Darkr has a bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it you will fall in love. You have a lot of control over how you want the picture to look like, including the ISO and what film you want to use (basically how you want the colors too look like).
by Dead Retailer
The mystery (or is that mastery) of the art of photography comes to life with Darkr. This is not an app for someone who wants fun filters or easy edits. This is an app for someone who appreciates how far photography has come and wants to enjoy magic without sniffing silver halides.
by Gomi Girl
Darkr is wonderful. It’s not a point & shoot process with tons of the same old filters. It’s a process of taking your time, framing your shot, and creating the image. Mocking dark room techniques, you can create beautiful black & white photographs from your phone.
by Izzy013
I’ve done some dark room fun in college, loved it, since then looked for apps that offered the same classic looks to digital media, and I found this beauty! I adore Darkr and if I could support it multiple times, I would, I love it! Easy set up, controls, and a great tribute to dark rooms in this digital age. Keep up the great work!
by Daniel Calderon
Darkr changes my world! Finally I can capture beautiful photos of black and white on my phone, and learn to see the world through a softer light. Thanks for making a quality product, which I will be upgrading to the fully paid feature soon. Food for thought: a pinhole camera mode.
Thanks!
by Dave Ritchie
If you’ve ever used large or medium format cameras and a real darkroom, you’ll love Darkr and the level of creative scope it gives you with just the few filter and camera options. Seems like there isn’t much here, but it does a whole lot that no other camera app will do.
Darkr is one to add to the collection that is different from the pack.
by Marymo123
I’ve only just started playing around with this but I think it has great potential. I think anyone that has ever done traditional black and white darkroom work will feel right at home. It is a great way for others to feel what it was like without the chemicals! There are also a lot of good pointers about improving your photos with compositional pointers.
by Unequivocal Fail
Hi there! I absolutely love your app! I was wondering if there’s a way to add a feature where you could control the “color” of the selenium toner. I worked tons with Agfa Multi Contrast Classic paper and when you selenium toned that it generate an amazing hue. And I would love to replicate that if possible. Thanks for an amazing app and for sharing your love of all things film, cameras and photography!
by CK The Poet
I’ve wanted an app like this for a very long time. I stumbled upon this browsing Darkr Store and downloaded it instantly. It takes some getting use to but it’s worth trying. I really appreciate the tutorials. It has been a long time since I’ve been in a darkroom.
For me, using this app is like traveling back in time to what helped me fall in love with photography, the darkroom. Thank you for this. I can’t wait to see what it develops into. Just don’t go away! lol
by GeniusRabbit
This takes me back to the supply room darkroom I started out in with my friends Pentax. The magic that happened in those smelly trays thrills me forty years later. Thanks for recreating the experience here: I love screwing around with exposures and emulsions. Throw in a gray filter when you get the chance so we can play around more with depth of field. Dream list- the ability to under or over develop the negatives. Hope you make millions on this fresh fresh look at photography in the digital age. Fun!
Yes. Darkr - Black And White Filter is very safe to use. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 3,429 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.7/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Darkr Is 75.7/100.
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Darkr - Black And White Filter works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.
**Pricing data is based on average subscription prices reported by Justuseapp.com users..
| Pricing Plans | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Pro | $3.99 |
| Full Access | $4.99 |
| Loyal Master | $1.99 |
| Loyal photographer | $1.99 |
| Many similar layers | $0.00 |
| Large-format camera | $1.99 |
| Film with grain | $1.99 |
| Medium-format camera | $1.99 |
| Pro+ | $2.99 |
| Layers | $2.99 |
At first it may feel a bit odd to look at the upside-down image and it can even be a bit challanging to know if you should move the camera to the left or right when framing the image.
+ Medium-format which will produce a square image and just as the large-format camera it is manual.
And just like a real darkroom, you can make parts of the image brighter and darker by blocking or adding more light to the image.
By shooting with a large-format camera where the image is upside-down you will actually get more control over the image.
+ Small-format which is a real basic point and shoot camera where you pretty much only shoot at what you see.
The camera is only manual and back in the old days you could not even zoom with the camera, you had to walk.
+ Dodge - Make a selected part of the image brighter.
+ Zoom - You can zoom the image ten times.
The images will only be in black and white (but you may tone them).
+ Stripes - As in a real darkroom you'll have to find the best strip.
+ Tone - Tone the images with various strength.
Each effect will be treated as a layer that can be edited, deleted and changed its visibility.
We just love to hear both good stuff and bad stuff.
In a fun and intuitive way you will pick the strip that has the best time and contrast.
