Network of photo studios PHOTO FUND

«Photo Fund» - photography services as a continuation of photography

Shaping photography is an important component for many organizations that seek to popularize creativity in photography. In Ukraine, one of such companies is the Fotofond company. And this is not just an organization, but the realization of worldviews in photography.

«Photo Fund» is a brand that is responsible for the quality of images, provides colossal opportunities in the world of photography from both a technical and a creative aspect.

Back in 2004, on the basis of the All-Ukrainian Creative National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine, it was decided to create the «Photo Fund» as a separate structure. For 14 years the main goal of the organization has been to support, develop and popularize Ukrainian photography. Here you will be greeted by real masters of their craft with a good reputation and extensive work experience. The high professionalism of these people enabled Photofond to become a lively, promising and fast-growing company.

The most striking feature of the organization was the support of black and white photography, as the most creative and inimitable. The company was the first in Ukraine to start developing and printing black and white films. Later, a whole range of services was created, up to the printing of digital files on classic black and white bromide silver paper by hand and even by machine. What surprised the representatives of the Fujifilm company, the equipment of which was used for this purpose.

«Photo Fund» today is:

• two photo shops in the center of Kiev with a wide range of photographic materials, photo accessories, photographic goods, photo bags and backpacks, studio, filming and laboratory equipment;
• two photo laboratories with a full range of processing, printing and scanning services;
• full support for film photography in narrow (35mm), medium (60mm) and large format (up to 20x30cm);
• a unique black and white laboratory in which all types of printing are available;
• manual printing laboratory (Darkroom) with ample opportunities;
• services of the «Photo Fund» baguette workshop: registration of a photograph in frames, selection of a mat, rolling onto foam board, canvas, stretching onto a stretcher;
• large format printing studio;
• printing of photo books in Kiev;
• training center «Photo Fund», where courses Fundamentals of photography, workshops, seminars, master classes are held.

Digital printing and manual printing of black and white photos - the limitless possibilities of «Photo Fund»

The Photofond company provides a wide range of services focused on obtaining only the best quality images:

• Processing of almost all formats of C-41, E-6, Cross processes (processing of a slide to negative or negative to positive), with decreasing and increasing film sensitivity;
• Processing and development of old colored films according to the adapted Push and Pull process;
• Development of photographic films of all types of black and white negative according to the manual D-76 process, with an increase or decrease in sensitivity;
• Professional scanning of all formats of photographic materials up to 24x30cm. Scanning non-standard panoramic frames with perforation;
• Digitization of narrow (35 mm) and wide (medium format) films with a frame up to 6x7 cm;
• All types of printing photographs from film: digital, with intermediate scanning, up to 25x38 cm, direct optical, projection, up to 20x30 and manual using a photo enlarger up to 50x70 cm.
• Photo printing of black and white negatives on classic black and white paper - on a minilab up to 20x30 format or manually up to 50x70cm format;
• Printing images from digital cameras, media, telephones at the Fuji Frontier minilab using laser illumination and processing in reagents. Paper: gloss, mat, silk, metallic. Format: up to 25x38 cm;
• Large format plotter printing of digital files. Paper: gloss, semi-gloss, mat, canvas, linen, etc. Format: up to 112 cm on the smaller side.