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The 1800's
Alfred Harman
1879 founded by Alfred Harman making Dry Plates
1891 became the Britannia Works Company making 4 kinds of plates and 6 kinds of paper
1897 record profits
1897 sold by Alfred Harman who retired due to ill health
1898 became known as The Britannia Works (1898) Limited
1899 first Ilford Manual of Photography
1900 to 1940
1902 changed name to Ilford Limited
1912 Ilford started to produce roll films
1920 Selo Limited formed incorporating Ilford, Imperial, Gem and Amalgam...
18th February 2015
2015 will see HARMAN technology Limited complete 10 years of successful trading as ILFORD PHOTO.
The company wishes to express a sincere thank you for all the support we have received in the last 10 years from around the world. Continued support from Distributors, Retailers and Stockists has ensured our loyal photographers, printers and labs have enjoyed continued access to ILFORD black and white products.
Schools, Colleges and Universities who have maintained their darkrooms, an...
General FAQS
Where can I find technical information about your products?
We provide a comprehensive set of technical information to support all our products. Links to the technical information can be found on the product pages on the website.
Advice for Airport X-ray scanners: Film & papers
We are working with the DFT and Heathrow airport in the UK and will shortly be updating our information relating to the new CT type x-ray scanners being installed at major airports worldwide.
Based on our init...
Photo lab FAQ's
Which papers can I use on my Oce Lightjet or Durst Lambda or other digital printer.
Our range of Galerie Digital Silver FB and RC papers are suitable for digital exposure full details of compatibility can be found in the technical information sheets
Which ILFORD Chemicals can I use for my Roller transport film processor?
ILFORD ILFOTEC RT Rapid, HYPAM Fixer, and ILFOTOL wetting agent are suitable.
More information can be found in the relevant fact sheets
Which ILFORD Chemicals can I ...
ILFORD PHOTO offer the biggest range of black & white films on the market today. While this is perfect for experienced film photographers who love having a choice, we appreciate that it can be a bit confusing for people new to film photography.
If you are looking to try film photography for the first time and are wondering where to start, then you have come to the right place.
We should start by pointing out that there is no ‘wrong’ choice when it comes to ILFORD films. They are all fantastic,...
2000RT Developer
2000RT Fixer
2150XL Developer
2150XL Fixer
Bromophen Developer (Part A)
Bromophen Developer (Part B)
HARMAN Selenium Toner
HARMAN Warmtone Developer
Hypam Fixer
ID-11 Developer (Part A)
ID-11 Developer (Part B)
Ilfosol 3 Film Developer
Ilfostop
Ilfotec DD Film Developer
Ilfotec DD Starter
Ilfotec DD-X Film Developer
Ilfotec HC Developer
Ilfotec LC29 Film Developer
Ilfotec RT Rapid Dev Part A
Ilfotec RT Rapid Dev Part B
Il...
A lifelong hobby
One of my lifelong hobbies is photography. I have been taking photographs since I was about 10 years old when I was given an old Kodak folding pocket camera that had belonged to an uncle, Bertrand Perrett, who was a professional photographer and painter in England. I learned to develop and print black-and-white film at school when I was a teenager back in the 1970s.
The Slower Pace
When digital photography came along I moved to that medium, but recently I’ve come back to film aga...
How I work
I believe in self-learning, and I’m always up for something new to explore.
I adhere to a strict code of conduct and don’t believe in photoshop, or do much if any post processing. It has to be an exceptional day for me to crop an image.
I use Ilford’s Delta 400 for most of my work and use XP2 Super when I need my results fast.
Changing times
I was born in 1988, which meant that I got a first class ticket to experience the world converting from analogue to digital during m...
What are paper developers?
Paper developers allow the latent exposed image to become visible to the naked eye and form part of a processing workflow along with a stop bath and fixer. Read our guides, for more information on picking the right paper for you or which chemistry to choose
When shopping for photo chemicals always check the application. We produce a range of photo chemicals including stop baths, fixers, toners, wetting agents as well as paper and film developers. Film developers are speci...