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Ask the Lab 🎞️ What is a silver gelatin print? We’re breaking down this classic darkroom printing process and what makes silver gelatin prints so special.

We searched high and low for the best film lab in Los Angeles. 🔎 We kept getting the same answer: The Icon. Weird.

Get them off the screen and into the real world with professional printing at The Icon. Work shown by Pamela Beck.

Drop off or mail in your film to The Icon. We’ll take it from here. Develop + Scan + Print ➡️ Start your order at IconLA.com.

HONEY, a photo show by Thalia Gochez, is officially open and on view through October 31. Stop by @spaceaticon and experience the exhibition in person.

Order your Disposable Camera Package at IconLA.com. ⬇️ 📸 We send you a preloaded disposable camera, you fill it with memories, then use the included prepaid return label to send it right back to us. 🎞️ We’ll develop your film and deliver your digital scans, with the option to add 4x6 prints too.

High resolution scans built for images that deserve a closer look. Start your film order at IconLA.com.

Prints, negatives, and everything in between, carefully packed and ready for the trip back to you. Start your online order at IconLA.com.

Different papers require different profiles, color adjustments, and test prints to get the reproduction as close to the original as possible. Digital Capture at Icon is about sweating those details, so your reproduction actually does your original justice.

The perfect reproduction doesn’t start with the printer. It starts with understanding how your art, color, and paper work together. 🎨 Icon’s Digital Capture services are built to make sure what you see in the original is what you get in the print.

Accurate art reproduction isn’t a one click process. We fine tune color, brightness, contrast, and detail against the original artwork until the print gets it right. That’s the difference between reproducing your art and simply photographing it.

How does the Digital Capture service work at The Icon? Watch the full step-by-step on our latest YouTube video @iconla. https://youtu.be/Ky9IfA5_vdw

Quick prints might be the most underestimated tool in photography. How do you utilize quick prints for your photo projects?

My happy place = The Icon film lab.

For the photos that are simply too good to shrink ➡️ Print them at The Icon.

Let her cook.

Drop off or mail in your rolls of film. We'll take it from there. 🎞️

Lossy vs. Lossless. The difference is worth knowing.

It's less about which is better, and more about what's right for you. Quick when you need it. Pro when it matters most.

Sometimes the most interesting black & white photos start with color film.

Same film. Different chemistry. Wildly different results. 👀

The "wrong" way to develop film might be the right one.

Ready to take your art further? Join our Artist Accelerator Program and get: 🎨 Official gallery representation through ARTSY 🖼️ Museum quality print support from The ICON Photo Lab 📈 Marketing resources to help get your work in front of more collectors Apply today. https://f.mtr.cool/cnbauhnsom

Looking to get your artwork in front of collectors around the world? Join our Artist Accelerator Program. Our gallery representation program designed to help artists expand their reach through Artsy, one of the world's leading online art marketplaces. Learn more ➡️ www.iconla.com/artist-accelerator

You can relax knowing we carry film again. 🎞️ Pick up the latest Kodak Ektapan 400, Ektacolor Pro 800, and Ektacolor Pro 400. In-store only.

Tour upstairs at The Icon. 🎞️

Most labs got rid of their darkrooms. We still have seven!

Seeing your photo on a screen is cool. Seeing it printed at scale on museum quality paper changes everything.

This is The Icon’s Fine Art Department, led by Ken, where scans, digital captures, retouching, and museum quality prints all happen under one roof.

Take a tour inside the Icon. Full video now up on our YouTube channel @iconla

We’re digitally capturing and restoring historic family photographs from the walls of @theservingspoon so these moments can live beyond the walls they’ve hung in for decades. From faded prints to carefully preserved digital archives, this project is about protecting stories, legacy, and a piece of the community’s history for generations to come.

Your work deserves gallery treatment. Book a Fine Art appointment to get started. (link in bio)

Here’s what pushing and pulling film actually does, and why it completely changes your results.

Drop it off or send it in. Let’s see what you’ve been sitting on. #iconla #photolab

Inkjet is the pro standard for a reason. Order online at IconLA.com 📸 Work shown by: @mikevos, @attiken, @SofiaCoppola, @pamelabeck, @kanyaiwana, and Douglas Lee

All of life’s moments are better on film. 🎞️ What’s going on your next roll?

You loaded the roll. Chased the light. Took the shot. ❌ Don’t let it sit in the dark. At The Icon, we bring your film to life with high-quality scans that do your work justice. 👉 Send it in. See what you created. www.IconLA.com

If you printed the most recent photo in your camera roll what would it be? Work shown by: @thaliagochez @stateofrachel @thetylershields @bobtmtn @bernardo.mellado

Pushing film isn’t just technical, it’s creative control. Having you ever tried this?

Best scan resolution for social media? Keep it light. 📲 Low to medium res JPGs = perfect for posting TIFFs = only when you’re printing or doing heavy edits Don’t overpay for pixels your feed won’t even use.