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📦 Mail-in🚶‍♂️Walk-in: NYC • NJ
📫 Drop-off: CA • DC • NYC • NJ
🧡 Family owned and operated

NYC (Walk-in): 37 E 1st Street, New York, New York 10003

NJ (Mail-in or Walk-in): 515 Valley St.

Lab Session: Taylor PendletonPresented by Kodak Professional — 📅 Friday, May 30 | 2–3pm📍 Gelatin Labs East Village — 37...
05/07/2026

Lab Session: Taylor Pendleton
Presented by Kodak Professional —

📅 Friday, May 30 | 2–3pm
📍 Gelatin Labs East Village — 37 East 1st Street, New York, NY

is a self-taught photographer turned filmmaker and director. Her work has brought her to sets for National Geographic, the Andalucía Tourism Board, Spotify, and more. Portraiture is her bread, landscapes are her butter.

To soothe her soul, Taylor runs a peaceful photography YouTube channel “graincheck,” exploring the art of photo-making wherever the road takes her.

Taylor will chat about her work, her inspiration, and how to incorporate the analog medium into your professional photography practice.

🎟 Kick Off Day Tickets give you first access and discounts on all Film Forever Weekend events (5/28–5/30). Link in bio to book.

spring at the lab 🌺 a quick check-in. swipe through!🌐 Your account is live on gelatinlabs.com. Sign up with the email yo...
05/06/2026

spring at the lab 🌺 a quick check-in. swipe through!

🌐 Your account is live on gelatinlabs.com. Sign up with the email you used to order; full roll history, hi-res scans, all there. Stay tuned for more features soon!
🚪Our Maplewood lab is open daily. no appointment needed. Drop off, restock, or just say hi.
🌉 A Bay Area drop-off outpost is in the works. Who & where, soon.
🌴 The Palm-Aire GelForm is coming to medium format soon. Frontier colors, meet 120. 
🗽 1st year on 1st Street this July! Special events all summer.
📔 Photo Journaling: next session May 9 (June is sold out — thanks to everyone who’s joined). Presented with + .

plus…
🎞️ May 28–30: two Lab Sessions, one Saturday (more info coming!)

thank you for all of the love and support! we’ve got a lot in store for you the next few months, and can’t wait to share.

- team gelatin 💛

Day 3️⃣ of this month's GelForm Selects 🎞️A series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and the Ge...
05/03/2026

Day 3️⃣ of this month's GelForm Selects 🎞️

A series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and the GelForm look you chose along the way.

🔦 Today: Dylan, Jack & Tommy. Swipe through to see what draws them to The Standard, The Spacely and The Flat Earth.

GelForm is our in-house scan system, built as a set of distinct scan looks so your color, contrast, and tone stay consistent roll to roll, calibrated in-scanner, with film character that actually holds up.

👤 Keep tagging when you post your work, and mention what GelForm you used. We’ll select favorites for the next one 👀

Day✌️of this month's GelForm Selects 🎞️A series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and the GelFo...
05/01/2026

Day✌️of this month's GelForm Selects 🎞️

A series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and the GelForm look you chose along the way.

🔦 Today: Tyler, Stephen & Jonathan. Swipe through to see what draws them to The Flat Earth and The Standard.

GelForm is our in-house scan system, built as a set of distinct scan looks so your color, contrast, and tone stay consistent roll to roll, calibrated in-scanner, with film character that actually holds up.

👤 Keep tagging when you post your work, and mention what GelForm you used. We’ll select favorites for the next one 👀

Welcome to day☝️of this month's GelForm SelectsA series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and t...
04/29/2026

Welcome to day☝️of this month's GelForm Selects

A series right here to spotlight the images you’re making with us, and the GelForm look you chose along the way.

🔦 Today: Nate, Tommy & Varun. Swipe through to see what draws them to The Flat Moon, The Fringe and The Palm-Aire.

GelForm is our in-house scan system, built as a set of distinct scan looks so your color, contrast, and tone stay consistent roll to roll, calibrated in-scanner, with film character that actually holds up.

👤 Keep tagging when you post your work, and mention what GelForm you used. We’ll select favorites for the next one 👀

Saturday, May 2 at our East Village location: an evening featuring large-format black-and-white work by Francesco Aglier...
04/25/2026

Saturday, May 2 at our East Village location: an evening featuring large-format black-and-white work by Francesco Aglieri Rinella, from his ongoing Appalachian project Apparent Death. Developed and scanned at Gelatin Labs.

Q&A with Francesco starts at 7:15pm — bring questions about the work, his gear, and how he builds his projects. Light refreshments flowing.

May 2 • 6pm to 8:30pm
Gelatin Labs NYC x CSM Gallery

RSVP at the link in bio! See you there, NYC 🎞️

04/16/2026

Jordan’s Hokkaido leg:

“Two weeks road tripping in a campervan. All-time snowboarding, ramen at the base of the resorts that’ll make you cry, the freshest fish, sunsets, hiking volcanoes, and soaking in onsens right after... this place has my heart.

For this leg of the trip, the Olympus Stylus Epic DLX (Mju II) was still my main choice. It lived in my jacket pocket from the snowy streets of Otaru to the bustle of Sapporo. Shooting Fuji 400 gave these frames a clean, natural look that handled the varied lighting conditions perfectly. It was also one of the only film stocks I could find for under $25! Turns out film is expensive in Japan.”

Developed and scanned at Gelatin Labs. Part of an ongoing camera testing collab with .

04/09/2026

Jordan came to us with a roll from Japan and we had to share it. He’ll be testing cameras for an ongoing collab with Gelatin Labs — and the MJU II was his pick for the trip.

From Jordan :

“We’ve heard and seen the hype around the Stylus Epic DLX (MJU II), but I really wanted to put it to the test.

When I was packing for Japan, I had to be ruthless with my gear. Between the snowboarding kits and the video camera, this MJU II was the only film camera I could truly justify fitting in my bag (I also figured I would buy some cameras over there). It lived in my pocket from the trains in Tokyo to the hills in Hokkaido, and honestly, it did not disappoint.

Why it earned its spot:

The Size: It’s arguably the most efficient design in film history. No case needed, no lens cap to lose—just slide the cover and shoot.

The Lens: That 35mm f/2.8 glass is legendary for a reason. Even on a point-and-shoot, the Portra 400 tones came back looking like they were shot on a much heavier rig.

The Speed: When you’re traveling fast, you don’t always have time to meter. The MJU II handles the heavy lifting so you can actually stay present in the moment.

This camera is not perfect, though. My biggest gripe is the tiny viewfinder that makes shooting at night super difficult. The other challenge is figuring out if the flash is going to fire or not. Most of the time, it is, even if you do not want it to. Still, the results always surprise me.”

Developed and scanned at Gelatin Labs. More from this collab coming.

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