Darkroom Core

Manage and Grow Your Event Photography Business With Darkroom


A complete shoot to sell solution

  • Capture, create, print, sell
  • One camera events to large scale wireless operations
  • Sell photo products onsite or online
Deliver Finished Photos & Packages Faster

  • Streamline your workflow with 1 click package printing
  • Powerful tools let you create custom templates
  • Do advanced editing and retouching (clone, burn, dodge, colorize and all other standard photo-editing tools) without the need for other software.
  • Social sharing and e-commerce capabilities

Offer new products and save time

  • Greenscreen events made easy
  • Offer background choices
  • Batch process team and group shots
Works Seamlessly With Your Hardware and Software

  • Works with virtually any camera, tethered and wireless options
  • Works with virtually any printer, wired and wireless options
  • Built in printer drivers enable plug and play ease and speeds up printing
  • Background printing saves time and frees up computer for shooting
Save time and scale your business

  • Easy to set up and learn to use right out of the box
  • Tools to scale to any size event or activation – Pro can act as a Server in multi-station client/server setup
  • Configure multiple sales stations at events or sales kiosks for direct sales using Core software as client stations
  • Edit images on one machine, sell and publish on another
  • Fully supported – We are here to help you grow your business

Darkroom Core or Darkroom Pro?

Find out which is right for you.

While Darkroom Core is sufficient for most single camera events, Darkroom Pro adds a networking feature enabling large scale events with multiple shooting stations and or viewing ordering stations when used with Darkroom Core. Pro also adds support for large, high volume mini-lab printing systems like those from Fujifilm and Noritsu. Still not sure? Give us a call and we can help you decide.

Core

  • Low or high volume single camera events like Photos with Santa or Easter Bunny
  • Step and repeat, manual camera photo booth, corporate activations
  • School or Sports photos and composites
  • Professional headshots, corporate events
  • Multiple dye-sub printers

Pro

  • High volume networked events with Multiple camera stations
  • High volume pay for print events: sporting tournaments like volleyball or cheer
  • Multiple ordering stations
  • Theme parks, museums or cruise ships
  • Multiple dye-sub printers or mini-lab printing, large format printers

Worked Perfectly!!!

I must tell you that in all my years of business and personal experiences Darkroom has always and I mean ALWAYS been AMAZING, with their Support & Customer Service. I wish everything else was serviced and fixed, this easily and professionally, as everything else I deal with, in my life.

Rich Ramirez Roshambo Event Planning and Fundraising October 13, 2021

Like this program!

Lora Donaldson-Korba April 14, 2020

Great support. Thx. Darkroom Booth 2 is now working.

Daniel Röding April 14, 2020

Great software and stellar tech support!
From Parrott’s Photobooth Company, Maine – Jason

Jason Robitaille April 14, 2020

The best software. It does what it says on the box

Gary Small April 14, 2020

Awesome software. Getting better monthly the more features added. Works flawless event after event after event.

It is amazing! The easiest, most creative photo booth software ever. User friendly beyond belief, and it allows endless options with templates, screens, etc. There won’t be frustrating hours trying to run it, because there are clear video instructions that Darkroom Booth provides.

Susan Rusconi April 14, 2020

Awesome software. Getting better monthly the more features added. Works flawless event after event after event.

Jon Sharp April 14, 2020

Five Stars indeed because it is absolutely the best photo booth software. I am getting ready to start my photo booth business soon. I did some online research and read many reviews about photo booth software. I narrowed it down to a handful of five of the leading brand and downloaded their trial version. For the next thirty days, which is what the trial version allows, I tested each one and considered its features, ease of use, layout, versatility, design, price, etc. Darkroom Booth 2 easily came out on top. I purchased it and have been testing for over two months now. I want to be familiar with all aspects of the software before I start my business. FYI, I am using DRB2 on a Lenovo T420 laptop with WIN 10 Pro. With DRB2, I’ve easily made from scratch new print templates with a variety of backgrounds, graphics, colors, logos, fonts, and so forth. I had a similar experience with making new booth screens. Adding sound clips, voices, music, buttons for touchscreen, etc was done with relative ease. I can fully customize booth screens and print templates. Test prints looked good too. As expected, I had to make minor alignment adjustments in the printer software to properly fit the print on 4×6 media. This took some trial and error but once it’s set, you’re good to go. For self-activated booth sessions, the touchscreen buttons on a booth screen and a USB button connected to my computer both worked responsively and flawlessly. With my Canon DSLR camera, I am able to use the live view feature, which I highly recommend. I did encounter an problem with live view disappearing from the booth screen that I couldn’t figure out. I contacted support via email and received a response from Amy that same day. The first remedy did not fix the problem so I sent another email. Again, Amy responded quickly and the issue was fixed. There are many other features on DRB2 that I haven’t explored yet such as green screen, video, activating lighting, and more. All in all, I know I’d made the right decision to go with DRB2 and I am confident it will work as expected when at my client’s venue.

David Dear April 14, 2020

Great customer service. They are available on the phone and the staff logged into my computer to resolve my question. I highly recommend them over anyone.

JZ Martinez Sr. April 14, 2020

I jumped into photo booth business last October for the first time, and I can’t believe how user friendly and stable Darkroom Booth is to use. I can create photo prototypes simply and in little time. I love it!

Ken CoscoAtocdj April 14, 2020

I have been a darkroom user for over 5 years now. We use both Core and Booth. If we have any issues with not understanding something the guys are always responsive to provide support and one-on-one training. Booth software have been overly reliable for and reliable. The support for darkroom is unbelievably amazing. When you join into the darkroom family you will be treated as family too. Southern hospitality at its finest. Thank you to the Woodcheks for coming out with such a wonderful experience.

Clay Moore April 14, 2020

Mason,
Just finally able to sit down and play with the software. Holy crap, I wish I had bought this a long time ago.

Steven David April 14, 2020

Cheers Eric, will do! The template editor is fantastic and a dream to use in comparison to Breeze! And… I really need to read the manual! Thanks for the coupon, really useful!
Many thanks,

Ian Forest April 14, 2020

Wally,
I did the URI, and… drum roll please!
Bingo! Homerun! Darkroom Pro v9.20.2233 allows tethering of the Nikon D500. I tried it with USB 3.0 cable to PC, with USB 3.0 cable from camera to USB 2.0 extension cable to PC.
I even tried a simple Micro USB cable, the type used for charging the latest cellphones‎ and it was able to tether!
I declare today, you are the man! please take the rest of the day and the next two days off!
🙂
DC,…a.k.a. “JMD”
Owner/Operator, MyEasyPhoto.Com
Sent via My Awesome BlackBerry Passport Smartphone!

April 14, 2020

First, allow me thank you for allowing me to be a part of this process of making Darkroom better for all Users. I think you may already know that there is no stronger advocate out there for “Darkroom Products” than myself. I’m a firm believer of the power of Darkroom.
I tell you, Darkroom Software changed my life, (back when I first saw it on an event photographer’s computer screen). I went home years ago and Googled “ExpressDigital” and the rest is history. Darkroom has allowed me to do more things in my life thank I could without it, to help others grow, to be part of something larger than myself.
Again, thank you for allowing me to be part of the process.
Cheers….

Don Cherry April 14, 2020

Hello Steve,
After spending some time with the software and trialing it out with live events, I will have to say that I have wasted my time with Social Booth and that DRB is a far more superior software than Social Booth.
Reason for stating this is that for a graphics point of view, DRB is the best solution, it makes it easy for users to style and customize the theme/layout, there are a lot more controls and functions, it is thorough, it has more features that make the whole process easier.
DRB also uses less resources than Social Booth. I would like to talk to you about possibility getting a few licenses next year when our new booths are built, but for the meantime, did you have any sales for one license coming up as I would like to purchase a personal license.

Hide Lucena April 14, 2020

Wally, Thank you for your calm support. I re-made the templates and we shut everything down like normal end of days and then restarted. Everything was still in place and there is no issue. I just missed the W: in the location of the Templates. I appreciate support personnel that is able to deal with frantic users when everything seems to be going wrong. Thank you again.

Coby James April 14, 2020

I completed my first gig with Darkroom Booth 2.5. It was my own daughter’s
wedding. The setup ran unattended for 4.5 hours, 230 prints, and was the highlight of the wedding. The setup never stumbled once. People just couldn’t get enough! Equipment used was a Dell all-in-one Touch screen computer Nikon D90 camera Godox 300-watt strobe Mitsubishi CP9550 Printer All installed in a homemade 24x40x20 Plywood box and shooting against a 10′ white backdrop. Slide show was done on a remote monitor using a Google Chromecast device with my iPhone running as a wireless access point. Great software, easy to customize. I’m overwhelmingly pleased.

Edward Cole April 14, 2020

Amy has once again set me straight. She is super nice and really knows the product. I can’t thank her enough for all of her help!

Chuck April 14, 2020

Go to shoot Chip and JoAnna Gaines photos tonight!
DarkRoom worked flawlessly ?
Chip loved the booth!
Thank you DarkRoom for the great product!

Jamie Massey Cobb April 14, 2020

Mason,
Just finally able to sit down and play with the software. Holy crap, I wish I had bought this a long time go.

Steven David Johnson April 14, 2020

You guys need to give Amy a RAISE! She is so supportive, patient, and helpful. Her attitude never changes and I know it must be frustrating to work with me I’m so computer illiterate sometimes. Because of her and your other nice staff members, the programs work great, and the free upgrades, I do not regret spending my money with darkroom booth.

Mallerie Anderson April 14, 2020

I just want to say that I have sent several emails but finally decided to call and I’m SO HAPPY I did. I left a message and received a call back from Amy in less then 30 minutes. I was having problems with the software freezing up on me and camera setting problems. Amy went beyond and above to help me resolve my problems. Thank you thank you thank you Amy!

Mari Herrera April 14, 2020

I wanna give my Kubo to Ms Amy Stewart from the first moment I heard her voice I immediately relaxed, her kind spirit and upbeat attitude help be relax. A true professional. She identified the issues and corrected the problem and took the time to explain what to do going forward if the issues happen again, suggestions take her off the phone and utilizes talent as a trainer over customer over customer service .

April 14, 2020

I used Darkroom Core for an event last night (previously I’ve used Lightroom for events) and it worked smashingly! I felt like my throughput was faster and slightly less clunky. I’m a happy customer.

Matthew Kauffmann April 14, 2020

Best photo booth software with the best support team!!

Jamie Massey Cobb April 14, 2020

Amazing software. Amazing customer service. Thank you to the Darkroom team. Customer for life!

Christina Hopeson April 14, 2020

I got to know your software there 10 years ago…..since then I fotographed about 10.000 singel portraitshootings with your software. I am so happy with it!!

Martin Pothmann April 14, 2020

You have no idea how much having a tech support staff such as Amy makes in doing business with a company such as yours. It is very rare to find these days.

Meyer Gladstone April 14, 2020

I just wanted to say big thank you for supplying excellent, above and beyond my expectation, and a personal thank you to you Amy, Amazing skill and knowledge.
Best wishes
Ed

Ed April 14, 2020

Thank you all. I know how hard you all work. I’m a small business owner and I count on you customer service and it’s always there and I’m so grateful for your service. Happy holidays to everyone at dark room.

Vince Styles April 14, 2020

Good day sir I’m just writing you about an experience with an employee the other day , Jessica said that there are only three ppl in the department so I’m sure you’ll know who I’m speaking of. Anyway I just wanted to say that she was over the top kind and helpful. I was having issues with a file and she remotely walked me through it and assisted with many other things. Good ppl need to be recognized and I want to thank her by letting you know.

Customer April 14, 2020

Thank you for all the help and understanding of my computer illiteracy at times. You all have been great! And thank you today for Miss. Jessica who fixed my issue and resolved it in minutes. She was super helpful

Antonia Velasquez April 14, 2020

It is amazing! The easiest, most creative photo booth software ever. User friendly beyond belief, and it allows endless options with templates, screens, etc. There won’t be frustrating hours trying to run it, because there are clear video instructions that Darkroom Booth provides.

Susan Rusconi February 25, 2020

I say this with great sincerity….I sure wish there were more customer service oriented people and businesses like you. I haven’t even purchased the product and yet you are willing to take time out of your day to assist me with this. I look forward to working with you and your company in the near future.

Valarie Moon February 25, 2020

I love your product! I would recommend this to anyone. What a great find!

Steve Developer, Acme Co. Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

I receieved excellent customer support, and quickly. Thank you so much!

Linda Herman Founder, Herman Studios Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

I needed a simple, easy-to-use way to add testimonials to my website and display them. Easy Testimonials Pro did all of that and more!

Janet Exampleton Owner, Exampleton Productions Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

Worked Perfectly!!!

I must tell you that in all my years of business and personal experiences Darkroom has always and I mean ALWAYS been AMAZING, with their Support & Customer Service. I wish everything else was serviced and fixed, this easily and professionally, as everything else I deal with, in my life.

Rich Ramirez Roshambo Event Planning and Fundraising October 13, 2021

Like this program!

Lora Donaldson-Korba April 14, 2020

Great support. Thx. Darkroom Booth 2 is now working.

Daniel Röding April 14, 2020

Great software and stellar tech support!
From Parrott’s Photobooth Company, Maine – Jason

Jason Robitaille April 14, 2020

The best software. It does what it says on the box

Gary Small April 14, 2020

Awesome software. Getting better monthly the more features added. Works flawless event after event after event.

It is amazing! The easiest, most creative photo booth software ever. User friendly beyond belief, and it allows endless options with templates, screens, etc. There won’t be frustrating hours trying to run it, because there are clear video instructions that Darkroom Booth provides.

Susan Rusconi April 14, 2020

Awesome software. Getting better monthly the more features added. Works flawless event after event after event.

Jon Sharp April 14, 2020

Five Stars indeed because it is absolutely the best photo booth software. I am getting ready to start my photo booth business soon. I did some online research and read many reviews about photo booth software. I narrowed it down to a handful of five of the leading brand and downloaded their trial version. For the next thirty days, which is what the trial version allows, I tested each one and considered its features, ease of use, layout, versatility, design, price, etc. Darkroom Booth 2 easily came out on top. I purchased it and have been testing for over two months now. I want to be familiar with all aspects of the software before I start my business. FYI, I am using DRB2 on a Lenovo T420 laptop with WIN 10 Pro. With DRB2, I’ve easily made from scratch new print templates with a variety of backgrounds, graphics, colors, logos, fonts, and so forth. I had a similar experience with making new booth screens. Adding sound clips, voices, music, buttons for touchscreen, etc was done with relative ease. I can fully customize booth screens and print templates. Test prints looked good too. As expected, I had to make minor alignment adjustments in the printer software to properly fit the print on 4×6 media. This took some trial and error but once it’s set, you’re good to go. For self-activated booth sessions, the touchscreen buttons on a booth screen and a USB button connected to my computer both worked responsively and flawlessly. With my Canon DSLR camera, I am able to use the live view feature, which I highly recommend. I did encounter an problem with live view disappearing from the booth screen that I couldn’t figure out. I contacted support via email and received a response from Amy that same day. The first remedy did not fix the problem so I sent another email. Again, Amy responded quickly and the issue was fixed. There are many other features on DRB2 that I haven’t explored yet such as green screen, video, activating lighting, and more. All in all, I know I’d made the right decision to go with DRB2 and I am confident it will work as expected when at my client’s venue.

David Dear April 14, 2020

Great customer service. They are available on the phone and the staff logged into my computer to resolve my question. I highly recommend them over anyone.

JZ Martinez Sr. April 14, 2020

I jumped into photo booth business last October for the first time, and I can’t believe how user friendly and stable Darkroom Booth is to use. I can create photo prototypes simply and in little time. I love it!

Ken CoscoAtocdj April 14, 2020

I have been a darkroom user for over 5 years now. We use both Core and Booth. If we have any issues with not understanding something the guys are always responsive to provide support and one-on-one training. Booth software have been overly reliable for and reliable. The support for darkroom is unbelievably amazing. When you join into the darkroom family you will be treated as family too. Southern hospitality at its finest. Thank you to the Woodcheks for coming out with such a wonderful experience.

Clay Moore April 14, 2020

Mason,
Just finally able to sit down and play with the software. Holy crap, I wish I had bought this a long time ago.

Steven David April 14, 2020

Cheers Eric, will do! The template editor is fantastic and a dream to use in comparison to Breeze! And… I really need to read the manual! Thanks for the coupon, really useful!
Many thanks,

Ian Forest April 14, 2020

Wally,
I did the URI, and… drum roll please!
Bingo! Homerun! Darkroom Pro v9.20.2233 allows tethering of the Nikon D500. I tried it with USB 3.0 cable to PC, with USB 3.0 cable from camera to USB 2.0 extension cable to PC.
I even tried a simple Micro USB cable, the type used for charging the latest cellphones‎ and it was able to tether!
I declare today, you are the man! please take the rest of the day and the next two days off!
🙂
DC,…a.k.a. “JMD”
Owner/Operator, MyEasyPhoto.Com
Sent via My Awesome BlackBerry Passport Smartphone!

April 14, 2020

First, allow me thank you for allowing me to be a part of this process of making Darkroom better for all Users. I think you may already know that there is no stronger advocate out there for “Darkroom Products” than myself. I’m a firm believer of the power of Darkroom.
I tell you, Darkroom Software changed my life, (back when I first saw it on an event photographer’s computer screen). I went home years ago and Googled “ExpressDigital” and the rest is history. Darkroom has allowed me to do more things in my life thank I could without it, to help others grow, to be part of something larger than myself.
Again, thank you for allowing me to be part of the process.
Cheers….

Don Cherry April 14, 2020

Hello Steve,
After spending some time with the software and trialing it out with live events, I will have to say that I have wasted my time with Social Booth and that DRB is a far more superior software than Social Booth.
Reason for stating this is that for a graphics point of view, DRB is the best solution, it makes it easy for users to style and customize the theme/layout, there are a lot more controls and functions, it is thorough, it has more features that make the whole process easier.
DRB also uses less resources than Social Booth. I would like to talk to you about possibility getting a few licenses next year when our new booths are built, but for the meantime, did you have any sales for one license coming up as I would like to purchase a personal license.

Hide Lucena April 14, 2020

Wally, Thank you for your calm support. I re-made the templates and we shut everything down like normal end of days and then restarted. Everything was still in place and there is no issue. I just missed the W: in the location of the Templates. I appreciate support personnel that is able to deal with frantic users when everything seems to be going wrong. Thank you again.

Coby James April 14, 2020

I completed my first gig with Darkroom Booth 2.5. It was my own daughter’s
wedding. The setup ran unattended for 4.5 hours, 230 prints, and was the highlight of the wedding. The setup never stumbled once. People just couldn’t get enough! Equipment used was a Dell all-in-one Touch screen computer Nikon D90 camera Godox 300-watt strobe Mitsubishi CP9550 Printer All installed in a homemade 24x40x20 Plywood box and shooting against a 10′ white backdrop. Slide show was done on a remote monitor using a Google Chromecast device with my iPhone running as a wireless access point. Great software, easy to customize. I’m overwhelmingly pleased.

Edward Cole April 14, 2020

Amy has once again set me straight. She is super nice and really knows the product. I can’t thank her enough for all of her help!

Chuck April 14, 2020

Go to shoot Chip and JoAnna Gaines photos tonight!
DarkRoom worked flawlessly ?
Chip loved the booth!
Thank you DarkRoom for the great product!

Jamie Massey Cobb April 14, 2020

Mason,
Just finally able to sit down and play with the software. Holy crap, I wish I had bought this a long time go.

Steven David Johnson April 14, 2020

You guys need to give Amy a RAISE! She is so supportive, patient, and helpful. Her attitude never changes and I know it must be frustrating to work with me I’m so computer illiterate sometimes. Because of her and your other nice staff members, the programs work great, and the free upgrades, I do not regret spending my money with darkroom booth.

Mallerie Anderson April 14, 2020

I just want to say that I have sent several emails but finally decided to call and I’m SO HAPPY I did. I left a message and received a call back from Amy in less then 30 minutes. I was having problems with the software freezing up on me and camera setting problems. Amy went beyond and above to help me resolve my problems. Thank you thank you thank you Amy!

Mari Herrera April 14, 2020

I wanna give my Kubo to Ms Amy Stewart from the first moment I heard her voice I immediately relaxed, her kind spirit and upbeat attitude help be relax. A true professional. She identified the issues and corrected the problem and took the time to explain what to do going forward if the issues happen again, suggestions take her off the phone and utilizes talent as a trainer over customer over customer service .

April 14, 2020

I used Darkroom Core for an event last night (previously I’ve used Lightroom for events) and it worked smashingly! I felt like my throughput was faster and slightly less clunky. I’m a happy customer.

Matthew Kauffmann April 14, 2020

Best photo booth software with the best support team!!

Jamie Massey Cobb April 14, 2020

Amazing software. Amazing customer service. Thank you to the Darkroom team. Customer for life!

Christina Hopeson April 14, 2020

I got to know your software there 10 years ago…..since then I fotographed about 10.000 singel portraitshootings with your software. I am so happy with it!!

Martin Pothmann April 14, 2020

You have no idea how much having a tech support staff such as Amy makes in doing business with a company such as yours. It is very rare to find these days.

Meyer Gladstone April 14, 2020

I just wanted to say big thank you for supplying excellent, above and beyond my expectation, and a personal thank you to you Amy, Amazing skill and knowledge.
Best wishes
Ed

Ed April 14, 2020

Thank you all. I know how hard you all work. I’m a small business owner and I count on you customer service and it’s always there and I’m so grateful for your service. Happy holidays to everyone at dark room.

Vince Styles April 14, 2020

Good day sir I’m just writing you about an experience with an employee the other day , Jessica said that there are only three ppl in the department so I’m sure you’ll know who I’m speaking of. Anyway I just wanted to say that she was over the top kind and helpful. I was having issues with a file and she remotely walked me through it and assisted with many other things. Good ppl need to be recognized and I want to thank her by letting you know.

Customer April 14, 2020

Thank you for all the help and understanding of my computer illiteracy at times. You all have been great! And thank you today for Miss. Jessica who fixed my issue and resolved it in minutes. She was super helpful

Antonia Velasquez April 14, 2020

It is amazing! The easiest, most creative photo booth software ever. User friendly beyond belief, and it allows endless options with templates, screens, etc. There won’t be frustrating hours trying to run it, because there are clear video instructions that Darkroom Booth provides.

Susan Rusconi February 25, 2020

I say this with great sincerity….I sure wish there were more customer service oriented people and businesses like you. I haven’t even purchased the product and yet you are willing to take time out of your day to assist me with this. I look forward to working with you and your company in the near future.

Valarie Moon February 25, 2020

I love your product! I would recommend this to anyone. What a great find!

Steve Developer, Acme Co. Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

I receieved excellent customer support, and quickly. Thank you so much!

Linda Herman Founder, Herman Studios Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

I needed a simple, easy-to-use way to add testimonials to my website and display them. Easy Testimonials Pro did all of that and more!

Janet Exampleton Owner, Exampleton Productions Easy Testimonials February 25, 2020

Make Growing Your Photography Business Easy

Start saving time, automating your workflow and building a better and more profitable photography business with Darkroom.

Find A Dealer

Darkroom Software maintains a strong network of dealers that are not only very knowledgeable about Darkroom Software but that can also provide a variety of turnkey solutions that may include cameras, printers and other products.

United States

  • Adorama

    New York, NY
    212.741.0052
    800.223.2500

  • Desktop Darkroom

    Jacksonville, FL
    904.398.9934
    888.398.9934

  • imageTech Marketing

    Orange, CA
    714.639.5411

  • B&H

    New York, NY
    212.444.6615
    800.336.7916

  • Digital Technology Group

    Tampa, FL
    813.889.0660
    800.681.0024

  • Imaging Spectrum

    Dallas, TX
    214.342.9290
    800.342.9294

  • Event Photo Market

    Bowling Green, KY
    270.781.4070
    888.767.4261

  • Richmond Pro Lab

    Richmond, VA 23220
    800.262.0515
    804.648.0515

  • Southpoint Photo Imaging

    Dallas, TX
    972.239.0330
    800.553.5580

Canada

  • Camera Canada

    London, ON
    877.764.5399
    519.660.8100

International Distributors

  • System Insight

    Southampton, England
    01329.835500

  • Vanbar

    3 Australian Locations
    03.9347.7788