Join our instructor Jake for our 2-day Intro to Darkroom workshop. Spread over two evenings, this class is designed for those who are new to the world of film photography and want to learn the fundamentals of black and white processing.

As with our one-day workshop, you’ll receive guidance from an experienced instructor and leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently use a darkroom on your own.

In this workshop, students will get hands-on experience going through the entire process of making a cyanotype, one of the oldest photographic processes.

Students will learn how to prepare the chemical solution, how to properly coat materials, how to find exposure times and how to develop and wash cyanotypes. We will cover a variety of printing methods using cyanotypes.

Learn the art of Polaroid photo emulsion transfers!

In this class we will be removing the photo emulsion from Polaroid film and transferring it to paper. This transfer process allows us to work hands on with our photograph and play with how the image can exist as a physical object.

Megan Sinclair will be teaching our single-day Intro to Darkroom workshop. This 6-hour intensive class will be taught in morning and afternoon sessions with a two-hour break in between. In the morning session you will learn to process film and develop black and white negatives. The afternoon will be spent learning to print photographs in the darkroom.

Throughout the workshop, you’ll receive guidance from an experienced instructor and leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently use a darkroom on your own.

Ready for the next step? Learn fiber-based printing in a one-day workshop hosted by Jake Nelson. This is a good follow-up to our “Intro to Darkroom” class. 

Students will gain understanding of the difference between fiber and RC papers, how to handle and work with fiber’s unique properties, and to create at least one final fiber print. This class also provides more in-depth  instruction on darkroom techniques such as dodging and burning and split-grade contrast.

Celebrate the St. Johns Bizarre with us by stopping by our pop-up photo booth and be part of our May exhibition!

We’ll be taking pictures on a 4×5 view camera - you get one print to take with you, one print will gone on the wall to become part of our May exhibition, “St. Johns Spring Streets”.

Come join the fun and be a part of the photographic community!