Photography courses

Beginning Basic 35 mm B/W Workshop Lec/Lab

Learn basic 35mm camera operations and darkroom techniques: depth of field and exposure, roll film development, printing, enlarging, and darkroom c...

Pinholes and Plastics: Alternative Ways of Picture Taking

A low-tech and no-tech photography class.  Each student will make their own pinhole cameras and/or use plastic toy cameras to create amazing photog...

Photo Portfolio Workshop: Digital & Gelatin Silver Lecture Only

Independent investigation of personal imagery is encouraged in this advanced level class. Emphasis is placed on a professional presentation and the...

Portrait and Still Life Photography

Portrait and Still Life photography is a two-part process: first, the photographer must be able to conceptualize how one would like to document the...

Photography: Digital Camera

This workshop is designed to explain the different types of digital cameras that are available and how to use them to take better pictures. You wil...

Photography: Digital Camera - Intermediate

Explore the advanced features of digital cameras and how to obtain greater control over your images. The class will cover camera setup, evaluation ...

San Francisco Photo Walk

Spend the day walking and photographing through some of San Francisco's most scenic areas. The class will meet and begin at the Fort Mason Center,...

Color Management for Digital Printing and Photography

February 21, 28: Tuesdays 6:00 – 8:00pm A critical step to achieving consistent, high-quality digital photographs and prints is to master the ar...

Mastering Your Digital Camera

January 15, 22: Sundays 10am – 4pm This class introduces the essential concepts and skills behind digital photography with a digital SLR camera....

Introduction to Photoshop

February 4, & 11, 10am-5 pm: Saturdays This intensive workshop introduces participants to the amazing array of possibilities provided by Adobe'...