That’s right. There’s still a few spots left in this month’s awesome and extraordinary classes at AS220PHOTO. Can’t make it this month? Not to worry. A whole plethora of photo know-how awaits you in July and August. Check it out!
June classes after the jump.
Intro to the Black and White Darkroom
$75.00, Thursday, June 23rd & 29th, 7pm to 10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
Learn your way around our darkroom, from mixing chemicals to understanding enlargers, and gain a hands on introduction to traditional black and white photo printing.
Alternative Process Series Vol.1 Cyanotype
$40.00, Wednesday, June29th, 7pm to 10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom at on the 2nd Floor at 115 Empire Street
Cyanotype is the oldest printing process still in use today and is the foundation of architectural blueprints. Come learn about his historic printing process and see your photos in a whole new light!
Photo Restoration
$60.00
Wednesday, June 28th 6-9pm
Location: AS220 Photo at the Mercantile
Learn how to scan and retouch scratched and faded photos and film to restore your most prized photos!
**JULY:**
Alternative Process Series Vol.2 Van Dyke Brown
$40.00
Wednesday, July 27th 7-10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
Van Dyke Brown can be used to give photos and “antique” look and feel, like they came straight from Grandma’s attic.
Intermediate Darkroom
$100.00
Thursday, July 7th, 14th & 21st 7-10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
In this mixed level class, students with a foundational knowledge of the black and white darkroom will go into further detail and gain a better understanding of printing practices and expand on their knowledge of photo chemistry, paper types and film formats.
Medium Format Photography
$75.00
Tuesday, July 19th & 26th 7-10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
Learn about the world of medium format photography and medium format films and experiment with Twin Lens Reflex cameras. Students will have access to our collection of cameras for the duration of the class, and will learn how compose photos in a square frame.
The JOBO and Film Scanning
$75.00
Wednesday, July 6th & 13th 6-9pm
Location: AS220 Photo at the Mercantile
Learn to use our JOBO film processing tank to develop film outside the darkroom! Students will also get a basic introduction to film scanning in our digital photo lab once they have successfully processed their film.
Photographing Artwork
$75.00
Saturday, July 23rd & 30th 12-4pm
Location: AS220 Photo at the Mercantile
Use our studio strobe kit to learn how to take high quality photography or yours or your friends artwork!
**AUGUST:**
Advanced Darkroom
$175.00
Monday, Aug. 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th 7-10pm
Instructor: Stewart Martin
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
This course is designed for experienced darkroom users looking to perfect their printing skills and master the darkroom to create professional quality prints suitable for gallery exhibitions, professional portfolios or commissioned work.
Digital Editing and Printing
$75.00
Tuesday, Aug. 9th & 16th
Instructor: TBD
Students will learn concepts of digital editing and printing using Adobe CS3 editing programs.<br>
Alternative Process Series Vol.3 Gum Bichromate
$45.00
Wednesday, Aug. 31th 7-10pm
Location: Paul Krot Community Darkroom on the 2nd Floor of 115 Empire Street
Gum Bichromate printing is a fun and highly experimental process that produced the first color photographs.
Large Format Photography
$100.00
Saturday, Aug. 6th 1-4pm, Friday Aug. 12th & 19th 7-10pm
Location: AS220 Photo at the Mercantile
A view camera works on the most basic camera principals and yields an impressive 4×5 (or larger) negative. The detail and precision from a view camera makes it the prefect camera for many artistic applications.
Portrait Photography
$75.00
Saturday, Aug. 20th & 27th
Location: AS220 Photo at the Mercantile
Learn to use AS220 Photo’s strobe kit and hot lights to create a appropriate and attractive lighting for studio grade portraits.