Harvey Milk Photo Center

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Oct20Darkroom Essentials and ProcessesOct 20 – Nov 24A six-week introduction to black-and-white darkroom work, covering film camera use, hand-processing film, printing and critique, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). This section (class #49601) meets Tuesdays, Oct 20–Nov 24, 6–8:30 pm, for $230. Finishing it counts as your orientation, which opens up the Photo Center's membership and day-pass darkroom access.$230
Oct21Getting to Know Your DSLR CameraOct 21 – Nov 11A four-week beginner class that walks through your digital camera's controls with step-by-step demonstrations at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It meets Wednesdays, Oct 21–Nov 11, 6–8:30 pm (class #49607), for $165. You need a DSLR or mirrorless camera with manual and priority modes, and it's ideal if you've been shooting on auto and want to move past it.$165
Oct23Intermediate Black and White PrintingOct 23 – Dec 4A seven-week course for people with some darkroom experience, introducing split-filter printing, fiber paper and toning, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It meets Fridays, Oct 23–Dec 4, 2–4:30 pm (class #49608), and costs $315. Students bring their own developed negatives. It's the natural next step after Darkroom Essentials.$315
Oct24Basic Black and White Film DevelopmentSaturday, 10:00 AMA short beginner workshop on developing your own already-shot black-and-white roll (35mm or 120) at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It costs $50; the next session is Saturday, Oct 24 (10 am–12:30 pm), followed by Thursday, Oct 29 (6–8:30 pm) and Saturday, Nov 7 (11 am–1:30 pm). It covers development only, with no printing and no color film. The Photo Center is a city-run community darkroom, and its classes cost far less than private photo schools.$50
Oct24Matting, Framing and Presenting Your PhotosSaturday, 1:00 PMA three-hour hands-on workshop on choosing materials, preparing prints and presenting them on a budget, led by a fine-art photographer, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It runs 1–4 pm on Saturday, Oct 24, and costs $80. Mat board is provided; bring a frame if you want to frame a piece. It's useful before a group show or before gifting prints for the holidays.$80
Oct24Developing Your Personal VisionOct 24 – Dec 5An intermediate Saturday course on concept, subject and self-expression, with themed assignments, group critiques and a short survey of photo history, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It meets Saturdays, Oct 24–Dec 5, 1–4 pm (class #49603), for $230. Any medium is fine, film or digital. It suits photographers who are technically comfortable but want a more coherent body of work.$230
Oct28Introduction to Inkjet PrintingOct 28 – Nov 18A four-week workshop on large-format inkjet printing on an Epson SureColor P7570, covering color management, paper choice and profiles, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It meets Wednesdays, Oct 28–Nov 18, 1–3:30 pm (class #49609), and costs $120 including two prints. Bring a laptop running Photoshop or Lightroom. It's a good fit for photographers who want gallery-size prints without paying a print lab.$120
Oct31Cyanotype for AllSaturday, 11:00 AMA one-day workshop on cyanotype, the 19th-century process that makes blue prints: you mix and coat the emulsion, lay out flowers or found objects as photograms, then expose and develop them, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). Sessions run 11 am–3 pm on Saturdays Oct 31, Nov 14 and Dec 5, at $100 each. Workshop SF in the Haight has a cheaper two-hour cyanotype taster, but this version gives you more time and darkroom-grade guidance.$100
Nov6Heavy Water Collective Presents: Ocean Beach (Opening Reception)Friday, 5:00 PMOpening night for a group show by the Heavy Water Collective, 24 photographers focused on Ocean Beach, mixing surf and water imagery with the area's wiring and concrete, at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). The reception runs 5–8 pm on Friday, Nov 6, and the show stays up through Dec 5; the page doesn't list a price. The Photo Center's classes fill most of its slots on our calendar, so this is a chance to see the building as a gallery.No price listed
Nov19Film Camera BasicsThursday, 6:00 PMA single evening on loading film, exposure and depth of field for 35mm and 120 cameras at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Park (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). It runs 6–8:30 pm on Thursday, Nov 19 (class #49605) and costs $50; bring your own film camera and a roll. It's handy if you've inherited or thrifted a film camera and don't know where to start.$50
Nov21Wet Plate WorkshopNov 21 – Nov 22A two-day hands-on introduction to wet-plate collodion, the 1850s process for making tintypes and ambrotypes, using large-format period cameras at and around the Photo Center, 50 Scott Street (N Judah to Duboce & Noe). Former photojournalist Allan Barnes teaches it on Saturday and Sunday, Nov 21–22, 10 am–4 pm, for $205. Students leave with three or four plates and should wear work clothes, since the chemistry stains. Weekend-long wet-plate workshops don't come up often, so it's worth booking early if you're interested.$205
Dec13Holiday Craft FairDec 13 – Dec 13No price listed · free cider and photo booth

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