EBPCO Darkroom, 412 13th Street, Oakland, CA (2026)

03/12/2025

Prints made by in our most recent “Intro to Darkroom” workshop.

This workshop introduces participants to the basics of working in a black and white darkroom over the course of 4 weeks.

Topics covered include black & white film processing, contact printing, enlargement printing, and print troubleshooting and refinement.

It’s so awesome to see participants progress throughout the class and we LOVE when they come back and share their final results. Thanks for sharing your work with us, Dea!

Our “Intro to Darkroom” workshops are offered once a month. You can view our upcoming offerings at EBPCO.org/workshops (link in our bio)

Image by Dea Hovhannisyan

02/13/2025

The “Salt Printing” workshop led by .anne last weekend was such a blast!

Salt printing is a photographic printing process dating back to the mid 1800’s that uses table salt and silver nitrate to produce a rich brown print.

Participants in this workshop learned the basics of this historical process, including how to make and coat this light sensitive emulsion onto paper, expose with UV light and digital negatives, and process the print.

Everyone’s prints turned out beautifully! Swipe through this post to see some of the process and results, including a stunning finished print made by during the workshop!

Thanks so much to .anne for leading this workshop and for assisting.

Images 1, 3, 4 by
Images 2, 5-7 by

02/03/2025

We’re thrilled to have partnered with to bring a “Caffenol Developer” workshop to led by last weekend!

In this workshop, participants learned to brew and process their black & white film using beautiful coffee provided by our favorite local roaster, Rasa Caffe. We even got to enjoy a fresh brewed cup to drink during the workshop (separate from the developer, of course!)

Check out the last slides to view some of the stunning results of the process developed by and during the workshop.

And be sure to head to Rasa the next time you need a delicious beverage or some expertly sourced and roasted coffee beans!

Thanks so much to for sharing your knowledge of caffenol developer brews with us, to for working with us and providing amazing coffee to our community, and to for your assistance during the workshop.

More About Rasa Caffe (from rasacaffe.com)
“Rasa Caffe offers California’s first unique award winning “East meets West” (coffee & tea) menu. We prepare our drinks blending elegant organic spices of India and the Asian and African diaspora together with classic specialty coffee standards.

Our caffe’s exclusive original recipes include the award winning Rose Latte and our house made Rasa Chai Blend. We small batch roast our coffee and pair it with high quality baked goods. The caffe is staple destination sharing crowd pleasing specialty drinks with the SF Bay Area and beyond since 2013. We are located at 411 13th Street Oakland CA, 94612 // Tribune building”

Images 1-4 by Fatima Abbas
Images 5-7 by David Hayden
Images 8-10 by John Raffa

02/01/2025

Registration for all MARCH workshops is now open! In these upcoming workshops you can learn to:

• Make images with black & white 35mm film with

• Make images with your digital camera with

• Process & print your own black & white film with .studio_

• Make chemigram prints with

• Retouch and mount your darkroom prints with .studio_

NEW! Discuss your photo projects and works in progress with EBPCO community at the end of each term. Facilitated by , the goals of these in-person sessions are to create a supportive space to give and receive constructive feedback on all kinds of photographic projects currently being developed. Winter session’s guest leader is on 3/20

You can learn more or sign up for all of these workshops and events at ebpco.org/workshops (link in bio!)

01/01/2025

Registration for all FEBRUARY workshops is now open! In these upcoming workshops you can learn how to:

Process and print your own black & white film with .studio_

Take your darkroom printing to the next level with

Make salt prints with .anne

Assess and make minor repairs to your camera with (aka “Dr. Philm”)

Mat and frame your photos with and

We also still have openings in the following January workshop:

Polaroid Manipulation - Learn to lift and manipulate polaroid film with

Sign up or learn more at EBPCO.org/workshops (link in bio)

As a reminder, our workshops are open to ALL, including both EBPCO members AND non-members. If you are an EBPCO member, please note that your members only workshop discount codes have recently been updated! Be sure to check your email for instructions to find your updated codes before registration.

11/12/2024

We learned so much in ‘s “Advanced Cyanotype: Textiles & Botanical Toning” workshop last weekend!

In this workshop, those with previous cyanotype experience got to delve deeper into the practice by learning to print on fabric and experimenting with a variety of botanical toners.

Thanks so much to for sharing your knowledge with us and to for assisting during the workshop!

Images by

11/04/2024

Last weekend’s “Chemigram Printing” workshop with was SO fun and SO MESSY (…but in the very best way!)

Chemigrams are images made by applying chemicals and other substances onto light sensitive paper.

In this workshop, participants experimented with a variety of materials including standard black & white photo chemistry, oils, lotions, vinegars, toothpaste, and more to create one of a kind chemigrams!

Thank you for facilitating the workshop and for assisting!

Images by and

10/16/2024

visited us last night to test out our new UV exposure unit and prepare for her upcoming workshop: “Advanced Cyanotype: Textile Printing and Botanical Toning” on Sunday November 3rd!

In this workshop, those with a bit of previous experience with cyanotype can learn to print on fabric and delve deeper into toning cyanotype prints using botanical brews.

There are only two spots left in this workshop, so head to EBPCO.org/workshops now to register if you want to participate!

Thanks for leading this workshop and to for the donation of the UV exposure unit.

10/01/2024

Registration for all November workshops is now open!

In these upcoming workshops you can learn how to:

• Process & print your black & white film with

• Shoot 35mm film with .studio_

• Print cyanotypes on fabric and tone with botanicals with

• Edit your photo stories and projects with

We also still have a few openings in these October workshops:

• Lightroom Basics - Edit your images in Adobe Lightroom with

• Dr. Philm Camera Repair (FREE) - Assess & test your film camera with (aka Dr. Philm)

You can sign up or learn more about all of these workshops at EBPCO.org/workshops !

09/14/2024

EBPCO Fest 2024 is coming up! Just one week from today! Get your tickets now!

Saturday, September 21st 5-8pm, Shershow Studios, 3436 Dimond Ave, Oakland CA

It’s Woodstock (or Burning Man?) for Bay Area photographers. It’s THE event to hang out with EBPCO members, workshop instructors, exhibiting artists, as well as gallery owners, EBPCO sponsors and other local photo businesses.

There will be food and drink, great artwork, homemade brownies, a local DJ, and a GREAT raffle.

EBPCOFest is more than an annual celebration; it’s an ode to the spirit of creativity and community fostered by the East Bay Photo Collective! It is your chance to contribute to a cause that brings together the power of art, culture, and community.

Proceeds from EBPCOFest will directly support the East Bay Photo Collective’s efforts to provide photographic resources, education, and opportunities for the community. This includes keeping the doors to the darkroom open!

Get your tickets today at bit.ly/ebpcofest24 and we’ll see you next week!

09/10/2024

Work made by Stefan Schafer ( ) during the Polaroid Manipulation workshop lead by at the earlier this month

Images 1 & 3 are chemically manipulated Polaroids
Image 2 is a polaroid emulsion lift on watercolour paper

Thanks to Stefan for sharing what you made and to Sakara for sharing your knowledge of this process with us.

We had such a blast in this workshop and are excited for the next one!

If you’ve taken a recent workshop with , we’ve created a submission form where you can submit your in-class creations to for a chance to be to be featured.

Check your email or visit ebpco.org/workshops (scroll all the way to the very bottom) for the submission link!

09/01/2024

Our Fall workshop schedule is here!

We’ve got a variety of workshops at Oakland Photo Workshop and the EBPCO Community Darkroom planned for you to finish out 2024.

Dates, times, and all other details for these workshops are now available on our site, and registration for all workshops in October has just opened!

In October you can learn to:

Process & print your black & white film with

Get a darkroom refresher with

Edit your images in Adobe Lightroom with

Assess & test your film camera with (aka Dr. Philm)

Make chemigrams & chemilumens with

Sign up for these and/or learn more about our other upcoming workshops at EBPCO.org/workshops

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