Photography Classes & Workshops
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Architectural Photo Tour at the Martin House
$65.00 – $80.00A 2-Day Class
Friday, May 23rd and May 3oth
6:00 – 8:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Tour and Workshop for Ages 16+
Join CEPA and the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House for a unique two day collaborative workshop and photography tour!
The class will first meet at the Martin House for a brief conversation about design and composition, taking cues from Wright’s design principles illustrated at the Martin House, followed by a guided tour and the unique opportunity to photograph the interior of the House.
The second session will be a critique and review of participants photographs from the tour, taking place in CEPA’s Education Center, followed by the opportunity to take additional architectural photos inside the 1892 Market Arcade building.
Class size is very limited, book now to reserve your spot.
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Workshop Location
The Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House and CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 10 participants.
Dates & Times
Friday, May 23rd and May 3oth
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Conversation About Photography Books With Rivalry Projects
$0.00Thursday, April 10th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Interested in producing a Photobook? Join Ryan Arthurs, Artist and Owner of Rivalry Projects, for a casual conversation of how-tos. The presentation will cover the history and contemporary approaches of the photobook, how to approach sequencing and production, and how to pursue this opportunity. Participants will have the option to explore Rivalry‘s extensive photobook collection.
Ryan Arthurs is a visual artist living in Buffalo, New York. In 2020 he started Rivalry Projects, founded on his competing motivations as an artist and curator to create an arts space that can function as both a site of exhibition and production of contemporary art. Rivalry exhibits emerging, mid-career and underrepresented artists working in all media. Ryan received his M.F.A. in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and holds a B.F.A. in Studio Art from Carleton College. Ryan was a visiting professor at Carleton College, and was a photography teaching assistant at Harvard University. Arthurs is also a founding member of Houseboat Press, a photography publishing company that has exhibited at both national and international art book fairs including; OFFPRINT Paris, the LA Art Book Fair, Aperture Foundation New York, and the Yale Museum of Art, New Haven.
Call (716) 856-2717 or email info@cepagallery.org with any questions.
Workshop Location
Rivalry Projects
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 20 participants.
Dates & Times
Thursday, April 10th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Darkroom I
$65.00 – $75.00A 1-Day Class
Friday, April 25th
6:00 – 8:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Class for Ages 16+
Darkroom I serves as an introduction to the basics of analog photography. Students will learn proper techniques for loading and exposing film, 35mm camera controls/technique, developing B/W film in the darkroom using a daylight tank. As any seasoned analog photographer knows, there are many easily avoidable ways to ruin your film. This course is a great way to avoid a lot of those beginner mistakes helping you get started in the darkroom quicker and easier.
Students will leave the class with sheet of negatives, as well as an understanding of exposure and basic photo chemistry. Get 15% off if ordered alongside Darkroom II.
Supplies are included. Students are welcome to bring their own 35mm cameras to the class. CEPA has a limited number of 35mm cameras available to rent.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions about your camera or to arrange a camera rental.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Friday, April 25th
6:00 – 8:30pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Darkroom II
$85.00 – $100.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, May 10th
10:30am–1:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Class for Ages 16+
Darkroom II covers all the basics of enlarging and printing black and white film in the darkroom. Students will learn how make a contact sheet, evaluate their negatives, use an enlarger, control print contrast, archival processing/washing, as well as creative techniques for dodging and burning. Your first steps in the 100 year tradition of darkroom printing!
Class includes 3 additional hours of Lab time to practice further.
Get 15% off Darkroom I if ordered together.
Supplies are included. Students need to bring their own negatives or take Darkroom I.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, May 10th
10:30am–1:30pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Darkroom Playground
$85.00 – $100.00A 2-Day Workshop
Thursday, May 29th and June 5th, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 PM
16+A 2-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
This advanced darkroom class is for the truly enthusiastic darkroom lover who finds passion in the dark and hates to see the lights go on. Designed for those who know black and white darkroom printing basics but want to take their knowledge further. This class will include tools and techniques for making good prints better using contrast control and dodging and burning as well as playful techniques such as selective development, solarizing, paper negatives, and much more.
Supplies Included. Students only need to bring a set of negatives to each class.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Date & Time
Thursday, May 29th and June 5th, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 PMJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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DIY C41 Development
$85.00 – $100.00A 1-Day Workshop
Saturday, April 26th
12:30 PM – 4:00 PMAges 16+
A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
Darkroom legend and Caffenol aficionado, Charlie Stiffler is back at CEPA to teach the basics for developing C41 film at home. C41 is generally a lab process, but with care and attention it is possible to do at home in a daylight tank using available pre-made kits or by purchasing the stock chemistry. The class will cover the entire process from start to finish, as well as go into some of the chemistry involved in development and theory for creating your own DIY C41 kit from scratch.
All supplies included! Students will expose a test roll, load a daylight tank/reel, and develop their own color negative film.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, April 26th
1:30 PM – 4:00 PMJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Experimental Photography: Chemigram
$75.00 – $95.00A 1-Day Class
Friday, June 20th
6:00 – 8:30pm
Ages 13+A Photography Class for Ages 13+
Discover the fascinating intersection of art and science in this hands-on Chemigram Workshop! Participants will explore the unique photographic process of creating chemigrams—stunning, abstract images produced by combining photographic paper, light, and chemical reactions.
Several techniques for camera-less photography will be explored, allowing for a wide range of different effects. Unlike a lot of traditional photography processes, there is no right or wrong way, it’s all about trying out different things and letting the process unfold naturally.
No prior photography or chemistry experience is necessary—this workshop is perfect for beginners and seasoned artists alike. Leave with your own one-of-a-kind prints and a deeper appreciation for experimental photography.
Join us to unleash your creativity and experiment with the unpredictable beauty of chemigrams!
Supplies are included.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Friday, June 20th
6:00 – 8:30pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Intro to Digital Negatives and Cyanotype
$100.00 – $125.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, March 29th
10:30am–1:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Class for Ages 16+
This class is an introduction to alternative process photography. Alternative or non-silver photography offers both digital and analog photographers the ability to make unique, hand made prints using traditional methods without the need for a darkroom.
In this hybrid photography class, students will learn how to correctly set up and print a digital negative in photoshop, practice the technique for coating water color paper with light sensitive emulsion, and print their images using UV light.
Cyanotype is simple, affordable and non-toxic, serving as a cheap gateway to more advanced non-silver processes such as Platinum Palladium, Calotype, Van Dyke, and many other variations that use a contact print and UV light.
The entire process is more accessible than traditional darkroom photography and can be easily replicated at home or in a classroom.
Supplies are included. Students only need a digital image.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, March 29th
10:30am–1:30pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Intro to Digital Photography and Camera RAW
$120.00 – $150.00A 2-Day Class
Saturday, June 7th and 14th10:30am – 1:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Class for Ages 16+
This course serves as an introduction to the basics of digital photography. Over the two day workshop, students will learn how to set up and use their digital cameras, the basic methods for properly exposing photographs, and tips for creating compelling images with your camera. This class will also cover the workflow for uploading and editing images in Adobe Camera Raw. It is required that you have a digital camera to participate in this course.
Participants must have a digital camera with the capability to shoot in RAW. CEPA has limited cameras available to rent. Please call or email info@cepagallery.org to arrange a camera rental.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, June 7th and 14th
10:30am – 1:30pm
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Photo Manipulation
$75.00 – $95.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, May 3rd
12:00 – 4:00pm
Ages 13+A Photography Class for Ages 13+
During this class participants will have the opportunity to experiment with different photo manipulation techniques.
This class is divided into two parts. In the first half, participants will explore and experiment with gel plate printing, discovering creative techniques and unique textures. In the second half, participants will dive into the art of Polaroid lifts, learning how to create captivating and one-of-a-kind images.
Supplies are included.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, May 3rd
12:00 – 4:00pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Pinhole Photography
$60.00 – $80.00A 1-Day Workshop
Saturday May 10th, 2025
2:00 – 5:30 PM
All agesA 1-Day Photography Class for All Ages
For thousands of years the phenomena of the camera obscura, French for “darkened room” has been known – that light passing through a tiny aperture (or pinhole) into a darkened space will reflect an image of the outside world. This is the central principal on which all photography is built. Camera-like devices employed pinholes long before the advent of photography or even lenses. Today, making photographs using only a pinhole is a refreshing change from conventional photography, allowing those who practice it to experiment with the earliest forms of photographic image making.
In this one-day workshop, students will learn the principles of pinhole photography by creating their own working pinhole cameras from ordinary household items (oatmeal canisters, Pringles cans, cigar boxes, shoeboxes, etc.) the design of which will determine the size, quality, and effect the final image will have. Students will then shoot and process their own pinhole photographs in the black and white darkroom.
Workshop Location
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Date & Time
Saturday May 10th, 2025
2:00 – 5:30 PMJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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Platinum Palladium Printing
$130.00 – $155.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, April 12th
10:30am–1:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Class for Ages 16+
Platinum Palladium was a favorite of early Pictorial photographers, and is still one of most highly regarded fine art printing techniques for it’s delicate and wide tonal range, abilty to control contrast and warmth, and for it’s archival properties. Platinum prints are considered to be the most archival and durable of all traditional printing techniques, having been time tested, the chemistry is extremely stable and will last as long as the paper it’s printed on – for 100’s and 100’s of years.
As Platinum Palladium is a more expensive and advanced process we recommend starting with the Intro to Digital Negatives and Cyanotype class if you’re new to Alt Process photography. This is a hybrid digital/analog class and will briefly touch on many of the same steps as the Intro class, but go much more indepth for considerations specific to Platinum – controlling contrast/warmth via drop count, paper preparation and humidification, and more.
You do not need a darkroom, the entire process can be replicated at home or in a classroom.
Supplies are included. Students only need a digital image.
Please call or email info@cepagallery.org if you have questions.
Workshop Location
CEPA Learning Center
Limited Availability
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times
Saturday, April 12th
10:30am–1:30pmJoin CEPA Today and Save!
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