A 1-Day Class
Friday, April 25th
6:00 – 8:30pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Friday, April 25th
6:00 – 8:30pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Saturday, May 10th
10:30am–1:30pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday, May 10th
10:30am–1:30pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 2-Day Workshop
Thursday, May 29th and June 5th, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 PM
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.
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Thursday, May 29th and June 5th, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Workshop
Saturday, April 26th
12:30 PM – 4:00 PMÂ
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.
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday, April 26th
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Friday, June 20th
6:00 – 8:30pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Friday, June 20th
6:00 – 8:30pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Saturday, March 8th
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Ages 16+
Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, or mixed media artist, documenting your artwork is essential for promoting your work and creating a professional portfolio. In this studio class, you will learn:
Camera Basics: How to make high-quality images of your artwork.
Lighting Techniques: How to use natural, artificial, and other lighting techniques.
Framing and Composition: How to ensure your work is centered, straight, and level.
By the end of this class, you will have a basic understanding of how to document your artwork, and you will be able to produce quality images for your portfolio, website, and social media channels.
CEPA Gallery
This workshop is limited to 8 students
Saturday, March 8th
10:30 – 1:30 PM
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Saturday, March 29th
10:30am–1:30pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday, March 29th
10:30am–1:30pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 2-Day Class
Saturday, June 7th and 14th
10:30am – 1:30pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday, June 7th and 14th
10:30am – 1:30pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Saturday, March 1st
10:30am–3:30pm
Ages 16+
Get started with large-format photography using paper negatives, strobes and natural light.Â
This class will teach the basics of Large Format – how to load a film holder, how to use a large format camera, how to read a light meter, along with the basics of wet darkroom work. Paper negatives offer an affordable way to get started with large format and are much easier to work with as you can work under normal darkroom safelights.Â
Practice taking pictures with a 4×5 and 8×10 camera, using photo paper – which has a similar speed and appearance of 19th Cent. processes – offering participants the opportunity to practice natural light portraiture in much the same way it was done 100 years ago.Â
Very Limited Seats Available. All Materials Included.
CEPA Education Center
Saturday, March 1st
10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 2-Day Class
Friday, January 31st and February 7th
5:30 PM– 8:30 PM
Ages 13+
Designed specifically for beginner photographers, this course will walk you through the essentials of how to use your digital mirrorless/SLR camera and all the key functions. Take a deep dive and become more comfortable with your camera, perfect for someone who has recently acquired a camera but hasn’t learned it inside and out yet.
You will learn photography tips about everything from shutter speed to aperture, depth of field to ISO. You will get a primer on how to compensate for bad lighting and how to compose your shot for maximum effect and better photos. By the end of the course, you‚ will be ready to take your photography skills to the next level and continue your education with a more advanced photography course.
This class will help you:
CEPA Learning Center
Friday, January 31st and February 7th
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Class
Saturday, May 3rd
12:00 – 4:00pm
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.
CEPA Learning Center
This class is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday, May 3rd
12:00 – 4:00pm
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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A 1-Day Workshop
Saturday May 10th, 2025
2:00 – 5:30 PM
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.
CEPA Gallery Learning Center
This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Saturday May 10th, 2025
2:00 – 5:30 PM
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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