Learn how to photograph, develop, and print black-and-white film with bryn! Become versed in using a film camera, a light meter, and various composition techniques. Dig into hands-on techniques for making photograms, small and large prints, and adjusting contrast and brightness. We will be learning the rules of the darkroom and then breaking them! 

Want to learn how to edit your photos to create interesting effects? Join Photo Editing 101 with/ Chloe! You’ll learn about different editing software - Lightroom, Photoshop, and Creative Cloud’s various apps. You’ll also learn some basic graphic design skills to really show off your vision and skills! This class is good for anybody looking to enhance their professional skills or just want to learn how to make cool, fun edits to their photos!

Building on the skills from Beginning Darkroom, this class encourages students to work on an artistic theme throughout the course, culminating in two final prints that work as a series. Youth will use a variety of cameras, manual and automatic, and more advanced technical skills are introduced, depending on the student level. 120 film and medium-format cameras can be incorporated as well.

Drew L., former Youth in Focus teacher, will be teaching class for the first 2 weeks. Check out his work at @tacomaphotocenter.