For those who own a 35mm camera and want to learn how to get the most out of it. Learn the basics of making images with black & white 35mm film, including ISO, aperture, shutter speed, light metering, focus, and more. This one day workshop will be held at the EBPCO Darkroom. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses the sun to produce a cyan blueprint. In this workshop, learn both the fundamentals and experimental techniques, including photograms, photographs using digital negatives, and toned prints. This one day workshop will be held at the EBPCO Community Darkroom. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Please join us for a closing reception for NOTICE, an Oakland Street Photography Collective group show in collaboration with @camerasandcoffeeclub

NOTICE invites viewers to engage in a visual dialogue with the world around them, highlighting overlooked and subtle moments that demand closer attention. This exhibit delves into the concept of noticing – the act of observing with intention and discovering the beauty of fleeting moments in our surroundings.

Learn a variety of zine making techniques, ranging from the more “traditional” to the most unexpected formats. You’ll get a taste of what goes into digital zine layouts as well as getting hands-on with your own DIY zine mock up. This one day workshop will be held at Oakland Photo Workshop. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Join us Friday, June 7th, at our Oakland Photo Workshop gallery from 6-8pm for our monthly First Friday celebration. We’ll be hanging out, enjoying the NOTICE exhibition, and you can get yourself a FREE larrge-format Instax portrait by EBPCO gallery team member (and NOTICE participant) Najee Tobin!

Theme: Film Swap

Hosted by Anita Gay

Sign up here to participate!

What’s a film swap, you ask? Well, first of all, it’s a lot of fun. You shoot a roll of film (or some sheets of 4x5 if you’re Vince) then swap with a partner who shoots over the same roll or sheets. Get them developed and scanned before June 4th, pick a few favorites, then log onto Zoom at 7pm, and share your magic results with the rest of us!

It’s Photo Walk Time!

We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month, June 2nd. Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour.

EBPCO’s bimonthly photo walks are a great way to connect with other photographers while exploring and photographing an interesting Oakland location.

Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.

Finding the transition from still photography to video downright daunting? This hands-on workshop will demystify some of the settings, tools and techniques that are fundamental to capturing video. This one day workshop will be held at Oakland Photo Workshop. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Please join us at Telegraph Beer Garden for a low-key gathering. This is a chance to mingle and meet some fellow photographers, and talk about photography, or whatever else strikes our fancy!

Delve deeper into the world of sustainable gelatin silver developing with plants by making darkroom prints using plant-based developers. In this workshop participants who have taken a Developing Film with plants workshop will have the opportunity to make prints from their negatives. They will have the option of bringing their own plant brews and/or choosing from a selection. Participants will also learn to mix chemistry and observe how their negatives respond to different developers.

This one day workshop will be held at the EBPCO Community Darkroom. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Do you have a film camera sitting in your closet or collecting dust in an attic, inherited from a relative or borrowed from a friend, or recently purchased at a yard sale or on eBay? Bring your cameras and question to this informal workshop where we will share with others and with EPBCO member and film camera obsessive Philip Krayna (aka “Dr. Philm). Philip will test and assess your camera, if possible help with minor repairs, and explain how to use it, so you can start enjoying the magic of film photography.

This workshop is free to attend but advance registration is suggested, sign up here.

Please join us for our Oakland Street Photography Collective group show + zine release in collaboration with @camerasandcoffeeclub

NOTICE invites viewers to engage in a visual dialogue with the world around them, highlighting overlooked and subtle moments that demand closer attention. This exhibit delves into the concept of noticing – the act of observing with intention and discovering the beauty of fleeting moments in our surroundings.

We live In a world saturated with stimuli, and, together, we hope to slow down and truly see the world with you. Through the lens of talented photographers, NOTICE prompts us to reconsider our perspectives and appreciate the intricate details that often elude our attention.

DJ set: @Ovrkast

Oakland Photo Workshop

312 8th Street, Oakland, CA

This two-day event will feature a wide variety of items donated to us by our community members - your purchases will help support EBPCO’s activities (gatherings, workshops, gallery shows, darkroom, and more) throughout the year!

This two-day event will feature a wide variety of items donated to us by our community members - your purchases will help support EBPCO’s activities (gatherings, workshops, gallery shows, darkroom, and more) throughout the year!

This one day workshop will be held at the EBPCO Community Darkroom. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Discover the time-honored technique of developing film negatives, not with conventional chemicals, but with the power of plants! This unique workshop will immerse you in the magic of alternative photography where art, science, and nature converge. In this hands-on workshop, Participants will work with developer brews made from California native and non-native plants, and are asked to bring 1-4 rolls of exposed black and white film for developing.

Join us at Oakland Photo Workshop for the closing of Raymond Cooper’s Oakland!

It’s Photo Walk Time!

We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month, April 7th. Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour.

EBPCO’s bimonthly photo walks are a great way to connect with other photographers while exploring and photographing an interesting Oakland location.

Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.

In-Person Conversation with Aja Cooper and Liam O’Donoghue

Friday, April 5 2024

7 - 8:30 PM

THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT!

Raymond Cooper lived and photographed in Oakland in the 1970s and 80s, but his archive of thousands of images was damaged by fire and then lost in a burglary. Some images were later found on the street and returned to the Cooper family. This exhibit shows over 100 of his recovered works, exploring in wonderful and colorful detail the fashion, hair styles, and street scene of the era as well as Cooper’s own experimental photographic work and family history.

Join us for a conversation with Raymond Cooper’s daughter Aja Cooper, and learn about her mission to preserve her father’s creative and cultural legacy. She’ll be talking to Bay Area writer and historian Liam O’Donoghue in his podcast East Bay Yesterday, followed by an article in SF Gate in October 2022

Theme: Lost & Found Photography, Inspired by the Raymond Cooper Archive and the current OPW exhibition, Raymond Cooper’s Oakland.

Hosted by Vince Donovan.

Sign up to present here!

Get that pile of black & white darkroom prints out of the box in your closet! In this one day workshop, an instructor will guide you through a variety of darkroom print finishing techniques. Topics covered include hand-retouching (aka spotting), pressing, and dry-mounting prints. Bring your own darkroom prints to work with for this workshop or use some of ours. All other materials for this workshop are available through EBPCO!

This one day workshop will be held at the EBPCO Community Darkroom. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

This one day workshop will be held at Oakland Photo Workshop. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

For those who own a 35mm camera and want to learn how to get the most out of it. In this course, an instructor will guide you through the basics of manual camera function and making images with black & white 35mm film, including ISO, aperture, shutter speed, light metering, focus, and more. This workshop will get you making images that can be sent out for processing or prepare you for your own processing work in the darkroom. Participants must bring their own 35mm camera.

Please join us at Telegraph Beer Garden for a low-key gathering. This is a chance to mingle and meet some fellow photographers, and talk about photography, or whatever else strikes our fancy!

Join us to celebrate the incredible archive of photographer, business owner, Black Panther, and sailer Raymond Cooper. As featured in SF Gate, this exhibition features a small selection of Cooper’s remaining archive.

Join us 6-9pm for refreshments, and music by Vinyl Richie!

This two-part series will be held at Oakland Photo Workshop on February 11th and March 3rd. Signup info at ebpco.org/workshops

Camera lenses are, at their base level, shockingly simple: A single piece of glass and a tube. As time has gone by lenses have gotten increasingly, mind-bogglingly complex. But one can still, with some very basic materials, make your own camera lenses that render surprisingly good images.

This is a two part series that will cover the basics of making your own camera lens. We will talk about the simple calculations required to combine lens elements, where to find and purchase the elements, and in class make an elementary lens out of two optical elements and a pair of dollar bills.

Theme: Your Top 10 Favorite Photographs You Made in 2023

It’s Photo Walk Time!

We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month, December 3rd. Bring any camera you like, and be prepared to wander and shoot for up to an hour.

EBPCO’s bimonthly photo walks are a great way to connect with other photographers while exploring and photographing an interesting Oakland location.

Our photo walks are free and OPEN TO ALL! Bring your camera(s) and your creativity. All cameras welcome, including phones.

We are water, we are earth, we are sky - closing reception

At Oakland Photo Workshop on Friday, February 2nd from 6-9pm!

Join us for an opening reception for our satellite exhibition Asian Americana: Balancing Tradition and Modernity on Friday January 12th from 6-8pm.

This exhibition marries two powerful projects in a multimedia tapestry of art, culture, identity, and human connection and features the work of Paulina Hoong and Stephanie Shih

Please join us at Telegraph Beer Garden for a low-key gathering. This is a chance to mingle and meet some fellow photographers, and talk about photography, or whatever else strikes our fancy!

Join us to celebrate EBPCO’s creative and amazing members! We are water, We are earth, We are sky is a photographic celebration of humanity’s interconnectedness with nature, curated by EBPCO member and OPW volunteer, Amanda Bensel. Light refreshments, music, and good times will be provided!