East Bay Photo Collective
An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
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An Oakland-based creative arts non-profit providing inspiration, education, and community through the art and craft of photography.
FEATURED EVENTS
It’s Photo Walk Time!
We will be meeting on the first Sunday of the month! 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.
Join us for an opening reception for In Focus; A Survey of Bay Area Photography.
This exhibition celebrates the diversity of photographic practices in the Bay Area and the five year anniversary of Oakland Photo Workshop, a community gallery and workspace dedicated to showcasing the work of Bay Area photographers. This exhibition features 50 artists in the gallery and an additional 30 artists in the expanded online exhibition.
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!
WITH VINCE DONOVAN AT THE EBPCO DARKROOM
This two-week advanced workshop (8/6-8/13) is reserved for registered users of the EBPCO darkroom who want to take their printing to the next level. Participants learn techniques to work more efficiently and effectively in the darkroom to get consistently good prints with vivid blacks, rich mid-tones, and sparkling highlights!
Requirements: Participants must bring a selection of negatives and darkroom prints made at the EBPCO darkroom to class. All other materials for this course are provided by EBPCO! Previous experience with black & white darkroom printing and an active EBPCO Darkroom subscription are required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $180* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
WITH NICOLE WHITE AT OAKLAND PHOTO WORKSHOP
This one-day workshop is for those comfortable with the basics of Lightroom to explore more complex editing techniques and workflows. Participants gain a deeper understanding of Lightroom Classic’s capabilities, including the use of global and selective masking, creating and applying presets, working with virtual copies, preparing files for different outputs, and various considerations around resolution and export settings.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with Lightroom Classic installed, a charger, and 10–40 image files they'd like to work with. All other materials are provided by EBPCO! Some Previous experience using Adobe Lightroom OR completion of our Intro to Digital Photography workshop is required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $60* | MATERIALS FEE: $5
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
This one-day workshop is for those with some previous black & white darkroom experience who’ve been away from it for some time. Participants go through the process of black & white film processing and darkroom printing with an instructor as a brief hands-on refresher to these foundational techniques.
Requirements: Participants must bring an exposed but unprocessed roll of film to work with for the class. All other materials for this course are provided by EBPCO! Some previous experience with black & white film processing and printing is required.
ENROLLMENT FEE: $125* | MATERIALS FEE: $15
*Current EBPCO members may receive enrollment fee discounts with valid code entered at checkout
FEATURED WORKSHOPS
IN THE GALLERY
In Focus celebrates the creativity, diversity, and strength of the photography community in the Bay Area. This open call was juried by Ann Jastrab, Executive Director of The Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA and was held in celebration of Oakland Photo Workshop’s five year anniversary. This exhibition brings together 50 artists in the gallery and an additional 30 artists in the expanded online exhibition, highlighting the many ways photography can document, question, connect, and inspire.