Upcoming Classes and Workshops

We offer courses and workshops on assorted topics in photography, ranging from beginner to advanced!

All full classes have a recommended donation of $150 to cover the cost of supplies. All 1 day workshops have a recommended donation of $75 to cover supply cost and pay the facilitator. No payment is needed or required to register or attend a workshop.

Intermediate Darkroom with Drew

Covering more advanced darkroom techniques and some more experimental techniques.

Please contact us with any questions at contact@tacomaphotocenter.org

  • May 22nd - 25th

Street Photography with Drew

Gather and go on a photo walk, weather permitting. 

Meet at 5pm at the Photo Center

Please contact contact@tacomaphotocenter.org with any questions.

  • May 13th

    May 27th

  RA-4 Printing with Cormic  

This one-day workshop is an excellent introduction to a color darkroom practice. Learn how to make prints from your color negatives using the RA-4 process! Due to space concerns, this course is open to two students at a time. Please contact cormic@tacomaphotocenter.org with any questions.

  • Session 1: Course Full

  • Session 2: Course Full

 Studio Lighting with Drew 

We will discuss and go over concepts related to working with both flash and continuous lighting, along with uses of natural light for scenes.

Please contact us with any questions at contact@tacomaphotocenter.org

  • May 8th - May 11th

Critique Night (Insert some ludicrously long numeral here)

Come in with your photos and chat with others about your work in progress and successes and challenges you have had.

Please contact contact@tacomaphotocenter.org with any questions.

  • May 30th, 6-8pm

Introduction to Darkroom with Drew

We will cover the basics of camera operation, loading film, developing black-and-white film, and working in the darkroom, from contact sheet printing to final enlargements.

The class is is drop-in / drop-out style, but over the course of the week 6~8 hours would be enough to get through most concepts.

Please contact contact@tacomaphotocenter.org with any questions.

  • Session 1

    May 1st - May 4th

    Session 2

    May 29th - June 1st

Our ongoing programming is primarily brought to you by a generous commitment from the Tacoma Office of Arts & Culture.