Film & B&W Photography Classes

If you are looking for film photography classes in NYC, or a Black & White photo course, look no further! Having one of the last available darkrooms in Manhattan, we are able to teach analog photography, the basics of printing, black-and-white photography and all of the fundamentals in one place.

Film Photography - Color & Black and White

This course is for those who have film cameras - including Fujifilm Instax camera. Classes will cover everything you need to know to get started — loading your camera, camera settings, color management, grain, hands-on shooting, shooting and processing special effects, and the basics of how and where to send your photos to be processed and printed. Some of the courses might include a sample of the darkroom (if available). 6-hour workshop.

Black-and-White Photography Course

This course is for both digital or film camera users. It is a thorough entry into the world of black-and-white photography, covering the principles of B&W (the zone system, iconic photographs and the masters of B&W), hands-on shooting, lighting techniques and post processing that will make your B&W photos stand out, whether you use film or digital cameras. 6-hour workshop.

Darkroom classes

Darkroom classes are taught via One-On-One at either one of the 3rd party darkrooms below. You'll be responsible for renting the darkroom on your own.
How it works: 1) Call us to find our instrutor availability. We'll hold this for 24 hours. 2) Rent the darkroom of your choice below. 3) Get back to us to confirm your class by booking at our One on One page here.

Option 1: My Own color lab - Manhattan

18 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor. https://myowncolorlab.com . 212.696.4107

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Option 2: Penumbra Foundation Community darkroom.

36 East 30th Street. . https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/coming-soon-co...

917-288–0343. Minimum 4 hours.

Darkroom rental: Our darkroom is currently under renovation.

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