Darkroom Print Making Workshop
This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the safelight with the guidance of a pro. We’ll teach you the basics of the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print along with your curiosity.
We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Film Development Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development (both B&W and C-41) process, including the following:
How to load your film into a development tank
How to mix up film development chemistry
Overview of the difference between B&W and C-41 chemistry
Basic development and troubleshooting
What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
Tips and tricks to make you a film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing 1 exposed roll of either B&W or C-41 Color Negative 35mm film to the workshop. (Sorry, no medium format 120 film)
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the safelight with the guidance of a pro. We’ll teach you the basics of the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print along with your curiosity.
We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Film Development Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development (both B&W and C-41) process, including the following:
How to load your film into a development tank
How to mix up film development chemistry
Overview of the difference between B&W and C-41 chemistry
Basic development and troubleshooting
What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
Tips and tricks to make you a film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing 1 exposed roll of either B&W or C-41 Color Negative 35mm film to the workshop. (Sorry, no medium format 120 film)
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the safelight with the guidance of a pro. We’ll teach you the basics of the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print along with your curiosity.
We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Film Development Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development (both B&W and C-41) process, including the following:
How to load your film into a development tank
How to mix up film development chemistry
Overview of the difference between B&W and C-41 chemistry
Basic development and troubleshooting
What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
Tips and tricks to make you a film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing 1 exposed roll of either B&W or C-41 Color Negative 35mm film to the workshop. (Sorry, no medium format 120 film)
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Community Response to Ice Gallery Show
Join us this Saturday, March 14th from 6-9 pm for the Community Response to Ice gallery show — featuring photography by Jon Chang, Jake Green, Rashad Griffin, and Brandon Pollard. This free event is also designed to raise funds for supporting local civil rights organizations, community groups, and mutual aid networks.
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the safelight with the guidance of a pro. We’ll teach you the basics of the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print along with your curiosity.
We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Film Development Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development (both B&W and C-41) process, including the following:
How to load your film into a development tank
How to mix up film development chemistry
Overview of the difference between B&W and C-41 chemistry
Basic development and troubleshooting
What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
Tips and tricks to make you a film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing 1 exposed roll of either B&W or C-41 Color Negative 35mm film to the workshop. (Sorry, no medium format 120 film)
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the safelight with the guidance of a pro. We’ll teach you the basics of the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print along with your curiosity.
We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Community Zine Launch Party
The 2025 Community Zine launch party and gallery show is happening this Saturday, March 7th from 6-9 pm, but WITH A TWIST! Half of the gallery show will be at Safelight Labs, and the other half will be on display a block away at Una Mas on Adams.
Come see what San Diego’s film photography scene has to offer and grab your copy of this year’s zine while you’re at it’To sweeten the deal, bring your proof of purchase over to Una Mas and enjoy exclusive food and drink specials made just for the occasion.
Tamir Kalifa's Witness
A multimedia performance by photojournalist and musician Tamir Kalifa, invites audiences into the intimate moments behind the news headlines. Through live projections and music, Tamir weaves his original songs with his images, tracing stories of migration, survival, loss, and hope in a powerful, immersive experience.
“When it works, a photograph distills the great issues of our time into a universal moment that invites viewers to recognize part of themselves in the life of another, opening the door to deeper empathy, if not action…as I navigated the darkened hallways of despair, I found that people’s capacity for good, empathy, and hope lit the way forward.“ — Tamir Kalifa
Bear witness in the studio at Safelight Labs this Sunday, February 15th.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Show starts at 7 p.m.
Zoom/Enhance Group Show
Come check take a closer look at this group show for photographers with an eye for detail. Magnifying glasses and a projector with 35mm slides will be provided for attendees to get lost in the grain.
BYOB.
Color 35mm Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a color film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing an exposed color 35mm film roll to the workshop.
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Black and White Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a development pro!
You’ll leave the workshop with developed negatives and scans of the images you processed.
1 roll of Ilford HP5+ is included with this workshop. This roll will need to be picked up from Camera Exposure and shot prior to the class.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Black and White Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a development pro!
You’ll leave the workshop with developed negatives and scans of the images you processed.
1 roll of Ilford HP5+ is included with this workshop. This roll will need to be picked up from Camera Exposure and shot prior to the class.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Color 35mm Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a color film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing an exposed color 35mm film roll to the workshop.
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Park Print Swap
Join the Safelight Labs and Camera Exposure team as we celebrate the end of summer with a Print Swap!
Bring a blanket, your favorite beer or coffee, your friends, your dog and, most importantly, a print to trade with another photographer.
Any size print welcome. Open to all ages and types of photography.
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Black and White Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a development pro!
You’ll leave the workshop with developed negatives and scans of the images you processed.
1 roll of Ilford HP5+ is included with this workshop. This roll will need to be picked up from Camera Exposure and shot prior to the class.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Color 35mm Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a color film development pro!
You’re only responsible for bringing an exposed color 35mm film roll to the workshop.
You’ll leave the class with developed negatives and scans of the images you process.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Black and White Film Developing Workshop
This 3 hour workshop will cover the entire film development process, including the following:
- How to load your film into a development tank
- How to mix up film development chemistry
- Basic development and troubleshooting
- What supplies/materials you'll need to develop at home
- Tips and tricks to make you a development pro!
You’ll leave the workshop with developed negatives and scans of the images you processed.
1 roll of Ilford HP5+ is included with this workshop. This roll will need to be picked up from Camera Exposure and shot prior to the class.
Limit: 3 people per workshop
Click here to sign up today!
Darkroom Print Making Workshop
We’ll teach you the basics of getting going inside the community darkroom, and help you bring your negatives to life as physical prints. This hands-on workshop gives you time at the enlargers and under the Safelight with the guidance of a pro. All you need to bring are a few black and white negatives you’d like to print and your curiosity. We’ll supply the paper and you’ll leave with fresh prints for your wall.
Click here to sign up today!
Group Gallery Show - The Surrealist Lens
Surrealism evokes the unconscious mind, or dreams. It challenges logic and reality in order to present a higher or inner truth or idea.
On Saturday, July 26, join us in exploring Surrealism with a summer group show at Safelight Labs.
The curated exhibition with include original works by these photographic psychonauts:
Alex Matz
Anna Lynch
April Abarrondo
Ethan Dow
Gordon Best
Jacob Koopman
Quincy Bright
Merlin Mendoza
Patris Joanidhi
Stephanie Rose
Vito Di Stefano
Meander on through the uncanny valley with us. It’ll be a trip for the senses.
Bizarre Bazaar Vending Machine Opening
Come celebrate the launch of Bizarre Bazaar’s newest location here at Camera Exposure!
This one-of-a-kind vending machine will be turned into the most exclusive photo gallery in town, filled with 4x6 prints from local photographers. All proceeds from the print sale will go to the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium.
Refreshments will be provided by Torque Coffee. Dog treats will be available for all furry friends.
Floral Cyanotype Workshop
Join Camera Exposure’s own Caitie Boreliz and Bailey Douglass for this hour-long workshop as they walk you through the process of creating beautiful floral cyanotypes.
Participants will be given an overview of cyanotypes, how they work, and what you need to make them at home. You will also be able to select a small arrangement of flowers from the Bloom Bar for printing and to take home, provided by Disco Bloom Flowers.
Each participant will make (1) 9x12 and (2) 4x6 prints to take home. Participants will also take home a small floral arrangement.
No photography or printing experience is required. Sign up at this link for the 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. time slots. Admission is only $40.
Shelter Island Photo Walk
Join the Camera Exposure team for a photo walk across scenic Shelter Island.
Caitie and Rob will lead the way. Let’s rendezvous at Better Buzz in Point Loma, 1480 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106,
From there, we’ll walk to the Japanese Friendship Bell at the end of the island and back.
Please drop an RSVP below so we can get a headcount and make sure we don’t leave anyone stranded. We’ll see you on Shelter Island!
RSVP
Professional Photography Workshop with Colman McVaney
On Sunday, January 26, Safelight Labs will host photographer Colman McVaney, who will share lessons about becoming a professional photographer. The fee for the workshop is $200 and signups are open on Colman’s website, where he shares this info about the learning experience:
“This class will be focused on what to do and what it takes to make it as a professional photographer. We will focus a lot on the many mistakes I made in my time pursuing this as my career.
A lot of topics will be covered. Some of these include: how do I market myself, how do I pose people, how do I become full time, what do I do for contracts? It will be 60% how to manage a business and 40% shooting and technical info.”