This event is in the past.It took place on May 2, 2026 at East Bay Photo Collective Darkroom.
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsDowntown Oakland, Oakland
📷"Best thing that's happened to photography in our region in decades"
🎞️Basic large format camera knowledge required
⚗️Watch images appear in the chemical bath
Step into a 19th-century darkroom and learn to create one-of-a-kind tintypes. You'll hand-coat metal plates with collodion, dip them in silver nitrate, and expose them while still wet. It's alchemy, photography, and hands-on history all at once.
Historical photography technique
Hands-on darkroom workshop
Create your own tintype
19th century craft revival
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsDowntown Oakland, Oakland
📷"Best thing that's happened to photography in our region in decades"
🎞️Basic large format camera knowledge required
⚗️Watch images appear in the chemical bath
Step into a 19th-century darkroom and learn to create one-of-a-kind tintypes. You'll hand-coat metal plates with collodion, dip them in silver nitrate, and expose them while still wet. It's alchemy, photography, and hands-on history all at once.
Historical photography technique
Hands-on darkroom workshop
Create your own tintype
19th century craft revival