These 63 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 14 at 6pm +2
East Bay Photo Collective Darkroom · Downtown Oakland
Develop your own black and white prints from scratch in this five-week darkroom course. You'll process film, make enlargements, and finish prints with expert guidance, all materials provided.
October 21 at 7pm +5
Half Moon Bay Odd Fellows · Half Moon Bay • Free
Bring your shots to the Odd Fellows Lodge for honest feedback from National Geographic photographer Gordon Wiltsie. Watch him tweak images live in Lightroom while you soak up tips and meet fellow shutterbugs.
November 8 at 3pm
Oakland Photo Workshop · Downtown Oakland
Stop letting your phone decide your photos for you. This hands-on workshop teaches manual camera controls, composition tricks, and editing apps, plus you'll walk away with printed shots you actually made.
November 8 at 10am
Oakland Photo Workshop · Downtown Oakland
Spend a Sunday morning actually shooting film, not scrolling through it. This beginner-friendly workshop walks you through loading a 35mm camera, reading light, and capturing black & white images you can hold in your hands.
Chabot Space & Science Center · Joaquin Miller Park
Learn to capture the cosmos with hands-on telescope training and an intro to astrophotography. The workshop includes dinner and private telescope viewing under Oakland's dark skies.
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Wed, Oct 14 · 4:00 PM
Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
California Academy of Sciences · Inner Sunset
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
East Bay Photo Collective Darkroom · Downtown Oakland
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
East Bay Photo Collective Darkroom · Downtown Oakland
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Burlingame Center Lab · Ray Park
Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
East Bay Photo Collective Darkroom · Downtown Oakland
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Oakland Photo Workshop · Downtown Oakland
Wed, Mar 10 · 6:30 PM
Marin Art and Garden Center · Ross
Berkeley Art Studio · Berkeley
Cavallo Point Lodge · Sausalito
Cavallo Point Lodge · Sausalito
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District · Livermore
Point Reyes National Seashore · Point Reyes Station
Woodside High School · Woodside
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
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