Photo Opp

One more big step toward opening the Photo Opp Community Darkroom. 🖤

One of the biggest challenges we faced was something that seems simple: a window.

In a darkroom, “blackout” isn’t good enough. We need *complete* darkness. After trying several solutions, we found the right one with Mono Blinds a true light-tight solution that still lets us use the window for fresh air and natural light when the darkroom isn’t in use.

It might seem like a small detail, but getting these details right is what turns an empty room into a working darkroom.

We’re getting closer, and we can’t wait to open the doors and start making prints with all of you.

And a huge thank you to Mono Blinds for helping us cross another major hurdle.

A Big Step Toward Opening Our Community Darkroom — A Visual Workspace | Photo Opp Building a community darkroom meant solving some unique challenges, and one of the biggest was a large window that needed to be completely light tight. Here's how the right solution helped us create a space that's both functional and ready for photographers.

For the second year in a row our photo walkers hit the pavement at Mile of Music in downtown Appleton.  Once again, this stellar event gave us some really great snaps.  Because it takes place at many venues on a long stretch of College Ave, there is opportunity to capture classic live music performance scenes, as well as candid street snaps of folks hopping from stage to stage.  We hope you enjoy these photos captured by a few of the photographers who participated in our walk.

Photo Opp Community Photo Walks are for anyone, at any skill level, with any camera.  Check out our website at thephotoopp.org for information on upcoming walks and other photography workshops and events.

We had a great time at summer camp! Looking forward to the rest of the week.

Focus Table will not be meeting tomorrow, August 4. Stay tuned for updates on this monthly program. Thank you so much for your support!

Meet ALT Featured Artist Nick Dvoracek ✨

“I hope people take away some impression of how amazing it is that this homemade, ultimately simple process can produce good photographs.” - Nick Dvoracek

Working with handcrafted pinhole cameras and long exposures, Nick creates photographs that challenge expectations of what this simple process can achieve.

Learn more about Nick and his work at the link below. 👇

Alt. featured artist series: Nick Dvoracek — A Visual Workspace | Photo Opp Meet Nick Dvoracek, a featured artists in our upcoming ALT.: A Photo Opp gallery!

ALT: is coming

forget what you know about photography

ALT: from double exposure to infrared and beyond. submissions open this summer.

www.thephotoopp.org/gallery