Harvey Milk Photo Center
Address
50 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94117
Mon Closed Tue 11:00 AM — 8:30 PM Wed 11:00 AM — 8:30 PM Thu 11:00 AM — 8:30 PM Fri 11:00 AM — 4:30 PM Sat 11:00 AM — 4:30 PM Sun Closed
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Features
Photo Center Membership
Photography Classes
Photography Gallery
Reference Library
Restrooms
Wet Darkroom
Harvey Milk Photo Center Fall Schedule
Fall schedule: Activities are listed by room and day. Course numbers may be used to identify programs when registering. Schedules are subject to change.
Fall schedule at a glance for Harvey Milk Photo Center Facility / Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Digi Lab | No scheduled activity | Digital Collage with Photoshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. October 6–20 Course #49604 | Introduction to Inkjet Printing 1–3:30 p.m. October 28–November 18 Course #49609 | No scheduled activity | Adobe Lightroom for Photographers 1–3:30 p.m. September 11–October 2 Course #49594 | Scanning and Digitizing your Negatives and Slides 10 a.m.–12 p.m. September 26 Course #49617 Scanning and Digitizing your Negatives and Slides 10 a.m.–12 p.m. October 10 Course #49618 |
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Lobby | No scheduled activity | Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 8–December 1 Course #49640 | Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 9–December 2 Course #49641 | Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 10–December 3 Course #49642 | No scheduled activity | Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. September 5 Course #49611 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. September 19 Course #49612 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 3 Course #49613 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 24 Course #49614 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 31 Course #49615 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. November 14 Course #49616 Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 12–December 5 Course #49643 |
Photo Dark Room | No scheduled activity | Darkroom Essentials & Processes 6–8:30 p.m. October 20–November 24 Course #49601 | Film Photography for Teens 4–6 p.m. September 16–October 14 Course #49606 | Darkroom Essentials & Processes 6–8:30 p.m. September 10–October 15 Course #49602 | Intermediate Black & White Printing 2–4:30 p.m. October 23–December 4 Course #49608 | No scheduled activity |
Portrait Studio | No scheduled activity | Basic Black and White Film Development 6–8:30 p.m. September 29 Course #49595 | Getting to Know Your DSLR Camera 6–8:30 p.m. October 21–November 4 Course #49607 | Basic Black and White Film Development 6–8:30 p.m. October 29 Course #49596 Film Camera Basics 6–8:30 p.m. November 19 Course #49605 | No scheduled activity | Basic Black and White Film Development 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. September 12 Course #49597 Basic Black and White Film Development 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. October 24 Course #49598 Basic Black and White Film Development 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. November 7 Course #49599 Wet Plate Collodion Photography Workshop 10 a.m.–4 p.m. November 21–22 Course #49922 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. October 31 Course #49600 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. November 14 Course #49638 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. December 5 Course #49639 Developing Your Personal Vision 1–4 p.m. October 24–December 5 Course #49603 Matting, Framing, Presenting Your Photos 1–4 p.m. October 24 Course #49610 |
Digi Lab
Monday
No scheduled activity
Tuesday
Digital Collage with Photoshop 6:30–8:30 p.m. October 6–20 Course #49604
Wednesday
Introduction to Inkjet Printing 1–3:30 p.m. October 28–November 18 Course #49609
Thursday
No scheduled activity
Friday
Adobe Lightroom for Photographers 1–3:30 p.m. September 11–October 2 Course #49594
Saturday
Scanning and Digitizing your Negatives and Slides 10 a.m.–12 p.m. September 26 Course #49617 Scanning and Digitizing your Negatives and Slides 10 a.m.–12 p.m. October 10 Course #49618
Lobby
Monday
No scheduled activity
Tuesday
Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 8–December 1 Course #49640
Wednesday
Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 9–December 2 Course #49641
Thursday
Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 10–December 3 Course #49642
Friday
No scheduled activity
Saturday
Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. September 5 Course #49611 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. September 19 Course #49612 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 3 Course #49613 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 24 Course #49614 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. October 31 Course #49615 Photo Center Orientation 11 a.m.–12 p.m. November 14 Course #49616 Drop-in: Photo Center Hours 3–8:30 p.m. September 12–December 5 Course #49643
Photo Dark Room
Monday
No scheduled activity
Tuesday
Darkroom Essentials & Processes 6–8:30 p.m. October 20–November 24 Course #49601
Wednesday
Film Photography for Teens 4–6 p.m. September 16–October 14 Course #49606
Thursday
Darkroom Essentials & Processes 6–8:30 p.m. September 10–October 15 Course #49602
Friday
Intermediate Black & White Printing 2–4:30 p.m. October 23–December 4 Course #49608
Saturday
No scheduled activity
Portrait Studio
Monday
No scheduled activity
Tuesday
Basic Black and White Film Development 6–8:30 p.m. September 29 Course #49595
Wednesday
Getting to Know Your DSLR Camera 6–8:30 p.m. October 21–November 4 Course #49607
Thursday
Basic Black and White Film Development 6–8:30 p.m. October 29 Course #49596 Film Camera Basics 6–8:30 p.m. November 19 Course #49605
Friday
No scheduled activity
Saturday
Basic Black and White Film Development 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. September 12 Course #49597 Basic Black and White Film Development 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. October 24 Course #49598 Basic Black and White Film Development 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. November 7 Course #49599 Wet Plate Collodion Photography Workshop 10 a.m.–4 p.m. November 21–22 Course #49922 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. October 31 Course #49600 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. November 14 Course #49638 Cyanotype for All 11 a.m.–3 p.m. December 5 Course #49639 Developing Your Personal Vision 1–4 p.m. October 24–December 5 Course #49603 Matting, Framing, Presenting Your Photos 1–4 p.m. October 24 Course #49610 Register for one of these classes
About this Facility
Celebrating over 75 years, the Harvey Milk Photo Center is the oldest and largest community wet darkroom in the United States. The Harvey Milk Photo Center operates one of the largest public black-and-white photo darkrooms in the country, with 35 enlarging stations in a 1,700-square-foot room. We also offer a full digital lab for members, providing film scanning and digital printing services.
Beyond providing access to our community darkroom and digital lab, we offer a diverse range of classes, workshops, membership options, a photo library, lectures, book signings, and photography exhibits and events. The Harvey Milk Photo Center serves as a vibrant hub where the community comes together to create, learn, share, and find inspiration.
The facility’s library and photo processing lab are named in honor of renowned local photographer David Johnson, whose work documented the daily lives of African Americans in San Francisco’s Fillmore District—from the neighborhood’s heyday in the 1940s and 1950s through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Visit the Harvey Milk Photo Center website for more information.
Programs at this Site
Our program now exceeds 300 classes, workshops, and lectures annually. All exhibits, lectures, special events, and memberships are available to the public. Our wide selection of classes and workshops is taught by working professionals in both fine art and commercial photography. We also offer scholarships for San Francisco residents interested in taking our classes.