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CCSFer Luka Nussbaumer took on the extra-credit challenge in "PHOT 50A: History & Aesthetics of Photography Pre-1945" with Prof. @erikagentry_projects and turned a room into a camera obscura using Amazon boxes, tape, and a tiny hole.

A camera obscura forms when light passes through a small opening into a dark space, projecting an upside-down, reversed image onto the opposite surface. The phenomenon has been studied for more than 2,000 years, from ancient Chinese and Greek thinkers to Ibn al-Haytham, who explained its optics in the 11th century. By the Renaissance, artists used camera obscuras to study light and perspective—and the same basic principle later became central to photography.

Sometimes all you need to understand photography is light, darkness, and a hole in a box.

PHOT 50A explores photography from its invention through 1945, including major photographers, processes, and aesthetic movements.

#photohistory #cameraobscura #pinholephotography #analogphotography #studentwork #ccsfphoto #citycollegeofsanfrancisco #photographyclass #learningbydoing #historicprocess #experimentalphoto #arteducation #learnbydoing

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Join us for "Creative Careers in the Age of AI: How AI Is Changing What It Means to Be a Creative Professional" — CCSF Photography’s Fall 2026 Public Lecture.

A public conversation with Bay Area creative leaders about how AI is changing creative work, careers, and the skills emerging professionals need.

• Wednesday, October 14, 2026
• 6:00–9:00 PM
• CCSF Ocean Campus, STEAM 101
• Free and open to the public**

Panelists:

• Sarah Deragon— Photographer & Creator @sarahderagon
• Theo Fanning — Founder/ECD, Strange & CO. @strange_and_company
• Leah Fasten — Commercial Photographer @leahfasten
• Eileen Kaur Alden — Writer & Product leader @supersikhcomic

Moderated by CCSF Professors Erika Gentry @erikagentry_projects and Liam Clickenger @liamisavisualartist

Students, artists, designers, photographers, filmmakers and anyone curious about the future of creative work — come join the conversation. Bring your questions and hear directly from working creatives navigating these changes now.

Free and open to everyone — see you October 14!

More details + speaker bios:
ccsfphoto.wordpress.com

Illustration courtesy of: Theo Fanning @strange_and_company

#CCSFPhoto #CreativeCareers #CreativeAI #GenerativeAI #Photography #CreativeIndustries #SanFrancisco #BayAreaCreatives illustration of ai brain

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Virtual Dress!
#Learn new Photoshop tools online or in person! Summer or Monday nights FALL 2026 @ccsfphoto

PHOT60A Beginning Photography (3 units). Summer and Fall enrollment is (almost) open! What will you choose?

PHOT 60A, Photoshop for Photographers 1 (SUMMER and FALL) Online Summer and Hybrid
Lec-35 Lab-70 P/NP Available
ADVISE: CNIT 100M or PHOT 51
An introductory Photoshop course that emphasizes the technical aspects of digital post production workflow in photography.
UC/CSU
Units: 3
Credit type: Credit/Degree Applicable
Formerly Beginning Photoshop

PHOT 60B, Photoshop for Photographers 2 (SPRING) Hybrid
Lec-35 Lab-70 P/NP Available
PREREQ: PHOT 60A or VMD 154 ADVISE: PHOT 81D
An in-depth exploration of Photoshop and related tools that will provide students with skills to create expressive images and explore various methods of output. Students will integrate available equipment and resources in preparation for a rapidly changing field.
UC/CSU
Units: 3
Credit type: Credit/Degree Applicable
Formerly Intermediate Photoshop.

📷 video by @erikagentry_projects Take a class at @ccsfphoto. PHOT60A is taught Summer and Fall 2026. Professor Erika Gentry @erikagentry_projects
#ccsfphoto #photoclasses #photoschool #learnai @officialccsf @photoshop @adobe

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Learn new Photoshop tools online or in person! FALL 2025 @ccsfphoto

PHOT60A Beginning Photography (3 units). Fall enrollment is open! What will you choose?

PHOT 60A, Photoshop for Photographers 1 (FALL) Online and Hybrid
Lec-35 Lab-70 P/NP Available
ADVISE: CNIT 100M or PHOT 51
An introductory Photoshop course that emphasizes the technical aspects of digital post production workflow in photography.
UC/CSU
Units: 3
Credit type: Credit/Degree Applicable
Formerly Beginning Photoshop

PHOT 60B, Photoshop for Photographers 2 (SPRING) Hybrid
Lec-35 Lab-70 P/NP Available
PREREQ: PHOT 60A or VMD 154 ADVISE: PHOT 81D
An in-depth exploration of Photoshop and related tools that will provide students with skills to create expressive images and explore various methods of output. Students will integrate available equipment and resources in preparation for a rapidly changing field.
UC/CSU
Units: 3
Credit type: Credit/Degree Applicable
Formerly Intermediate Photoshop.

📷 video by @erikagentry_projects photo and textbook @scottkelby .Take a class at @ccsfphoto. PHOT60A is taught Summer and Fall 2025. Professors Erika Gentry @erikagentry_projects and Sarah Christianson @sarah.christianson

#ccsfphoto #photoclasses #photoschool #officialccsf #digitalphotography #photography #sanfrancisco #SFPhotography #SFPhotographer #BayAreaPhotography #CityCollegeSF #LearnPhotographySF @officialccsf #summerinsanfrancisco #photoshop #digitalphotography #compositite @photoshop @adobe #neuralfilters #photoshop

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🌅 What a truly lovely evening shared with our resident artists as we welcomed Australian author and podcaster @_sarahwilson_, now living in Paris!

🌄 As the last rays of sun slipped behind the Alpilles mountains, we gathered by the pool, surrounded by lush gardens in full bloom, and enjoyed a divine apéro of juicy melon, salamis, pâté de campagne, caperberries, and spicy roasted nuts. 🌰

🌿 Dinner was a celebration of summer’s bounty, served beneath the pergola and wrapped in wild, tumbling foliage.

🍅We shared a hearty, rustic eggplant parmigiana, accompanied by vibrant salads of sun-ripened tomatoes with creamy mozzarella, and a classic Italian salad; each dressed with the finest local olive oil and aged balsamic. 🥗

🧀 We ended with a glorious seasonal cheese and fruit platter—peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and perfectly drippy Chaource and Saint-Félicien—followed by the very last of the Turkish delight, saved for just such a special night. 🍒

A magical Provençal summer evening! ✨

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#NGArtCreativeResidency
#NGArtInProvence
#ResidencyLife
#CreativityInBloom
#ArtistsInResidence

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PHOT 50A, History & Aesthetics Pre-1945
UC/CSU Units: 4
Credit type: Credit/Degree Applicable: CalGETC 3A: Arts CS3A, CCSF 3: Arts and Humanities SF3

PREREQ: None
This course will address the history of photography from its invention until 1945. Included are discussions and illustrated lectures of the lives and achievements of important photographers and processes of the time. Students visit museums to view photographs and participate in class discussions.

📷 1. "White Wolf, Sioux Indian" Gertrude Kasebier 2. "Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters" 3. "Breaker Boys, 1911" Lewis Hine 4. "Migrant Mother" Dorothea Lange

#ccsfphoto #photoclasses #photoschool #officialccsf #digitalphotography #c#CCSFamily #PhotographyHistory #CityCollegeSF #Pre1945Photography #AnalogPhotography #Daguerreotype #EarlyPhotography #pictorialism #calgetc3A #photohistory #SanFrancisco @officialccsf

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Photoshop for Photographers 1
Online & Hybrid

Fall, Summer and Spring Semesters

PREREQ: None
Description: An introductory Photoshop course that emphasizes the technical aspects of digital post-production workflow in photography. Section information text: This class requires in-person meetings and the use of Canvas. In-person meetings are Mondays 6-9pm in V165, with the rest of the class hours completed online. Students will complete coursework in Canvas, which must be accessed using a computer capable of running Adobe Photoshop 2025 software.

Students may also the iMac computer lab in the CCSF PHOTO department for homework.

This course is a pre-requisite for some PHOT certificates and the AS Degree. Transfers to CSU/UC

📷’s by PHOT60A students: 1. K Almanza. 2. Doville Dirsaite 3. Unknown / Instructor: Erika Gentry @erikagentry_projects

#ccsfphoto #photoclasses #photoschool #officialccsf #digitalphotography #photographyislifee #sanfrancisco #SFPhotography #SFPhotographer #BayAreaPhotography #CityCollegeSF #LearnPhotographySF @officialccsf #adobephotoshop #learnphotoshop @photoshop #onlinelearning @californiacommunitycolleges

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Congratulations Graduates! The CCSF Photography Department celebrates its AS Degree recipients from Fall’23-Spring ‘24. Go forth and change the world. 📸

AS Photography Students
- Laura K Downey
- Henry Dong
- Raena Frohlich
- Scott Heiser
- Franchon Smith (Journ)
- Mariana Paz

Congratulations to all students. Please tag @ccsfphoto and
keep in touch - we are always here for you!

#learnphotography #ccsfphoto, #ccsfphoto @caforthearts #collegephotography #photooftheday @ccsfstudentsays @ccsf_outreach @ccsfcareerservices #thankyouccsf #studentphotography #fineartphotography @officialccsf #yourcityyourcollege #sanfrancisco #freecity #photoclasses #sanfrancisco
#ccsfphoto #graduation

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on a swirly stormy saturating sunday, i wandered around a wonderland of creativity and inspiration and masterpieces at CODEX IX put on by @codexfoundation . @tomiko_jones flew in special from her far away home ❤️ and i joined her and @erikagentry_projects in catching up with friends, admiring exceptionally crafted books and paper, and talking process with photographers, book crafters, AI dabblers, paper dyers, photograveurs, and other wildly interesting folk. of note was that it was held in the oakland convention center which has not been regularly used for a couple of decades, and looks like it will be holding more cultural events in the future.
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#bookarts #books #photography #papermaking #paperart #bookbinding

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Last few days to view “Our Care Workers” photo exhibition at Sutter Health San Carlos. 301 Industrial Road, Ground Floor. Series shown in lobby entrance just off garage. Hours: 9am - 8pm. Image #1: LAURA, Registered Nurse, SF General Hospital - 2021. DM me if you plan to stop by! For more info about the project: https://www.gabriellerondell.com/p640078575

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Welcome back to the Bay, Judy Walgren! Thanks to Sarah Christianson for busting out your view camera to capture this awesome crew! @judywalgren #bayareaphotographers #judywalgren #welcomehome #gardenparty #potluck #reunion #viewcamera #filmisnotdead #blackandwhiteisworththefight #photographersrock

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Pointing at art, talking in front of art… Snapshots from a special week in Provincetown with a very special group of people 📸💓

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