The Photography Studio at the Irvine Fine Arts Center consists of private and group darkrooms, a finishing area, and a lighting studio. Standard black-and-white chemistry is provided for classes and for open studio times.

Various classes and workshops are offered throughout the year including Beginning and Intermediate Photography classes where you can learn to take photographic images and develop and print them yourself.

If you have already learned to use a darkroom, but it has been long ago, why not sign up for our Darkroom Refresher workshop and brush up on your darkroom knowledge. This workshop qualifies you to use the darkroom during open studio hours. Learn how to use studio lighting to take professional images in our Studio Shoots 1-day workshops. The photography department has much more to offer in the way of classes and workshops. See the current ArtBeat catalog for a complete listing of all classes and workshops.