LEARN AT LATITUDE
Classes, Workshops, Individual Tutoring, and Group Opportunities
We offer a variety of educational programming to bring together participants with shared interests in analog and digital photography, printing technologies, and visual culture & theory surrounding photography, film and representation. Our fees are kept low for programming participants and include a discounted student/recent grad rate for every program.
GROUP Workshops
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GROUP Workshops *
WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2026 at 11:00AM
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COST: $80 General Admission , $65 Student Pricing (email info@latitudechicago.org)
INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Thomas
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Join us for this introductory course covering the basics of printing on Canon printers with a color-managed workflow. This session is designed to help you feel confident printing independently and certify you on the Canon 2600, 4000 and our Epson 4900, 9000 printers at LATITUDE.
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Paper types (matte, glossy, and specialty options) and how to choose between them
✰ How to make an appointment through our online booking system
✰ How to track and calculate your printing costs
✰ Printer settings and file prep basics, including resizing and adding borders
✰ Trimming techniques
✰ Packaging best practices for safely transporting your prints
You will leave with two ~ 8x10 prints
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring two high-resolution images roughly sized to 8x10 inches at 300 dpi.
✰ Bring your files on a USB drive, external hard drive, or be prepared to AirDrop if you’re using an iPhone.
This session will be approximately an hour and a half of tutoring, you will then have the workstation and printer for an additional hour and a half to continue printing. Any prints beyond the (2) 8×10’s will be charged at our regular DIY fee.
Space is limited to 4 participants total so grab your spot early!
Latitude + CXW
Where: Latitude Chicago, 2003 West Fulton Street STE #211
When: Thursday, September 17th - 3:00 - 8:00
Join us for a hands-on experience a part of Chicago Exhibition Week making your own glass plate ink-jet transfer! Combine the magic of a digital and analog photographic process. Bring a photo to the lab and we will help you make a glass plate of your own.
No prior experience is necessary. Bring a photograph and our team will guide you through the process. This is an invitation to think differently about how images move between screens and surfaces and how photography can bring people together! Come make something and see what’s possible with the resources and community at the Latitude lab.
WHEN: Thursday, September 10th, 2026 at 6:00PM
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COST: $80 General Admission , $65 Student Pricing (email info@latitudechicago.org)
INSTRUCTOR: Matilda Brumbaugh
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Join us for this introductory course covering the basics of printing on Canon printers with a color-managed workflow. This session is designed to help you feel confident printing independently and certify you on the Canon 2600, 4000 and our Epson 4900, 9000 printers at LATITUDE.
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Paper types (matte, glossy, and specialty options) and how to choose between them
✰ How to make an appointment through our online booking system
✰ How to track and calculate your printing costs
✰ Printer settings and file prep basics, including resizing and adding borders
✰ Trimming techniques
✰ Packaging best practices for safely transporting your prints
You will leave with two ~ 8x10 prints
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring two high-resolution images roughly sized to 8x10 inches at 300 dpi.
✰ Bring your files on a USB drive, external hard drive, or be prepared to AirDrop if you’re using an iPhone.
This session will be approximately an hour and a half of tutoring, you will then have the workstation and printer for an additional hour and a half to continue printing. Any prints beyond the (2) 8×10’s will be charged at our regular DIY fee.
Space is limited to 4 participants total so grab your spot early!
INDIVIDUAL TUTORING
Interested in a one on one tutoring session? We would love to teach you individually about any of the equipment or workflows we offer in the lab! Don’t see what you need? Reach out to Education@latitudechicago.org
COST: $85 General Admission, $65 Student Pricing
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an introductory tutoring session on Imacon Scanning. This is an excellent scanning tool to achieve high-quality scans of your black and white, color, and positive film! This prerequisite unlocks DIY use of the Imacon Scanner, which is $25 per session (not including Latitude day fee of $15).
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Using the Film Holders to accommodate various film formats, including 35mm, 120, and 4x5.
✰ Setting appropriate settings to ensure optimal exposure and focus
✰ Developing a digital workflow for your files,
You will leave this session with high resolution scans!
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring at least three negatives to be scanned either 35mm, 120 or 4×5
✰ A USB drive, external hard drive to bring your files home with you
This session will be approximately an hour of 1:1 tutoring, you will then have the scanner for an additional two hours to continue scanning and ask any further questions.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
COST: $95 General Admission, $75 Student Pricing
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Can’t make our monthly group workshop? Sign up for an Intro To Print individual tutoring session.
This session is designed to help you feel confident printing independently and certify you on the Canon 2600, 4000 and our Epson 4900, 9000 printers at LATITUDE.
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Paper types (matte, glossy, and specialty options) and how to choose between them
✰ How to make an appointment through our online booking system
✰ How to track and calculate your printing costs
✰ Printer settings and file prep basics, including resizing and adding borders
✰ Trimming techniques✰ Packaging best practices for safely transporting your prints
You will leave with two ~ 8x10 prints
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring two high-resolution images roughly sized to 8x10 inches at 300 dpi.✰ Bring your files on a USB drive, external hard drive, or be prepared to AirDrop if you’re using an iPhone.
This session will be approximately an hour and a half of 1:1 tutoring, you will then have the workstation and printer for an additional hour and a half to continue printing. Any prints beyond the (2) 8×10’s will be charged at our regular DIY fee.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COST: $125 General Admission
INSTRUCTOR: Matilda Brumbaugh
Piezography is a highly customizable black & white inkjet printmaking system that uses multiple shades of gray ink. With the use of dedicated software and paper profiling technology, you can create prints with incredible tonal breadth and exceedingly rich detail - combining the deep blacks of a silver print and the subtle grays and highlights of a platinum print. No other printer or ink manufacturer can reach the same quality in monochrome.
With the release of Piezography Pro, there has never been a better time to dive into this system. The innovations of the software include the darkest blacks on earth, a gloss optimizer that seals and enhances the print, and the ability to create signature toned looks by blending warm and cool gray inks. The software also allows the user to work with double the image resolution of a normal Epson printer and gives unprecedented access to tools for calibrating their unique printer and paper combinations.
Upon completion, you will be fully certified to use LATITUDE’s Piezography Pro printer as a DIY user. We’re one of the only community-access labs in the world to offer this!
During this three hour session we will cover:
Pre-print checklist (printer, files, paper, etc.)
Using the printmaking software, Print Tool
Workflow for different paper substrates
How to tone and split-tone your images
Best practices and editing for Piezography
Please note that you must have prior printing experience to take this course. If you’ve never printed before, you are required to take our Intro to Printing course before you can attend this workshop.
COST: $100 General Admission, $85 Student Pricing
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an introductory tutoring session on Overhead Film Scanning. This is an excellent scanning tool to achieve high-quality scans of your black and white, color, and positive film! This prerequisite unlocks DIY use of the Overhead Film Scanner, which is $25 per session (not including Latitude day fee of $15).
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Adjusting the scanning workstation to accommodate various film formats, including 35mm, 120, and 4x5.
✰ Setting appropriate camera settings to ensure optimal exposure.
✰ Developing a digital workflow utilizing Sony's Remote and Capture applications.
✰ Manage and invert .TIF files using Negative Lab Pro
You will leave this session with high resolution digital scans!
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring at least three negatives to be scanned either 35mm, 120 or 4×5
✰ A USB drive, external hard drive to bring your films home with you
This session will be approximately an hour of 1:1 tutoring, you will then have the scanner for an additional two hours to continue scanning and ask any further questions.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
COST: $85 General Admission, $65 Student Pricing
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
This tutoring session is required for DIY users who are certified to print at the lab and who want to experiment with printing on fabric using our Canon-Pro 4000 printer.
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ This tutoring session covers the basics of printing on the Canon printer, how to ensure that fabric is loaded correctly, and print on Jacquard inkjet coated fabrics.
✰ Best practices for trimming and packaging fabric pieces.
✰ File prep basics for test strips
Preparing for Class
✰ Included in the price of the session is a 10” x 42” test strip. Please bring an image or multiple images we can use to create a test strip.
✰ Bring your files on a USB drive, external hard drive, or be prepared to AirDrop if you’re using an iPhone.
This session will be approximately an hour of 1:1 tutoring, you will then have the workstation and printer for an additional two hours to continue printing. Any prints beyond the 10” x 42” test strip will be charged at our regular DIY fee.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
COST: $150 General Admission, $135 Student Pricing
WHERE: 2003 West Fulton Street, Suite 211
Inkjet Image Transfer introduces you to techniques needed to properly transfer images to both porous and nonporous materials. Certification for printing at LATITUDE is required to take this class. Authorization can be achieved by taking an Intro to Print.
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ How to prepare the chemistry and your substrates for inkjet transfer
✰ Physically applying two images onto user supplied materials
✰ Printing your images on Inkaid transfer paper
You will leave this session with two 8” x 10” transfers on the objects you provide!
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring two high-resolution images roughly sized to 8x10 inches at 300 dpi.
✰ Please bring two materials 8”x10” or larger to transfer your images onto. We recommend flat non-porous surfaces for the best results but encourage you to experiment!
This session be approximately 2.5 hours of 1:1 tutoring time.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
COST: $100 General Admission, $85 Student Pricing
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
Are you looking to make color accurate high-resolution digital files from 2D reflective media? Join us and learn the basics of Overhead Art Reproduction Scanning. This prerequisite unlocks DIY use of the Overhead Art Reproduction Scanner, which is $25 per session (not including Latitude day fee of $15).
During our time together, we will cover:
✰ Adjusting the scanning workstation to accommodate various sizes of artwork originals
✰ Create a digital workflow utilizing Sony’s Remote and Capture applications
✰ Adjust shutter speed and aperture to create a balanced histogram
✰ Manage .ARQ files (including sizing files, rectilinear adjustments, and exporting final files)
✰ Stitch and produce edits in Photoshop
Preparing for Class
✰ Please bring an artwork or two smaller than 16” x 20”
✰ Bring a USB drive or external hard drive to take your files home.
Students will leave with two high-resolution digital files of work(s) they provide!
This session will be approximately an hour of 1:1 tutoring, you will then have the scanner for an additional two hours to continue scanning.
This one-on-one session will be scheduled individually. After booking we will follow up with you via e-mail with dates and times within your provided availability.
COST: $75 per hour
WHERE: 2003 West Fulton Street, Suite 211
INSTRUCTOR: Dependent on your project!
Do you have a Photoshop or Lightroom skill you’d like to learn to tackle your next project?
LATITUDE offers one-on-one custom tutoring to help you build a workflow that works for your practice. Tell us what you're working on and we’ll help you figure out the tools to get there.
Maybe you want to build a collage in Photoshop, create a watermark, resize images or prepare files for printing. You might want to organize and edit a body of work in Lightroom, learn batch editing, masking, adjust color and exposure, or export files properly for print or web.
Sessions are project-based and flexible, designed to help you move your work forward.
Let us know what you’re working on and we’d be happy to help.
Group Opportunities
LATITUDE’s tours, workshops, and visits can be designed for a group based on their educational interests and/or needs. These opportunities would benefit all those who are looking for an introduction to the lab space, exploration of printed matter, and an introduction to the Chicago image-making community.
When:
October 10 1:00pm to 3:30pm
October 17th 9:00am to 11:30am
October 24th 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Where:
LATITUDE Chicago (1st and 3rd week)
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (2nd week)
Instructor Name: Tyler Snellhe/him &Matt Igleski he/him
What to expect:
Want to learn about film photography? Want to learn about birds? In partnership with Chicago Bird Alliance, participants will learn how to use analog photography as a tool to slow down, reflect, and learn about birds, their habitat, and birding in Chicago. No experience with birding or photography is necessary.
After an introduction to birding and the fundamentals of photography, covering basic camera use and fully manual exposure settings with a focus on photographing birds and their habitat in the first session, we’ll visit Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary for the second session. Each participant will receive one roll of color film for the trip, which LATITUDE will then develop and make 4x6 prints of. In the third session, we'll look through the prints together and discuss the experience and what the photographs can teach us.
Participants should ideally have a fully functioning 35mm film camera and lens with the ability for fully manual settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO). We do not have cameras to loan out, but if you don’t have a camera and would still like to join, or have any questions about if your camera will work, please reach out and let us know before registering. No specialized wildlife gear is required; the workshop is focused on photography as a means of being present and learning.
The workshop fee includes a donation to Chicago Bird Alliance, one 36 exposure roll of 35mm color film, film processing, small enhanced Minilab scanning, and 4x6 prints of the full roll.