Photo By: Grace Coudal
LATITUDE is a nonprofit community digital lab in Chicago.
2003 W Fulton St, #211, Chicago, IL 60612 | info@latitudechicago.org | 773-888-2241
We maintain a digital lab with high-end printing and scanning equipment, process 35mm and 120 color negative film, operate an artist in residence program, and organize ongoing arts programming. We gladly welcome all members of the public, including artists, photographers, students, educators, and enthusiasts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Intro to Film Photography and PhotowalkJuly 23rd, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM (1st Session), July 30th, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (2nd session) 
WHEN: July 23rd, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM (1st Session), July 30th, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (2nd session)
WHERE: LATITUDE, 2003 W Fulton St. Suite 211
COST: $80 General Admission & $65 for students
THIS CLASS REQUIRES YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN CAMERA WITH MANUAL CONTROLS.
LATITUDE WILL NOT SUPPLY A CAMERA.
Participants in this workshop will learn the fundamentals of manual photography, including shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. After talking about the basics of film photography and how to load film into your manual camera, you will apply these new skills during a guided photowalk.
For the second week, Latitude will provide scans of the images you shoot on the photowalk, and we will look at each participant's images. This will provide you with feedback and strategies to further develop your photography skills.
This class will be broken into 2 sessions:
Session 1: Understanding Manual Settings & Photowalk
Learning shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how to meter depending on lighting conditions
How to load film in your camera
Feel confident in shooting manual and adjusting settings to impact your image making
This session includes a 24-exposure roll of color film, development and scanning provided by Latitude.
Apply the skills you learned in the previous session to shoot with confidence
Walk around the neighborhood as a group, getting help and feedback along the way
Session 2: Feedback on the images you took during the walk
As a class, we will view everyone’s images, talk through choices, feedback on technical and fundamental photographic skills
Accessibility Notes: Please note that the photowalk portion of this workshop will involve potentially uneven terrain. More on building accessibility can be found here and in the video tour of the lab on Vimeo. If your accessibility concerns have not been addressed in this note or on the accessibility page on our website, please make use of the accessibility accommodation in our signup form or reach out directly to education@latitudechicago.org for more information
++PUBLIC PROGRAM++Emotional Tech Support with Soft Reset
Friday, July 31, 5:30-7:30 pm
Friday, July 31
5:30PM - 8:30PM
Is your battery chronically low, your storage almost full, and your desktop so cluttered you can no longer see your cute background? It might be time to give your devices––and your nervous system––a soft reset.
Join us for “Emotional Tech Support,” a public program led by our July AIR Zsofi Valyi-Nagy and thereminist, producer, and certified sound healer Clara Venice. Together, Zsofi and Clara are the Los-Angeles based Soft Reset, a collaborative audiovisual project offering a gentle, human-made alternative to algorithmic wellness audio. Their forthcoming EP, Sound Pools, features an ambient cover of Tate McRae's "You Broke Me First" and a guided meditation based on the reality dating show “Love Island.”
This program has two parts; participants are welcome to attend one or both parts, as there will be an intermission. Part 1: Live Electronic Sound Bath for digital hoarders, overthinkers, synesthetes, misophoniacs, and anyone who has taken a breathwork class and wondered, “Am I doing something wrong?” Part 2: Build Your Emotional Support Device: an interactive workshop for rethinking your digital environment as a creative practice, considering how color palettes, custom icons, notification sounds, and small interface rituals can completely change the emotional experience of using technology. Participants should bring their own phones, tablets, and/or laptops (all operating systems welcome), and will leave with a customized device that soothes and softens the nervous system.
5:30-6:15: Part 1: Sound Bath
6:15-7:15 Intermission
6:30-7:30: Part 2: Build Your Emotional Support Device
GRAPES AND GRAIN - A FILM AND WINE PAIRING WORKSHOP
Wednesday July 29th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
@ Deep Red Wine Merchants- 2901 N. Milwaukee AvE
WHEN: Wednesday July 29th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
WHERE: Deep Red Wine Merchants- 2901 N. Milwaukee
COST: $95 General Admission
INSTRUCTORS: Dave Thompson (Deep Red), Diego Rodriguez (LATITUDE), Amador Porras (LATITUDE)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Participants in this workshop will be guided through the attributes and characteristics of 4 film stocks while Dave Thompson of Deep Red pairs their wine counterparts with them.
LATITUDE's instructors will give an in-depth breakdown of each film stock, it's strengths/weaknesses, and their best application. Dave Thompson will lead participants on a tasting of four pours that have the same attributes of each film.
This workshop is for anyone curious about learning more about the intricacies of film -- no experience necessary, just curiosity!
Participants will also receive their choice of one roll of 35mm film or disposable camera and free film development + scans for the provided roll of film.
WHAT WE OFFER
DIY Lab Access
*
DIY Lab Access *
We’re proud to provide artists, photographers, and members of the general public access to our lab space and equipment as DIY users. Make a reservation to use a scanner or printer!
Printing & Scanning Services
Pairing the highest professional standards, equipment, and technical knowledge, our Printing & Scanning Services are here to fulfill a variety of printing, scanning, and imaging services.
FILM DEVELOPING & minilab scanning
LATITUDE processes 35mm and 120 Color-Negative film! Disposable cameras too! Looking to have your rolls scanned? Our Minilab Film Scanner digitizes 35mm or 120 Color-Negative, Black-and-White, and Slide film.
