Project Basho

I recently took the Foundations to Digital Photography class here, and absolutely loved it. I learned a lot, had an instructor who clearly had experience in the field and was accessible to students, and always felt like I could ask questions of other staff members who weren’t necessarily providing instruction to our class.
What I find most appealing is the organization’s very apparent desire for others to learn photography. I’m a novice, but feel like I’m part of a community of folks who really want to teach others. The updates on classes, free workshop, and outings provide ample opportunity to expand my skills set.
I’ll be returning here for more classes.
Highly recommended.

I recently took Project Basho’s Learning Your Digital SLR workshop. As the new owner of a DSLR camera, this all-​day workshop was a great opportunity for me to learn about my camera’s many functions, from ISO, apertures, and shutter speeds to white balance and light meters. I had no idea how much my camera could do. The instructor, Alex, was enthusiastic, clear, and excited to answer students’ questions. The entire workshop was very well-​organized in terms of sending reminders, directions, etc. The workshop took place in a cool warehouse studio and had nine students.
I highly recommend Project Basho to anyone who is interested in learning more about photography. I am hoping to sign up for another class in the future.

Project Basho is one miraculous garden in the cultural landscape of Philadelphia. If you have an interest in photography then I highly recommend pursuing that here. Every program I’ve attended (whether a one on one training session, a single day seminar, or a multi-​week course) has made a substantial contribution to my ability to produce photographs.
Basho also provides access to their professional grade printers and darkroom which easily pay back the cost of membership (if the discounted rate on courses does not).
I could go on about the good things Basho offers and would, if their website didn’t also offer the same excellency present in every facet of their service. So just head there now and find out more about this excellent organization.

I took the intro to DSLR with Brendon and had a great time. I learned A LOT and got some pretty cool pics! They have a great studio to play with your images on all mac computers and adobe software. All in all the place is great and I am signed up for the flash class in december. CAN“T WAIT!

Great place to learn photography skills!

I took a class at Project Basho in winter 2011. It was better than I expected. A high quality instructor and the other students were friendly. We received useful feedback and I really felt like I grew as a new photographer in knowledge, technique, and confidence. I have since moved away from Philly for work but if I still lived there, I would take classes at Project Basho all the time. It’s a great community for photographers.

I took a class there back in October. It was suppose to be a walk around in Old City, but with my luck — there was a small snow storm. We ended up going into the Reading Terminal Market, and I think i learned more by going indooors. I forget my instructors name, but she helped me a great deal with shooting indoors and how to properly set my ISO.
I would highly recommend someone taking classes here, and I will be back again to take one myself!

I took a photo composition course with Rick Wright. The class was small and I got to spend some valuable one-​on-​one time with Rick… highly recommended.

Very knowledgeable/​personable staff. Can’t wait to take more classes!

Project Basho is a great space for photographers. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in photography. The thing I like most about project Basho is that it has opportunities for people interested in learning historical processes as well as digital. I recently had the opportunity to participate in Onward 11′ as one of the selected photographers. The show was very thoughtfully prepared with the help of a great Juror. It was encouraging to me as a photographer to have my photograph travel to Japan!

I just took Intro to dSLR… fantastic course. Really informative class with just the right amount of students. The whole vibe there is really friendly and chill, and the price was right. And the coffee was tasty. :)

Awesome space!!! It’s so incredible that this exists in Philadelphia – as a former semi-​professional photographer, I love being able to print my photos whenever I wish by renting out darkroom space. Basho has both digital and traditional equipment, so whatever your photo needs you will likely find it here.
If you are newer to photography, I recommend taking a class to get introduced to the equipment. The classes sort of vary, but are definitely helpful. There are usually not many students, so you get a lot of individualized instruction – but this is generally more hands-​on than theoretical (I probably would have liked a little more theory). That said, it was great I got through so many of the photos I wanted to print during the class!
This is five stars because it is unique to Philly and because they offer so many interesting classes… I am especially fascinated by the classes in old printing techniques, like wet plate processing and palladium printing. I will surely be taking one of these soon.

Project Basho is a great space for photographers, lovers of photography, and anyone wanting to learn about how to print in a traditional or digital darkroom.
They have classes year round, excursions, and gallery shows. The environment is so nice and inspiring. The people here are low-​key and super-​friendly. Friends and Photos… it doesn’t get much better.