The Image Flow offers exhibition quality photographic printing and is a photographic learning center
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The Image Flow has been serving Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area since 2008. We offer exhibition quality archival printing, retouching, and image restoration services. The Image Flow organizes workshops, classes, and lectures with renowned photographers in all areas of photography for beginners to advanced professionals, including traditional film photography and printing, digital photography, travel and iPhone photography, alternative process, and studio photography.
Congratulations to Maria Madina Baymirzaeva for winning Photo of the Month - Nonsense!
We evaluated countless submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we evaluated the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story that aligns with the central theme.
Maria Madina's Image titled "Botanical Surgery, 2024" masterfully captured the theme - Nonsense.
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Here is some to take a photography workshop with us!
We have workshops for everyone from beginners to advanced students. Click the link in our bio and navigate to our "workshops" tab to learn more and sign up.
There are 2 spots available for our Intermediate photography class, starting Sep 10th!
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We have an exciting new workshop! Margot Hartford’s encaustic photography workshops at The Image Flow are a wonderful dive into the extensive possibilities of the encaustic medium. At the core of all encaustic art is the wax itself—which can be treated with pigments for encaustic painting, used in layers with photographs, or combined with paper for a collage effect.
This workshop is a 2-day event, with an intro class on the first date and an intermediate class on the second date. You can sign up for one, or both! Working with mixed media is a great way to work through creative blocks, connect with your art, or just have some fun! Head to our website and navigate to our "workshops" tab to sign up.
Intro into Encaustics
Saturday, November 16
11AM–3PM
$255
Intermediate Encausctics
Sunday, November 17
11AM–3PM
$255
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Introducing the honorable mentions from our May Photo of the Month challenge: Wilderness
We evaluated countless submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we evaluated the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story that aligns with the central theme.
Don’t forget we have a current call for entry open right now, “Questionable Taste!” This is a great way to get your work to more eyes! Check out our call for entry page on our website.
Photo 1: Michael Serecsko
Photo 2: John H. Maxwell
Photo 3: J.M. Golding
Thanks to our wonderful artists!
Good news! We have extended the deadline of our free call for entry: Questionable Taste! Submit up to 5 images for free! For more information head to this link:
https://theimageflow.com/gallery/call-for-entry-photo-of-the-month-wilderness/
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The Image Flow is pleased to announced David Gottfredson's mosaic photographic work will be hung and displayed at Aroma Cafe starting July 1–September 30, 2024. Join us for the opening reception on July 12, 2024 at 6:00–8:00PM and enjoy great art, food, wine and beer!
David Gottfredson is a committed participant in our Photo Challenge workshop, led by The Image Flow founder, Stuart Schwartz, and Master Printer, Nathan Lomas. In this workshop, David Gottfredson has created an impressive body of work made up of spectacular photographic mosaics.
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Happy Fourth of July from the team at TIF!
We will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week for the holiday. For a complete guide on how to photograph fireworks visit: theimageflow.com/photography-blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/
Be safe and have a great weekend! 🎇🎆
One more day until the opening of Q***r Conscience! We are honored to be able to share this diverse collection of photographic work with our community this Pride season. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎
Hope to see you Saturday!
Happy Pride!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️And 1 week until showtime!!! We absolutely love this portrait by Steven Harwick ( ) 🖤🖤🖤
The show will be getting installed this week, don’t miss the opening reception next Saturday!
Huge thanks once again to Steffan Schlarb ( ) of for curating an excellent exhibition along with The Image Flow’s Nathan Lomas ( .art )!!!
The Image Flow is proud to announce the opening reception for Q***r Conscience 2024, our 2nd annual juried photography exhibition dedicated to providing a platform to all LGBTQ+ artists exploring the photographic medium.
Join us on Saturday June 8 from 5:30-7:30PM to celebrate our pride and allyship with an evening of art and community!
The work for this exhibition was curated by Steffan Schlarb ( ), Co-Founder & Director of located in San Francisco’s historic Castro District, and Nathan Lomas ( .art ), Gallery Manager at The Image Flow.
Learn Adobe Photoshop at you own pace in this online workshop with Nathan Lomas.
This workshop is a mixture of online videos and weekly live zoom meetings. In the workshop you will learn adobe photoshop basics like photo editing and photo retouching using adjustment layers, selections, masking, retouching, and basic compositing - so you can make your images truly meaningful.
Thursdays
April 25 – June 6, 2024
11-1PM, $400
Visit www.theimageflow.com for more information.
Learn Adobe Lightroom Classic from start to finish in this 6 session photography workshop with Nathan Lomas.
In this workshop, you will learn how to take advantage of this powerful editing software. Covering topics like how to organize your library, edit images, export image for printing and more. Students will need RAW image files to work with during the class, but no prior experience in RAW processing is necessary.
April 2 – May 7, 2024
Tuesdays, 11–1PM
$400
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Call for Entry: Photo of the Month – Out of Place
We're excited to announce our new Photo of the Month contest – Out of Place.
Submission is free and only images uploaded this month are eligible. Beyond being featured in our gallery, newsletter, and social media. The winner will also receive a 16x20 gicleé paper print of their winning image and a $100 TIF gift certificate!
For this month's submissions we are seeking images showing objects, people, and concepts which seem distinctly out of place in their given setting.
Submit Online Today: https://theimageflow.com/gallery/photo-of-the-month-february-2024-out-of-place/
Deadline: April 5, 2024
We are excited to announce that The Image Flow is now accepting submissions for our 2nd annual Q***r Conscience group photography exhibition focused on providing a platform for all LGBTQIA2+ artists exploring the photographic medium!
Following the success and incredible breadth of work we received during our inaugural call for entry in 2023, we are committed to providing opportunities for historically underrepresented artists whose creative practice intersects with themes of q***rness and q***r identities.
Our guest juror this year is Steffan Schlarb, a former Creative Director now dedicated to fostering a thriving LGBTQ+ arts scene as the Director and Co-founder of Schlomer Haus Gallery located in the historic Castro District of San Francisco.
To submit your work and for more details, please visit https://theimageflow.com/gallery/call-for-entry-q***r-conscience-2024-photography-exhibition/
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Honorable Mentions 📸
1. .degroot.photography, Skyline Symmetry, 2019
2. , Spider Web Colors, 2021
3. , Work Hustle, 2022
A big round of applause goes to the Honorable Mentions of January's Photo of the Month Competition - Abstract! 👏 All three Honorable Mentions receive a 16x20 gicleé print on archival paper.
Thank you everyone who submitted their amazing photographs. We encourage you to enter the next Photo of the Month Competition - Out of Place!
Congratulations to for winning Photo of the Month -Abstract 🎊🥇👏
We evaluated a vast array of submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we considered the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story that aligned with our theme.
Needless to say, Veronik's image titled "4" uniquely captured the concept - Abstract
Meadowlark's Opening Reception is tonight! -
Meet the founder and educator of The Image Flow, Stuart Schwartz. Candidly captured through the amazing plastic debris portrait artist .
Stuart graduated from the Art Center in 1979 and then spent 35 years as an advertising photographer in the U.S. and Europe. Stuart's personal work spans a variety of styles, from street photography to abstract and mixed media. He founded The Image Flow in 2008 with the vision to empower the avid photographer looking for personal growth in photography.
Advocacy in Photography with Peter Merts
Tuesdays, February 27th - April 30th, 2024
2-4PM
$425
Learn the skills to identify and engage with an organization, promoting their cause through photography. During this ten session advance workshop, you will identify a cause or organization whose work you would like to promote and begin creating advocacy photos.
Sign up today: https://theimageflow.com/photography-classes/advocacy-photography-workshop/
Photo Credits: © Peter Merts
Honorable Mentions 📸
1. Becky Jaffe, Unschool Portrait
2. Sahalie Carnahan-Ramsey, Held,
3. Alfonso Portillo, Mexico City 2
A big round of applause goes to the Honorable Mentions of December's Photo of the Month Competition - Faces We Love and Don't! 👏 All three Honorable Mentions receive a 16x20 gicleé print on archival paper.
Thank you everyone who submitted their amazing photographs. We encourage you to enter the next Photo of the Month Competition - Abstract!
Call for Entry: Photo of the Month – Abstract
We're excited to announce our new Photo of the Month contest – Abstract.
Submission is free and only images uploaded this month are eligible. Beyond being featured in our gallery, newsletter, and social media. The winner will also receive a 16x20 gicleé paper print and a $100 TIF gift certificate!
For this month's submissions we are seeking images that transform the world around us into something unexpected. Utilizing movement, light, and perspective to create something completely new and unrecognizable.
Submit Online Today: https://theimageflow.com/gallery/call-for-entry-photo-of-the-month-abstract/
Congratulations to for winning Photo of the Month - Faces We Love and Don't 🎊🥇👏
We evaluated a vast array of submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we considered the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story that aligned with our theme.
Needless to say, Kevin's image titled "Holiday Visitor," uniquely captured the concept - Faces We Love and Don't.
Intermediate Photography Workshop with Peter Merts
Tuesdays, January 30 - March 12, 2024
(no class February 20)
11AM-1PM
$425
Take your digital photography skills to the next level with personal guidance and engaging photography assignments. This intermediate class is designed to help photographers master their camera's manual settings while exploring new subject that move beyond basics digital photography.
"I loved the class, especially the opportunity to see the work of the other students." -Lisa N.
Photo Credits © Lisa Newmark
Dark - With Halloween lurking around the corner, this Photo of the Month challenge seeks photographs that use darkness as a key concept and driving force in an image. By definition darkness is a partial or total absence of light. Figuratively speaking, darkness is used to represent a force of wickedness or even great mystery.
Submit your entries today at www.theimageflow.com
Honorable Mentions 📸
1. Damla Şahinbaş, Canan, 2021
2. Kseniia Antipina, What A Pretty Face, 2023
3. Marcon Weber, Untitled, 2023
A big round of applause goes to the Honorable Mentions of this September's Photo of the Month competition – Portrait! 👏 All three Honorable Mentions receive a 16x20 giclée print on archival paper.
Thank you everyone who submitted their amazing Portrait photographs. We encourage you to enter the next Photo of the Month Competition - Dark!
Congratulations to Artur Bolzhurov for winning Photo of the Month – Portrait 🥇🎊👏
We evaluated a vast array of submissions based on composition, color, contrast, and overall quality. In addition to technical components, we considered the subject of interest, point of view, and whether the image tells a story that aligned with our theme.
Needless to say, Artur's image titled "The Artist," masterfully illustrates the key concept - Portrait.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their Portrait photographs. We encourage you to enter the next Photo of the Month Competition - Dark!
Digitally archiving your family's photographs and memorabilia is both meaningful and emotional. Photographs ensure that future generations can connect with their roots and appreciate the experiences and stories of those who came before them.
To effectively archive your family's history, we recommend choosing a reputable method for reproduction and maintaining regular backups to ensure long-term preservation of your precious memories.
At The Image Flow we have developed a system we find superior to Flatbed Scanning, we refer to our process as Camera Scanning. Each negative, transparency, or print is photographed individually with a 36 megapixel camera that is capable of being printed up to 30".
At the end of the process, we deliver organized tiff and jpeg digital files onto your personal external hard drive or thumb drive.
For more information visit: www.theimageflow.com
Join us October 4 from 6–8pm for Twilight book signing & conversations with Arthur Drooker.
Twilight is a series of photographs by Arthur Drooker made over a span of four years from the same unobstructed panoramic viewpoint at The Sea Ranch, located along the California coast. With an unobstructed view of sea and sky, it was the perfect setting for Drooker to photograph the time of day he finds most captivating – Twilight.
Join us October 4 from 6–8pm for Twilight book signing with Arthur Drooker.
Twilight is a series of photographs by Arthur Drooker made over four years from the same unobstructed panoramic viewpoint at The Sea Ranch, located along the California coast. With an unobstructed view of sea and sky, it was the perfect setting for Drooker to photograph the time of day he finds most captivating – Twilight.
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Portrait – By definition, a portrait is a picture of a person. Typically, it is a picture of their face, including head, and shoulders. A masterful portrait demonstrates a keen understanding of the use of light to accentuate a subject's features. It can also expressly capture a stunning representation of the subject's being or current state of being.
Submit your entries today at www.theimageflow.com
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Only one week left to submit to our 2nd annual juried photography exhibition Queer Conscience 2024! Deadline: April 5, 2024 Guest Juror: Stefan Schlarb @smannixs - Director & Co Founder of @schlomer_haus_gallery To submit your work and for more information, please visit https://theimageflow.com/gallery/call-for-entry-queer-conscience-2024-photography-exhibition/ #callforentry #photographyexhibition #bayareaphotography #upcomingexhibition #theimageflow #queerartist #lgbtqcommunity
The Image Flow invites photographic artists closely tied to the LGBTQIA2+ community to submit work to our 2nd Annual juried photography exhibition Queer Conscience 2024. It is a precarious time to be a queer person today, as many forces conspire to limit the ways in which we live and express our very identities. Despite the seemingly relentless waves of legislation targeting queer and especially transgender individuals in the U.S. and beyond, the world seems to be growing ever more queer. New studies show that nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQIA2+. Queer Conscience seeks to push back against these forces and affirm our own truths through the photographic medium. In this juried exhibition set to coincide with Pride month, we ask queer artists to share their truest journeys with us, and join us in celebrating our community with a clear conscience. Deadline to submit is Friday, April 5, 2024. Guest Juror: Steffan Schlarb @smannixs - Director & Co-Founder of @schlomer_haus_gallery Images exhibited in Queer Conscience 2023 are copyright to their respective creators, in order of appearance: • Luciano Alves @lucianoalvesfoto • Shadows Gather @shadows.gather • Grace Lawson @lawsonimagery • Laura Migliorino @laura_migliorino • Carlos Brache • Wayne Bund @bundlandia • Michael Espinoza @michaelespinozaart . . . . . . . . #callforart #callforartists #callforentry #callforentries #artistopportunity #artistopportunities #emergingartists #exhibitionopportunity #lgbtq #lgbtqpride #lgbtqartist #lgbtqart #lgbtqphotographer #queer #queerart #queerartist #queerphotographer #queerphotography #queerpride #alternativeprocess #alternativeprocessphotography #photographyexhibition #juriedexhibition #juriedshow #pride #bayarea #bayareaartist #sanfrancisco #queerlife #queerconscience
The Image Flow is proud to present Meadowlark, an exhibition of photographs from Ian Bates’ nearly sold out monograph published in 2022 by @deadbeatclub in Los Angeles. Join us Saturday, February 3rd, 5-7PM for an opening reception with the artist. This body of work was printed by The Image Flow right here in San Anselmo prior to being shown at @thesedays.la gallery in L.A. and, most recently, at the renowned @pier24photography in San Francisco. We are honored and thrilled to have Bates’ thoughtful work return home to the source and look forward to sharing his unique vision with you. #meadowlark #ianbates #galleryexhibition #openingreception #soloexhibtion #bayareaphotographer
Snapshots of a few of the 45 images we have exhibited from our 'Community' Juried Exhibition - now up in our gallery through July 22, 2022. Come visit during business hours, M-F 10-6 and view the colorful and emotional interpretations representative of the theme of Community. Photos © John Degroot, Teresa Camozzi, Charles Versaggi, Bonnie Lou Feld, Olivier Desmet, Anne Elisco, Ellen Sanford, Diego Ramirez, Suzanne Engelberg . . . #theimageflow #prints #artworld #artistsupportartists #artistsupport #supportsmallbusiness #bayareaphoto #marinphoto #sananselmo #northbay #printit @presidiosf @sfgate #wildbayarea #wildcalifornia @alwayssf #sanfrancisco #onlyinsf #sanfranciscoworld #sanfranciscolife #thebay #californiathroughmylens #marinmagazine #marinlivingmag
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our artists featured in our 'Community' Juried Exhibition! We had a fantastic Artists Reception this past weekend and look forward to welcoming curious minds to stop in and view the beautiful collection of pieces, now through July 22, 2022. . . . #theimageflow #prints #artworld #artistsupportartists #artistsupport #supportsmallbusiness #bayareaphoto #marinphoto #sananselmo #northbay #printit @presidiosf @sfgate #wildbayarea #wildcalifornia @alwayssf #sanfrancisco #onlyinsf #sanfranciscoworld #sanfranciscolife #thebay #californiathroughmylens #marinmagazine #marinlivingmag
Save the date - June 4th from 7-9pm, we will be hosting an Artist's Reception for our Juried 'Community' Themed Photography Contest. Displayed will be the winners in their respective categories, honorable mentions, and a selection of other photographs in our gallery at 328 Sir Francis Drake Blvd (under the Marquee). We look forward to seeing you there! Honorable Mention Photos © Bonnie Lou Feld "The Embrace", Cheryl L Guerrero "Oakland Joy", Diego Ramirez "Alice in Wonderland", Kim Starr "Temple Day", Michael Martin "Summer Santa Clara" . . . #theimageflow #prints #artworld #artistsupportartists #artistsupport #supportsmallbusiness #bayareaphoto #marinphoto #sananselmo #northbay #printit @presidiosf @sfgate #wildbayarea #wildcalifornia @alwayssf #sanfrancisco #onlyinsf #sanfranciscoworld #sanfranciscolife #thebay #californiathroughmylens #marinmagazine #marinlivingmag
Last call to sign up for Adobe Lightroom Classic, starting tomorrow! In this workshop, we will cover Adobe Lightroom Classic from start to finish—including topics such as best practices of improving photographs and organizing photo collections, creative image processing, batch editing, and how to export and print your finished images—plus, the difference between Lightroom Classic and Lightroom. Instructor Nathan Lomas is an expert Lightroom user and has helped students learn Lightroom for many years. By the end of this course, you will have learned best practices for lightroom workflow, a number of effective tools to enhance photos, as well as a dedicated system for image organization. Fridays May 6 – June 10, 2022 4–6PM $375 . . . #theimageflow #prints #artworld #artistsupportartists #artistsupport #supportsmallbusiness #bayareaphoto #marinphoto #sananselmo #northbay #printit #adobelightroom #adobe #photographyclass #editingclass #vscocam #illgrammers #natgeoyourshot #nikonusa #canonusa #globalcapture #artofvisuals #agameoftones #ig_masterpiece #photographyeveryday #exposure #composition #focus #capture
The Image Flow has been serving Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area since 2008. We offer exhibition quality archival printing, retouching, and image restoration services. The Image Flow organizes workshops, classes, and lectures with renowned photographers in all areas of photography for beginners to advanced professionals, including traditional film photography and printing, digital photography, travel and iPhone photography, alternative process, and studio photography.
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