Happy New Year!
We’re back in full effect, and we have exciting things going on this year — classes, a darkroom move (just to downstairs), and shows! So keep film alive. We will if you will.
Take Your Photo at the Cantina Photo Booth!
We gonna be here tonight capturing all the Frida lovers and look-alikes! Come through folks!!
Frida Kahlo #6
Sacred Heart Community Service,
Friday, July 29, 2011 6:30-8:30PM
$10 entry, youth are free!
Benefit for MAIZ San Jose
RIP Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros
Photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Libya on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Since the Vietnam war, the government has gone to great lengths to limit the images we see that make war more real. The bravery of these two men to document and “de-theorize” war, I hope, could live in those of us left behind. Check out more of the story here….
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Photo-movie by Jean Melesaine
Videos are photos linked together, so we’re posting this on the Darkroom blog. This is made by De-Bug mediamaker Jean Melesaine. Grab a blanket because you might get the chills!
San Jose Poet; Yosimar Reyes from DE BUG on Vimeo.
Darkroom Use by Appointment
hey friends!
Just to let folks know, to use the Darkroom at De-Bug, you’d need to make an appointment. That way, we know you’re coming. You can make an appointment one day in advance for the hours of 11-10PM (Mondays-Thursdays), 12-5 (fridays), and 1-5PM (Saturdays). To make an appointment, you can either:
Call us at (408)971-4965
Text us at (408)910-8388
Email us at thedarkroomatdebug@gmail.com
Or fill out a form here….
Photo Circle is back!
Come join us. It’s been a long time friends! Even if you don’t have photos to bring, share community with photographers here in San Jose. 
Read the New De-Bug online!
This is the San Jose issue, and for all of you who like magazines for their pictures, check out the nice photos in there produced by De-Bug photographers! Click on the cover below to take you to the issue…and if you got stories to tell about your neighborhood, come through the Tuesday open editorial meetings at 5:30PM at Debug (701 Lenzen Avenue, SJ).
New De-Bugs! They’re coming soon!!
It’s the all-about San Jose issue. If you wanna be cool, you gotta have a Debug mag! Many a photographer have come through Darkroom and have gotten published in the mag, online, or even our tv show! Come to our open editorial meetings on Tuesdays at 5:30 at 701 Lenzen to share and hear the stories that need to be told.
my first mag…yah, that’s one of DeBug’s native sons, Nanji. you’ll see him around the Darkroom. Just don’t interrupt him while he’s reading.
Using Photography to Address Social Issues
Brooks 7th graders addressing social issues through photography
By Larry Randa Yesterday at 2:33 p.m.Seventh grade art students at Brooks Middle School are busy putting the finishing touches on photography projects that, in the words of art teacher Josh Gunderlock, “will tell Brooks and the community about what they feel is wrong in the world.”
The unique still-photography projects focus on such topics as bullying, global warming, domestic abuse, recycling and improper behavior in school.
“I wanted them to talk about something they felt was an issue, something that bothered them or something they felt strongly about,” said Gunderlock. “They could tackle any subject as long as they did it responsibly.”
The projects began in September when each student was asked to give some personal thought to possible issues. They were split into teams of 3 to 5 students and each team discussed potential topics, eventually settling on their main theme.
Since then they have been busy making “storyboards” (a visual plan detailing each scene) and shooting hundreds of photos for what will eventually become a 2 to 4 minute video CD put to music.
“One of the groups has already shot around 2,500 pictures,” Gunderlock said, adding it will take a lot of student editing time and effort to produce their video. “Our goal was about 150 photos a day for each group which translates into about 20 seconds worth of video.”
When it’s all said and done, Gunderlock will have somewhere between eight and ten videos, the best of which he hopes to be able to show at school assemblies. Other possibilities include posting the videos to the Brooks website as well as the VVSD Wiki.
“This is stuff that’s usually done at the college level,” Gunderlock said, pointing out that the project has taught students about organization, cooperation and use of technology in addition to exposing them to possible future careers in computer-aided design, photography, acting and movie-making. “The students are doing a great job. Every student has been able to find at least one part of the process that they succeed at.”
“Framed”: Limited Edition Photography T-Shirts
Have your photo worn on a shirt! To promote the talent here at De-Bug, we are featuring photographers on shirts in a LIMITED EDITION SERIES called “Framed”. The first of our series is Jean Melesaine, who took this photo at the first Oscar Grant Rally in Oakland, CA. Order your shirt now. ONLY $15!
Email us at thedarkroomatdebug@gmail.com to purchase your shirt for $15 (includes shipping and handling)!
Stepping into the Light
Welcome to the Darkroom at De-Bug. It’s 2011 and we redeveloped our website to celebrate photography and build a community of photographers, especially in the South Bay. We are both a physical space (WE HOUSE THE ONLY COMMUNITY DARKROOM IN THE SOUTH BAY) and a global space of photographers who just love cameras, photography, and the stories that make our images. We hope you can be part of our community too.
Our website offers news and stories about photography, information on classes and shows, and photos of course! Sign up to subscribe to our blog so you can stay in touch with all the magic that happens in the Darkroom. 
