Darkroom

The introductory classes in our program emphasize 35mm black-and-white film-based photography.  As part of the intermediate level of the curriculum we offer classes in digital color and large-format photography and our advanced offerings encourage sustained self-directed study. The photography facilities include a 2,200-square-foot 18-enlarger gang darkroom and “white” room for print washing and drying, three negative developing rooms equipped for 35mm and large format development, a print finishing room, and a critique space. Our digital media lab, also measuring 2,200 square feet, has state-of-the-art digital image processing capacity. All photography students have 24-hour key card access to the facilities.

Darkroom Equipment includes

• Chemicals for black and white printing and developing
• 8 Beseler 23C III Enlargers, to be expanded to 15 in the coming months
• 3 Omega 4x5 Enlargers
• Each enlarger is housed within an individual workstation. The workstations each have an 11x14-inch adjustable enlarging easel, and a 16x20-inch adjustable enlarging easel is available for larger prints.
• 2 16x20 Gravity Works archival print washers

Digital Media Lab

• Epson 4990, 10000XL and V750 Scanners
• 2 Epson 3880 17-inch wide Printers
• 1 Epson 9880 44-inch wide large format printer