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Facility Resources

Our BFA Photo and Video Building
Explore Our Cutting-Edge Photography Facilities

6th, 4th, & 3rd Floor Photography Studios

Large photo studio with windows and equipment on the left
One person poses on an apple crate while another operates a camera in a photo studio
Large photo studio with equipment and windows along the right side
Two people operate camera and sound equipment in a photo studio
A large window in an open room with photo equipment
A large open studio with equipment along the walls
C stands, apple boxes, weghts, and other camera equipment along a wall with large windows
One person poses on an apple box while two others operate camera and sound equipment in a photo studio

Nine studio spaces are available for student use, fully equipped with tether stations, strobe lighting, and grip equipment. A variety of colored seamless paper rolls are available.

6th Floor Equipment Hub

A long work station with two chairs and computers facing a window. Organized cameras and lenses on shelves behind the station.
Shelves of lenses and cameras organized by type
Rows of camera lenses organized by type
Rows of camera lenses organized by type on multiple shelves
Tagged camera bags organized by camera type

Home to a wide range of analog and digital equipment for students’ use, including all major brands such as Sony, Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Profoto, and Hasselblad. View the Equipment Catalog to learn more about the equipment we offer.

5th Floor Digital Labs

A large cutting table, with large digital printers in a lab.
Two people review prints in a digital lab with computers and large digital printers
A large digital printer in front of a classroom of monitors and scanners.
Two people look at digital prints on a table in front of a large digital printer
A classroom of monitors and scanners
A workstation with multiple scanners, a printer, and a monitor.
A workstation with two monitors and a dlsr scanner
Two large digital printers
A digital work station with a monitor, mixing board, and mic
A work station with a monitor and scanner
A work station with a monitor and scanner

Digital imaging labs are available for student use. The labs are equipped with Mac Studios, including Adobe Creative Suite, Eizo monitors, Imacon and Epson flatbed scanners, and Epson printers ranging from 13 inches to 44 inches wide. To check out card readers, laptops, film scan holders, or for assistance with printers, scanners, or computers, visit the 5th Floor Digital Hub.

4th Floor Darkrooms

Dark room with a row of enlargers on one wall and and row of sinks with developing chemicals on the other wall
Dark room with a row of enlargers on one wall and and row of sinks with developing chemicals on the other wall
A row of enlargers in the darkroom
A sink with tubs of film developing chemicals
A drying rack in front of sinks.
A student looks at prints in front of a drying rack
Drying racks and light tables
Students and a teacher review film around a light table
Light tables
Students look at their developed film on a light table
Two hands holding film that has been developed
A student reviews their prints, standing in front of a sink they developed them in
A sink with developing chemicals

Three darkrooms are available for student use. A large darkroom with 21 enlargers, a smaller darkroom with five enlargers, including an 8x10 enlarger, and an alternative process darkroom. The white lights area has RC and fiber print dryers, a rock washer, dry-mount presses, film dryers, and a film loading station. Darkroom equipment and alternative process chemistry are available at the darkroom hub.

2nd Floor Classrooms

A clean classroom with a long table, large monitor and computer station
A clean classroom with a large, long table, a giant monitor on the wall and laptop
A clean classroom with a large monitor on the wall. The door, the end of a long table, and a smaller table with a laptop are all visible.

Six seminar classrooms are equipped with Macbook Pro laptops, magnetic boards, gallery lighting, high-quality speakers, and high-resolution, color-accurate 4K 98" displays. The rooms accommodate lectures, group discussions, print evaluations, and critique sessions, and ensure that students can present, share, and discuss their work as intended. 

Facility Resources for Current Students

  • BFA Photography and Video Handbook

  • Darkroom, Studio, and Digital Lab Reservations

  • Student Contact Form

  • Locker Registration Form

  • Guest Access Request Form

  • Equipment Catalog

  • Semesterly Equipment Exception

  • CSI Insurance