Chalmers Hall Photography Lab
Location
206 Chalmers Hall – Film Scanning Room
207 Chalmers Hall – Photo Lighting Studio
209/213 Chalmers Hall – Film Processing/Darkroom
209A Chalmers Hall – Equipment Check-Out Office
Primary Contact
Accessibility and Limitations on Use
Only students enrolled in Photography courses are allowed to use the film processing, wet darkroom facilities, film scanning room, and lighting studio. Equipment check-out is available for all Arc/D students, faculty, and staff. Please note that there are limitations on the types of photo equipment that can be checked out by students who are not Photo Media majors.
Hours
Monday - Thursday 9am – 9pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 12 - 9pm
After-hours access is available for Photography majors and minors. To receive after-hours access, students must complete a training with the lab technician as well as have the necessary course pre-requisites.
Services Available
The photography lab offers full darkroom facilities for black and white silver gelatin printing, as well as wet lab spaces for processing both B&W and color film. Additionally, the lab offers an alternative process darkroom and coating room, a fully equipped lighting studio, and film scanning space.
Appointment Required
No appointment is required during Open Lab Hours to use the film processing and darkroom facilities. Students have the option to reserve time in the Lighting Studio, Scanning Room, and Photo Digital Printing Lab.
Training Required
Yes, some advanced equipment requires training or a course prerequisite to check-out. To reserve time in the lighting studio or film scanning room, training or course prerequisites are required.
Available Equipment
- DSLR Canon Cameras
- Point & Shoot Canon Cameras
- Canon Lenses—various sizes
- Speed-lights & LED Light Kits
- 35mm Film Cameras
- 4x5 Cameras
- Video Cameras
- Audio equipment (various microphones, condensers, recorders, mixers and headphones)
Darkroom Equipment
- Jobo Processors
- Film Drying Cabinets
- Small, Medium, and Large Format Enlargers
- Mounting Press
- Archival Print Washer
- Film Scanners
- UV Exposure Boxes
Lighting Studio
- Strobes
- Continuous Lights
- Tripods/Stands
- Reflectors
- Soft Boxes
- Lighting Stands
Rules on Usage
Rules and policies are posted throughout the studios. Equipment check-out requires signature of an agreement that covers responsibility, liability and check-out duration. Equipment can be checked out for 7 days at a time.