Photography

Our photography facilities consist of multiple labs and equipment. All are available for student use and some are available for student check-out. For more information please email Mgriffiths1@twu.edu, head of the photo area concerning labs, and Bweld@twu.edu for check out.

Equipment

A student works in the photography digital lab in the visual arts building

Digital Lab

Location: ART - Room 301

Digital lab is equipped with:

  • (16) Imac desktop stations with Adobe Creative Cloud
  • (5) Epson R3000 printers
  • (1) Epson 1100XL Flatbed Scanner

Advanced Printing Lab

Location: ART - Room 303 C

We have an advanced printing, scanning and finishing lab that is equipped with:

  • (1) Epson 9900 
  • (1) Epson 7900 
  • (1) Epson R3000
  • (1) Hasselblad Flextight X1 Scanner (35mm-4x5 compatible)
  • (1) Hasselblad Flextight X5 Scanner (35mm-4x5 compatible)
  • (1) Epson 1100XL Flatbed Scanner
  • (1) Hot Press
TWU photography darkroom

Alternative Process Lab 

Location: ART - Room 303 D

Gang lab is a flexible space supporting gum bichromate, ziatype, cyanotype, salted paper, anthotype as well as an area that accommodates digital alternative processes such as DASS transfer and InkAid for mixed media.

  • (1) 36" UV exposure unit with built in light box table  
  • (4) 24" UV exposure units
  • (15) Contact Print Frames ranging in size from 8x10”, 11x14”, to 16x20”

Lighting Studio

Location: ART - Room 307

Lighting studio equipped with:

  • Profoto D1 Air light kits
  • Profoto umbrellas and softboxes
  • Profoto color gel kits
  • Profoto Grids 5 to 20 degree
  • Profoto Snoot and Glass Dome
  • Air Remotes TTL-C (Canon Compatible)
  • Pocket Wizards Plus III
  • Impact 5 collapsible Circular reflectors
  • Imac with tethering capabilities
  • Canon 5D Mark IV with 50 mm lens
  • Manfrotto Plexiglass Panel Shooting table
  • Impact shooting tent 35”x35”x35”
  • Permanent mount seamless stations 
  • Epson Powerlite Projector

Black and White Darkroom

Location: Woodcock - Room 304

Coming in the Fall of 2021

Photo Equipment for Check-Out

A student uses some of the lighting equipment available for checkout

Analog Equipment

Large Format Cameras

  • (15) Toyo 45AX 4x5 Field camera kits
    • (LowePro backpack, camera body, portable tripod, Sekonic Light meter, loupe, [Lens ranging from 75mm, 90mm, 150mm and 210mm], cable release, 3 film holders, dark cloth)

Medium Format

  • Yashica Twin Lens
  • Holga 120 N 
  • Diana cameras

Single Lens Reflex Cameras

  • Variety of cameras from Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Pentax, Konica, Fujica with lenses ranging from 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 105mm, 300mm

Changing Tent

  • (3) Harrison Pup Tents

Light Meters

  • (20) Sekonic Flashmate L-308-xU

Digital Equipment

Medium Format

  • (1) Mamiya Medium Format with digital back

Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras

  • Variety of Canon cameras from Rebel T3i, 30D, 60D, 70D, 1D Mark II

Point and Shoot

  • Canon Powershot A13000 HD

Accessories

  • Rode Video Mic Pro, Bogen Wireless Microphone, Shure SLR Microphones 
  • Video Stabilizers
  • Wacom Intuos Pro Medium PTH-651

Lighting Equipment

  • Profoto B10 Plus OFC Kits
  • Profoto color gels
  • Impact Heavy-duty light stands

Page last updated 5:19 PM, June 2, 2021