providing equitable access to professional studios and state-of-the-art equipment to make great work
Comprised of six studio areas across more than 4,000 square feet, the USU Photo facilities provide students access to exceptional learning spaces. Our robust inventory of digital and film equipment offers unique hands-on experiences with a range of formats and methodologies. We regularly consult with industry professionals to stay up to date on latest technologies and production standards so students are prepared for work immediately upon graduation.
With the USU Caine College of the Arts Differential Tuition Program, students do not pay lab fees for any coursework. Instead, tuition dollars go directly into providing students with equitable access to equipment and supplies––minimizing financial obstacles and maximizing opportunities to make great work.
equipment for student check-out
With the USU Caine College of the Arts Differential Tuition Program, students do not pay lab fees for any coursework. Instead, tuition dollars go directly into providing students with equitable access to equipment and supplies––minimizing financial obstacles and maximizing opportunities to make great work.
darkrooms
- Black and white darkroom with 9 Saunders/LPL 4x5 enlargers
- Alternative process darkroom
- 9 private darkrooms for junior/senior BFA and MFA students
- 3 individual film loading/processing darkrooms
- 2 JOBO film processors
- Archival print washers
- 2 large format UV exposure units
- Wet-plate collodion mobile darkroom
digital production studio
- M1 Mac Studio computers with 27” BenQ PhotoVue Monitors
- Adobe Creative Suite, PhotoMechanic, CaptureOne, Mirage, and QuadToneRip software
- Epson Stylus Pro 9800 printer
- 2 Epson SureColor P5000 printers
- Epson Stylus Pro 7800 printer for Piezography output and digital negatives (to come Summer 2023)
- Epson V750 scanner
- ISO 3664:2009 standard print viewing station (to come Summer 2023)
print finishing studio
- Dry mount presses
- Professional print trimmers and mat cutters
- Archival framing tools
- Flat file storage
classroom studio
- 8x30-foot critique wall
- 72-inch flatscreen TV
lighting studio
- 30-foot cyclorama wall
- Studio tech multicart with MacBook Pro for tethered capture and editing
- Studio camera stand
- Strobes, hot lights, modifiers, soft boxes, backdrops
- Booms, camera and light stands
equipment for student check-out
- Fuji GFX 100S medium format digital camera system
- Nikon Mirrorless Z and DSLR camera systems
- Toyo Field 45AII large format 4x5 cameras
- Burke & James 8x10 large format camera
- Mamiya RB67 and RZ67 medium format camera systems
- Pentax 67 camera system
- Fuji GSW690III medium format camera
- Rolleiflex, Mamiya, and Yashica Mat twin-lens medium format cameras
- Hasselblad XPan 35mm panoramic camera
- 35mm Nikon, Canon, and Minolta camera systems
- Tripods
- Light meters
- Portable strobes and flashes
- Changing tents, reflectors, and diffusers