Maryland Institute College Of Art Photography

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Maryland Institute College of Art Photography Department HANDBOOK Darkroom Photography and Digital Photography Fall 2010 / Spring 2011 / Summer 2011 You are welcome to keep this Department Handbook, but when you are finished reading it please return it to the MICA Photography Department Photo Crib. There will always be printed copies of this Department Handbook available for reference from the MICA Photography Department Photo Crib. This Department Handbook may also be referenced on the MICA Photo Blog at... http://micaphoto.wordpress.com Table of Contents 1. General Information – page 2 2. Introduction – page 3 3. Health & Safety – page 4 H1N1 virus information 4. Photography Facility Rules – page 7 a. Photography Department ID Cards b. Responsibility Forms c. Checkout Policy d. Fines e. Darkroom and Computer Room (M080) Use f. Lockers g. Helpful Hints for a Happy Darkroom 5. Department Facilities – page 9 a. Darkroom A and Darkroom B b. Darkroom C c. Color Darkrooms d. Darkroom S (Special Process Darkroom) (M070) e. Darkrooms X (Coating Room and Exposure Room) f. Dry Room g. Photo Studio (M030) h. Computer Lab (M080) and Digital Print Lab (DPL) i. Wilgus Gallery j. Photo Crib - Photography Equipment Checkout k. Darkroom Accessories Checkout l. Reservations 6. Recommended Student Equipment and Supplies List – page 13 7. Equipment and Facility Check-out Procedures – page 14 8. ADA Compliance – page 14 1 1. GENERAL INFORMATION This Handbook is a guide for the Photography and Digital Photography Imaging Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art. The Handbook covers the rules and procedures for the use of the chemistry darkroom facilities and the digital imaging facilities located on the street level of the Main Building. The information in the Handbook IS NOT a substitute for the lectures and demonstrations given by the instructors. Each instructor is responsible for giving the students a syllabus, health and safety information, a supply list and technical and creative guidance. Photography Facility in the Main Building HOURS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND THOSE CHANGES WILL BE POSTED. Sunday through Thursday: 9:00am - 12:00am (midnight) * Friday and Saturday: 9:00am - 11:00pm * *Note: The white light in the darkrooms will always be turned on and the color processors will be turned off one hour before closing time at “Last Print.” This will allow the students to finish up, wash their prints, and to allow the staff to clean and close down for the night. Students should finish their developing and printing and must return the checked-out items one hour before closing. *** All students need to be finished for the evening and everyone must vacate the entire MICA Photo Department area 30 (thirty) minutes AFTER “Last Print” is called. “Last Print” does not mean you still have 30 minutes to work in the darkrooms. The holiday, summer classes and mid-semester break schedules are variable and the hours during these times will be posted. All studios and labs are closed during school holidays and when the Main Building is closed. Continuing Studies students may access the facility after 4:00pm if there are no classes using the darkrooms. Their access to the facility is from the first day of their class to the last day of their class. Important Telephone Numbers: Crib / Managers Office: (410) 225 Faculty Office (410) 225 Chairman’s Office (410) 225 Main Building Guard Desk (410) 225 1212 Mount Royal Security (410) 225 Security Emergency (410) 225 Continuing Studies Office (410) 225 EMERGENCY 9 – 911 2400 2206 2286 2308 2245 3333 2219 2 2. INTRODUCTION To all who come to this happy place, welcome! Please examine this handbook carefully so that you are familiar and well versed with all of the procedures relating to the various equipment, policies, procedures and proper health and safety techniques. This is a reference guide to inform and to instruct you while you are taking photography classes and working within the MICA darkrooms. When the Photo Department is open there is always a Photo Crib manager on duty. Feel free to alert the on duty Photo Crib manager if you have a problem or notice a problem within the general area. We hope you have a very productive and rewarding semester. The Maryland Institute, College of Art’s Photography Department, which includes both traditional and digital photo imaging, is an active and growing part of the college. The department was first started by *David Woodward in the 19th century, and was one of the first art colleges to include photography as part of the fine arts curriculum. The Department is committed to the use of imaging technologies in the fine arts. The Department includes courses in Black and White Photography, Color Photography, Digital Photo Imaging, Studio Lighting, Alternative Processes within Photography, Artist’s Books and the History of Photography. All classes blend technical, creative, historical and conceptual concerns into the curriculum. Several programs share the facilities: The Undergraduate Day School (BFA), the Graduate Program in Photography/Digital Imaging (MFA), The Post-Baccalaureate Program, the Continuing Studies Program, Summer School classes and the Pre College program. Many people use the facilities and consequently everyone must be sensitive about keeping things clean and in good repair. The Photo Crib Managers oversee the day-to-day operations and the Work Study students work under the supervision of the Photo Crib Managers. The Managers and the Work Study Students are responsible for the mixing of chemicals for darkroom printing, repairing equipment, maintaining equipment, checking items in and out from the MICA Photo Crib and keeping track of the inventory. Everyone who uses the facility should help in keeping the place clean, using the equipment carefully and reporting any problems to the on duty Photo Crib Managers. FULL TIME MICA PHOTO FACULTY MEMBERS: Tom Baird, Regina DeLuise, Alex Heilner, Nate Larson, Lynn Silverman, Laurie Snyder (Chair of Photography), Colette Veasey-Cullors PART TIME MICA PHOTO FACULTY MEMBERS: Margaret Adams, Ramsay Antonio Barnes, Kelly Egan, Howard Ehrenfeld, Connie Imboden, Irna Jay, John Morris, Christopher Saah, Jonathan Trundle MICA PHOTO STAFF MEMBERS: Department Manager - Jonathan Trundle Assistant Manager - John Morris Part-time Managers - Peter Shipley, Sean Scheidt To learn more about the history of photography at the Maryland Institute from the 1870’s through today, take a look at: http://brightbytes.com Then click on “D. A. Woodward, Photographic Educator and Inventor,” an article by Jack Wilgus, Retired Chair of Photography Current information about the department may also be referenced on the MICA Photo Blog at: http://micaphoto.wordpress.com 3 3. Health & Safety Health and Safety Compliance MICA has developed policies and practices to ensure a healthful environment and safe approach to the use of equipment, materials and processes. It is the mutual responsibility of faculty and students to review health and safety standards relevant to each class at the beginning of each semester. Students should be aware of general fire, health, and safety regulation s posted in each area and course specific policies, practices, and precautions. Students who have concerns related to health and safety should contact the Environmental Health and Safety Manager Denelle Bowser at (410) 462-7593. This section is a basic outline of health and safety concerns for all photographic work. All art practices have the potential to cause health problems. It is the responsibility of the student to learn the appropriate way to handle materials and equipment to minimize any health risk. Our main darkrooms have slotted local exhaust systems attached to processing sinks. This is the recommended method because it captures and removes most contaminates as close to the source as possible. The Photo Crib has books and files with Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all the approved curricular chemicals used in the darkrooms. Special Note: Any student who is pregnant, has allergies, is highly sensitive to chemicals, or has other health concerns should consult a doctor about their potential risks. Pregnant students should read Chapter 1 “Photographic Chemicals and Our bodies” in the book Overexposure recommended at the end of this section. Read especially pages 32-34 on the “Reproductive System and Pregnancy.” Small children should not be in the darkrooms and NO pets are allowed in the Photography Department area. - H1N1 virus information What to do if I get sick? If you are sick consider the following: - Limit contact with other people as much as possible. DO NOT GO TO CLASS! Seek medical attention at Mount Royal Medial Associates (410) 225-8855.***Please call ahead*** - Students who are sick should self-isolate for at least 24 hours after any fever is gone. - Make sure to get plenty of rest and drink clear fluids to keep from being dehydrated. - Avoid normal activities including work, school, travel, shopping, social events and public gatherings. Reporting Procedures: - Contact the Office of Student Affairs at (410) 225-2422. They will assist with plans for selfisolation, arranging for meals, and any other necessary support. Contact any faculty whose class you anticipate missing and inform them of your illness. Work with them to make arrangements for catching up on any missed work. If you have difficulty reaching your faculty or if your illness lingers to the point where you will miss two or more of any one class contact the Office of Student Affairs 4 Points to Remember - Be familiar with the location of fire extinguishers, eyewash fountains, first aid kits, the posted list of emergency phone numbers, the Main Building Guard Desk and Campus Security Office. - NEVER smoke, eat or drink in the darkroom areas. - Radios, CD players and audible media players are not allowed in the darkrooms except while wearing headphones or an earphone. - Lab coat or apron, neoprene gloves, eye goggles and towel are recommended as required by . OSHA regulation when students use darkrooms. Advanced level photography class students . may need to wear an approved respirator and/or face shield when mixing and handling toxic . chemicals. The instruction will be given by the instructors in advanced level classes. - STOCK SOLUTIONS are more toxic than WORKING SOLUTIONS. Stock solutions are the form in which the product is purchased; Working Solutions are diluted for use. Working Solutions exhaust with time, exposure to air and use. AVOID contamination of chemicals. - DEVELOPERS cause the most common health problems, such as skin or respiratory irritations. Mixing developers poses the greatest risk. Wear protective masks, gloves, and aprons. Avoid direct contact with developer powders or solutions. Never put your bare hands in developer. Use rubber gloves when mixing or handling developers and use tongs when printing. - ACETIC ACID is used in most stop baths is highly irritating to skin and lungs in concentrated form, but in diluted working solution it is only slightly hazardous on skin contact. Use rubber gloves when mixing and tongs when printing. ***Always add acid to water to avoid splashing.*** - FIXERS Most fixers contain a thiosulfate fixing agent. The main hazard from hypo or fixer solutions comes from exposure to heat or long exposures to air. Heat can cause it to form highly toxic sulfur dioxide gas. Keep the Fixer trays covered with Plexiglas covers when not in use. - TONING is forbidden in photo department because toners are toxic. - In case of skin contact with irritating chemicals, wash area immediately with plenty of water. In case of eye contact rinse eye for 15 minutes and call physician. Get help from Managers or Guard Desk. Wash hands with soap and water after working with photographic chemicals before eating or smoking. Use your own towel. - LABEL all containers with date and contents. Labels are available in the Darkroom C print wash area. - CLEAN UP any spills immediately. When wet chemistry dries, it then forms a powder that is far more easily inhaled or ingested. 5 The MICA Library has a reference shelf of books dealing with art hazards, including photography. The Photo Department has some of these publications available at the checkout desk or office for your reference. A book every photographer should have as a reference is: Overexposure, Health Hazards in Photography, second edition by Susan Shaw and Monona Rossol, and published by Allworth Press, 1991. With common sense and proper informed care you can work safely in photography. In each of your classes there will be discussions of these issues in depth as they apply to the processes you are using. Instructors in advanced level photography classes will supply specific information on health and safety concerns for each class. Guidelines regarding the use of photography facilities for Alternative Processes: Photography students who wish to work with alternative processes chemistry for a photography class project that are not part of photography curriculum must ask their instructors’ permission. Photography students who wish to do any alternative processes for a non-photography class project must ask for permission from the Photography Department Manager and the Chair of The Photography Department. Photography students may only work with the processes that are taught and demonstrated in our facilities. Students must follow the proper health and safety guidelines. Toning of any kind is strictly prohibited in MICA Photography Department facilities. It is advised that photography students read the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for the materials that they wish to use and read Overexposure, Health Hazards in Photography before they purchase any chemicals on their own. 6 4. Photography Facility Rules a. Photography Department ID (Identification) Cards: At the beginning of each semester, from the MICA course rosters, the Manager produces barcoded Photo Department ID Cards for all Photo Undergraduate and Graduate students and faculty. ID Cards are required for checkout of all equipment and accessories. Do not lose these cards and do not give them to anyone else. The Crib Workers may ask for a second form of ID (MICA card or Driver’s License) if there is any question about whether this is a correct Photo Dept ID. The ID’s given to others will be collected and destroyed. - Rules for Forgotten Photo ID Cards: 1. First offense: Name will be recorded, no fine. 2. Second offense: $ 5.00 fine. 3. Third offense: $ 5.00 fine and new Photo ID made. 4. Each subsequent offense: $ 5.00 fine. b. Responsibility Forms All Students need to come to the Crib with completed Responsibility Forms, agreeing to be financially responsible for all equipment that they have checked-out. The Department cannot be responsible for the safety of prints or personal property. Never leave cameras, book bags, equipment (ours or yours) unattended. c. Check-out Policy 1. All equipment needed to process film and to print, such as tanks, reels, lenses, negative carriers, grain focusers, filters, etc. should be used only within the photo department area and returned to the crib on the same day before the crib closes. Other equipment, such as light meter, tripod, etc. is checked out on daily basis except on weekends. Equipment checked out on Friday and on weekends should be returned by the following Monday. 2. Access to some equipment and darkroom is permitted only to students enrolled in certain advanced classes. Contact a manager if you have a question about the availability of certain equipment to you. 3. Students will be held financially responsible for the safe return of all of the equipment that they check out from the MICA Photo Department. Students will be financially responsible for the exact replacement cost and fee of an identical new item if the item they have checked out is lost, stolen or damaged. The replacement cost charge will be equivalent to the current price of the new equipment. d. Fines 1. If a student loses his/her card, there will be a $10.00 fine for replacement. If she/he did not lose her card but does not have it with her/him and still wishes to use the darkroom, she/he may use the darkroom on the day with an appropriate fine. See above under rules for forgotten Photo ID cards for the details. 2. A student will be charged a fine of $5.00 per day for each piece of late equipment. 7 3. Lost or damaged equipment will be charged to the student. Any outstanding accounts will delay credit, grades and/or diploma. 4. A student who repeatedly abuses their checkout privileges will lose the privilege to use the department equipment and facilities. e. Darkroom and Computer Room (M080) Use Scheduled photography classes have priority over all darkrooms and labs during their class time. Additional students who wish to work must have permission from the instructor on duty. The MICA photo lab is an educational facility. Students are not allowed to use any part of the facility for non-curriculum purposes. f. Lockers Lockers are available on a first come first serve basis. Students must sign-up in the Crib for a locker for one semester at a time. The lockers must be vacated at the end of each semester. Students provide their own locks. Locks will be cut off at the end of each semester. Flat storage lockers in the Dry Room are available for Senior Photo Majors. These will be distributed through the Senior Thesis class instructor. g. Helpful hints for a happy Darkroom: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Be kind and courteous to others Have clean work habits Remember that dust is the enemy of photography Avoid chemical contamination Clean all containers and trays before and after use Remove your prints and tools promptly after each session Return equipment clean and dry to the Photo Crib Conserve water: Turn off when finished washing prints or film Conserve electricity and bulbs: Turn off enlargers, dry mount press, tacking irons, copy stand lights, scanners, computers and printers when you are finished using them. 10. Keep the dry areas dry, and the wet areas wet * Students must receive written permission from the chair when they request special access to equipment or to the facilities. The management requires written permission from the chair of the department; it is the student’s responsibility to provide the written permission (oral permission by way of the student is not acceptable.) **Please remember that the photography facility is home to more than three hundred students per semester, be considerate of the facilities and to others when working in the Photography Department. Working here is a privilege, not a right. Any behavior which is deemed inappropriate will be noted and handled accordingly. 8 5. Department Facilities a. Darkroom A and Darkroom B Darkrooms A&B are for beginning photography students. Darkroom A is reserved for Basic Black and White and the overflow is directed to Darkroom B. Each darkroom has a large sink for processing, siphon washer, timer, safelight, and ventilation. Each darkroom has 14 enlarging stations, equipped with timer, easel, and contact printing glass. Always OPEN the easel before adjusting blades and keep them dry and clean. The darkroom area has film processing areas, print washing and drying areas, light table, and film loading rooms. There is a first aid kit and eyewash located at the entrance to Darkroom C. b. Darkroom C Darkroom C is reserved for the Juniors and the Seniors of the department. Intermediate students are given access after appropriate instruction and orientation. This darkroom is fitted with enlargers capable of printing 35mm, medium format and 4 x 5 sheet film format. There are 11 x 14 and 16 x 20 easels in the darkrooms and the 20 x 24 easels may be checked-out from the Photo Crib. Always OPEN the easel before adjusting blades and keep them dry and clean. There is a small Alternative Processes darkroom in the entrance to Darkroom C with an UV Light Box exposing unit for exposing non-silver processes and a sink for processing and washing. Exposure units are also located in the “Exposure Room”, formerly known as the “Graduate darkroom”. Coating is to be finished in “Darkroom X” formerly known as the “Wheelchair Access Darkroom.” *Note: The MICA photography department provides black & white printing chemistry for A, B and C darkrooms. Any variations are prohibited except during a class at the time of an instructor’s request. All variations from the standard black and white chemistry mixtures must be approved by the management and used in S darkroom. c. Color Darkrooms The color area has 10 enlargers in separate rooms, a large sink area, a 32 inch Omnia Color Print processor, and Jobo negative processors. Students who are currently enrolled in Color class or who have taken color classes in the past and have received the written permission from the Chair have access to the equipment. Time slots for printing must be reserved on the door of each darkroom. Check with managers for detailed instructions. Never use equipment if you do not understand how. *Note: Even though our Omnia processor is capable of printing 30 X 40 inch paper, it is at the students’ own risk when they print with paper larger than 11 X 14 inches. Papers with jagged, ripped, torn or non squared edges are NOT ALLOWED to be run through the OMNIA. **Note: The Jobo negative processors should only be used for 4X5 black & white sheet film processing by students who have been instructed by a faculty member on the proper use of the machine. They may not be used to keep the temperature of chemicals for other purpose than 4X5 black and white sheet film processing. 9 d. Darkroom S – (M070) This darkroom is used for Intermediate Photography and for Alternative Processes in Photography classes and for advanced students. Students wishing to make mural prints must have been given instructions from their class instructor and the Department Manager. The “S” Darkroom has five LPL enlargers and an 8x10 Ilford Multigrade 500LE enlarger for making mural prints with 8x10 negatives. There are two large sinks and large format trays for printing mural black and white prints. To use the Ilford 8x10 black and white enlarger students must have an individual instructional lesson and have permission from their instructor and from the Department Manager. The Ilford enlarger is only to be used for “large scale” black and white prints and/or for printing from 8x10 negatives. Students are responsible for correctly mixing chemicals and for keeping this area clean and to clean the area when finished with their printing session. Failure to do so will be noted and appropriate measures will be taken. Outside of the Darkroom S revolving door is a small photo student lounge area, a broken glass receptacle, student lockers and the Wilgus Gallery supplies cabinet. The materials for hanging work in the Wilgus Gallery are stored in the blue cabinet and the key is kept in the Photo Crib. Students are expected to purchase any supplies they need for a show installed in the Wilgus Gallery and to purchase paint for the gallery. Note: Darkroom “S” is not a private darkroom; please leave it in a condition ready for the next student to use. We will not guarantee that this darkroom will not be used during your absence. e. Darkrooms X (Coating Room and Exposure Room) The Coating Room has a large sink and drying racks for hand-coated papers. Please replace soiled newspapers as necessary. Please clean up after each session. The Exposure Room has four UV Light Boxes for exposing non-silver processes. Darkrooms X are reserved for students in the Alternative Processes in Photography classes. f. Dry Room The Dry Room a DRY ROOM! Do not bring in any wet items, beverages or containers of liquid. There are dry mount presses, trimmers, a mat cutter with a bevel and a straight edge cutter and a copy stand. Blades for the mat cutter, tacking irons and the camera mount for the copy stand are available from the Photo Crib. Do not use the mat cutter to cut thick mat board; it cannot cut board thicker than two-ply board. Do not use the trimmers to cut mat board of any type. Please be considerate and begin finishing all work in conjunction to last print. PLAN TO FINISH ALL WORK BEFORE “LAST PRINT” IS CALLED. g. Photo Studio (M030) The Studio has a backdrop sweep assembly, light assemblies, clamps, boards, diffusion tissue flats, reflectors, stands and other accessories are available for working in the Photo Studio. The studio is equipped with hot lights and strobe units. Only Photo Major students who have taken or are currently taking the Studio Lighting class may use the Studio. Students must sign up for use of the Studio and check out the Studio Key from the Crib. If you have questions about how to use a piece of equipment, please seek help in advance. The equipment in the Studio is delicate, potentially hazardous and expensive to replace. Please take care of the Studio and its equipment and leave it cleaner and tidier than the way you found it. Remember that the Photo Studio key must be returned no later than 15 minutes after last print is called. Please be considerate and begin finishing all work in conjunction to last print. ***DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE ANYTHING IN THE PHOTO STUDIO*** 10 h. Computer Lab (M080) and Digital Print Lab (DPL) Only current students enrolled in Digital Photography classes and current Photography Major students may use M080 and the Digital Print Lab (DPL.) These labs are equipped with Apple computers, up to date imaging software, Nikon Film Scanners, Epson flatbed scanners and large format Epson printers. The instructors of the digital classes will give out detailed instructions and guidelines for accessing this equipment. - Digital Print Lab (DPL) Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday 1:00pm – 5:00pm, and 7:00pm – 10:00pm (Friday the DPL will close at 9:00pm.) FOOD, BEVERAGES and LOITERING ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE DPL! YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF YOU ARE DISRUPTIVE OR NOT PLANNING TO PRINT! The Digital Print Lab is a new addition to the MICA Photography facility. The DPL is located across from M080 and will operate with 3 printer workstations. A variety of Epson printers will be available and students will have the capability of making prints ranging from 8.5x11 inches to 24x30 inches. This facility will enable a higher degree of control over the final output of digital files and will help students to better predict and appreciate fine digital printing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The lab will have designated open hours, and it will maintain a “first come, first serve” policy. Access to the DPL may be prohibited for student use and reserved for use by a scheduled class meeting in computer lab M080. This lab will be designated for printing and color correcting, it will not operate as an open lab for web-surfing, file manipulation, etc. Digital files should be ready for printing upon arrival at the lab. In addition this lab will not be a drop off center for making prints. Students are expected to work with the lab tech to ensure the quality and color balance are correct. The Lab Tech WILL NOT accept orders for prints to be simply dropped off and processed. Do not plan on using the DPL print lab if you have not been taught how to print with the equipment in the DPL. Students will only be able to print on one printer at a time, please be considerate. If you can work on a smaller format printer, do so, leaving the larger printers available for someone who wants to make larger prints. Students MUST stay in the DPL while their print is printing. Access to the DPL is reserved to students taking a Digital Class through the Photography Department, as well as Photography Majors and Photo Concentrators who have already taken the Digital 1 Photography course at MICA only, no exceptions! The prices for prints will be posted on the glass door to the DPL and will be strictly enforced. The student is responsible for providing their own papers for printing and the paper must be listed on the “Approved Papers” chart on the glass door to the DPL. The MICA Photography Department will not supply any papers for printing in the DPL. The lab will be run and operated through the MICA Photo Crib and the student must seek out the MICA Photo Crib Manager that is on duty for printing in the DPL. Allow plenty of time for your printing needs, printing requests made within the last thirty (30) minutes of the DPL closing time will be refused. Plan accordingly! Any exceptions to these rules will be allowed only by presenting the exception in written form, signed by Laurie Snyder the Photography Department Chair. 11 i. Wilgus Gallery The Wilgus Gallery has approximately 80 linear feet of wall space available for student exhibitions. A student committee coordinates this gallery. The gallery has the necessary tools for hanging exhibits readily available. If a student paints the walls, they must repaint the walls back to “Gamma Gray” available from Bell Hardware at their own expense. If a student wants to repaint the walls, or touch up the walls, they will do so at their own expense; the department will not be responsible for the cost of paint and for repainting the walls. j. Photo Crib - Photography Equipment Checkout This room is open during scheduled hours. Sometimes it must be closed temporarily because the “crib-worker” is working in another area of the facility. Equipment is available on a first come first serve basis. Access to the equipment depends upon in which class students are enrolled. Some equipment requires special written permission from the faculty member. *Note: Continuing Studies students do not have access to equipment checkout except for the equipment they need to process film and print. k. Darkroom Accessories Checkout All the following darkroom accessories may be checked-out by surrendering the current color MICA Photography Department ID card. • • • • Enlarger Lenses Negative Carriers Grain Focuser Processing Tanks and Reels l. Reservations Rooms and equipment that need to be reserved in advance are: Color darkrooms, Photo Studio, Darkroom “S”, digital cameras and film cameras. If the student does not appear within one half hour of the reservation time, the reservation will be released to another person, on a first come, first serve basis. Students cannot sign up more than one assigned slot per day from two weeks before the finals. Please plan ahead. If you have any questions about a time slot, please see the manager on duty. 12 6. Recommended Student Equipment and Supplies List The class instructor may suggest and encourage the student to purchase and use additional equipment. When a student decides to major in photography, they should plan to gradually purchase additional equipment so that by the time they graduate, they will have the professional tools to continue their creative work, and even find employment. Photography Students should own a 35mm or 2-1/4 format film camera with adjustable focus, f/stops (aperture) and adjustable shutter speeds and a contemporary dslr camera with exchangeable lens possibilities. Every student should purchase and know how to use a handheld light meter. Photography students are expected to provide: non mercury thermometer, large “Rocket” brand air blowers, black on black burning card, black on black print dodger, anti-static cloth, shears, tape, can opener, pencils, pens, markers, utility knives, loupes, plastic bottles for chemical storage, negative file pages, notebook, 3 ring binder for negatives and contact sheets and photo-wipes, personal gray card, rubber gloves, apron or lab coat, cotton cloth towels and a lock for their locker. Photo majors should plan to acquire: stainless steel film processing tanks and reel(s), fresh RA4 color printing filter set, cable release, tripod, lens cleaning materials. - Printing materials needed Photo Chemistry Printing Papers Black and White – Ilford Multi-grade Fiber Base (with green and pink label on the box) Color – Fuji Crystal Archive paper Digital Printing Papers Epson Professional grade digital printing papers. The size and surface type is up to the student but the paper to be used in the DPL must be listed on the “Papers Approved for use in the DPL” chart. Film - Black and White Kodak T-Max 100 36 exposure Kodak T-Max 400 36 exposure * Do not purchase black and white films labeled “Process C-41” Black and White Film Processing Chemicals Sprint Quicksilver film developer (1 liter size) Kodak X-TOL film developer (5 liter size) Kodak Indicator Stop Bath (1 pint size) Kodak Rapid Fixer (1 liter) Edwal Hypo Check Heico Perma Wash (1 liter) Kodak Photo Flo or LFN Wetting Solution 10 or more 1.0 liter size brown plastic bottles for storing working solutions of chemistry 13 7. Equipment and Facility check-out Procedures FILM PROCESSING CHECKOUT: Black and white: tanks and reels (for 1, 2 or 4 35mm reels or for 1 or 2 reels of 120 film) For 4 x 5 sheet film: Jobo Tank or Combi Plan processing tank Note: Film processing equipment should not leave the facility and it must be returned on the same day – NO OVERNIGHT CHECKOUTS! Bring with you when working in the darkrooms: Shears, thermometer, chemistry, negative sleeves Provided for you when working in the darkrooms: Processing tanks, graduates and beakers, funnels, chemistry stirring rods PAPER PRINTING CHECKOUT: Bring with you when printing in the darkrooms: Completely dry negatives, photographic paper, shears, burning cards, dodging tools and negative cleaning materials to the lab. Determine which enlarger is available first, and then present YOUR current Photo Dept ID to the Photo Crib Worker/Manager and check out a negative carrier and a grain focuser. The type of negative carrier is determined by the type of enlarger. The Color darkrooms are reserved for those students who are enrolled in the Color class or photo majors who have previously taken the Color class. They usually need to be reserved in advance. Students may have access to the darkrooms when there is not a class in that facility. If the student wants to work and there is a class the student MUST CHECK with the instructor to see if there is space available that day to work. If the student has any doubts about how to use any equipment they should seek help from the Photo Crib workers, faculty members, teaching assistant or advanced students. 8. ADA Compliance Statement Any student who feels he or she may need accommodations based on the impact of a disability should contact his instructor privately to discuss specific needs. Please contact the Learning Resource Center at (410) 225-2416, in Bunting 458, to establish eligibility and coordinate reasonable accommodations. For additional information please refer to… http://www.mica.edu/learningresourcecenter/ 14