DARKROOMS- GENERAL INFORMATION

The Yale University, School of Art Darkroom facilities are open to any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in the Photography Department program of study.

The Undergraduate Lab consists of two multi-station B&W gang labs, finishing areas and several private multi-purpose darkrooms. There are also four private printing rooms, each containing an Epson 4880 ink jet printer. Other rooms contain an Epson 9800 wide format ink jet printer and several flat-bed scanning stations. Undergraduates enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced level classes have access to the labs from 10AM until 11PM. Special departmental access is required for some lab areas.

Graduate students have access to shared darkrooms for B&W and color printing (2 people per room), a 32 inch Hope RA-4 color processor and several spaces to view work. Additional darkrooms contain large scale printing capabilities, as well as a dichroic head 8 by10 inch enlarger. An additional graduate space contains two Epson 9800 wide format ink jet printers, an Imacon scanner (for up to 4 by 5 inch negatives), and several other scanners and printers. All darkroom facilities are available to graduate students twenty-four hours a day.

Equipment is available for loan to students currently enrolled in classes within the Photography Department. We are currently in the process of putting the catalog of these items online.

The Darkroom Labs are supported by a faculty member (Benjamin Donaldson, Lecturer) and have individual student monitors for evening and Sunday open lab hours.

DARKROOM HOURS

Monday through Thursday: 10:00am-11:00pm

Friday: 10:00am-5:00pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: 12:00 Noon-8:00pm