Studio Photography Minor

How will the Studio Photography minor enhance my degree?
This minor is designed to give you mastery of the full range of camera formats - from a 35mm format up to a 4x5 studio view camera, including digital capture.

What technical training in Studio Photography is covered?
• Electronic flash, quartz qalogen studio lighting
• Digital capture, color, and black-and-white films
• Color photographic print materials and techniques
• A full year of studio photography, with use of various light shaping tools and techniques, digital and traditional capture, coupled with introductory courses in photography
• A high level of technical achievement and competency with professional tools

What does the coursework cover?
Studio courses are technically rigorous, with extensive use of professional photographic tools and equipment. Advanced-level classes concentrate on design and creative approaches to staged and directed shooting.

What kind of facilities will I have access to? 
You'll learn in one of the best-equipped facilities in the county. Facilities also include:
• Dedicated photography shooting studios
• Four state-of-the-art black-and-white darkrooms (with 55 Beseler 4x5 enlargers)
• Color darkroom (with 14 individual stations with Beseler 4x5 enlargers and a 32-inch Colex RA-4 color processor)
• Dedicated Apple G5 Digital Imaging Lab (with 16 G5 systems, with dual LCD displays, scanners at every station, and a variety of input and output devices)
• A well-equipped Equipment Room, featuring a wide variety of professional industry-standard equipment available for checkout by students

Does UArts Offer any other photography degree options?
Yes.  UArts offers a BFA in Photography and a general Photography Minor.




Photography exhibitions at UArts teach students how to showcase their work in professional-quality settings.


This minor is differentiated by an emphasis on studio and applied photographic techniques and approaches, with a strong technical rigor."