When viewed in terms of quality, quantity, and availability to students, the combined facilities (studios/labs) and equipment (cameras/lenses, lighting, and darkroom) provided by the Orange Coast College Photography Department are superior to those found in any school, public or private, two-year or four-year, in the United States. Again: our stuff is the best and we don't hassle you about using it.

Art Center Building

With the completion of the new Arts Center we now have 5 studio spaces (fully equipped for tungsten or electronic flash lighting), 8 film processing labs, 2 black and white printing darkrooms with a combined total of 50 enlargers,18 private color printing rooms, print processing machines, a dry mounting/finishing room, 10 digital photography workstations (computers) with scanners, printers and CD burners, and access to 60 additional workstations through the Digital Media Arts Department. In general, our facilities are open from 8 am to 10 pm. There are always people available to help you and answer questions.

 

Fine Arts Black and White Darkroom

You can be a Photography Major at OCC without owning any equipment of your own. We supply everything (that's 100%!) you need. We are the only photography department in the country which does this. Most students who go onto other photo programs tell us they really miss our support.

Fine Arts Digital Lab

We provide a complete line of camera equipment: 35mm, middle format, 4 x 5, and 8 x 10, with a wide variety of lenses for each. This is not just "some" equipment; this is "lots of" equipment -- about 150 cameras, total. We also have a wide variety of tungsten and electronic flash (strobe) lighting equipment.

 

Art Center Studio 201

Remember: You can borrow these things. You can take stuff off-campus. You can take it home. You can have it for the weekend.

 

Fine Arts Finishing Area

We've spent $1,000,000 on you. It doesn't help if you don't take advantage of it. You don't learn anything if it just sits there on the shelf. It's yours to use; so, use it!

Fine Arts Student Gallery

 

Art Center Foyer