Photography

Photography has a long tradition at The Ohio State University dating back to the 1890’s. The Photography Area is committed to a continuous exploration and redefinition of what it means to use photography as an art endeavor. Part of the strength of our program comes from being part of a very large university community. We encourage cross-fertilization not only with other areas in the Department of Art, but also with areas outside the department.

Three professors and visiting artists form the core of Photography and cover all aspects of photographic production. A technical assistant supervises the photographic facilities located in Hopkins Hall (Au 2011) and include: black and white labs, alternative processes lab enlargers and view cameras through 8'' x 10'', lighting studio, and digital photo lab with Mac stations, 8K film recorder, flat bed scanners, Epson 17" through 44” printers. 

Students complement studio practice with a historical and theoretical understanding of the medium and to that end, we offer history and theory classes within the Photography Area as well as outside of the Department of Art through the Departments of Art History. The Fine Arts Library located in the Wexner Center for the Arts holds over 40,000 volumes and houses the Rinehart Collection of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, 19th-century paper prints, as well as a collection of 20th-century prints. The library also houses over 6,000 photographic titles, which constitutes one of the top five university collections in the country. 

In addition, photography students have access to extensive computer facilities in the Department of Art. . Numerous other University computer labs are also available including the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, known internationally as one of the top centers in animation and 3D modeling.