The summer workshops schedule has been updated.

We will be offering workshops in sound, video, printing and technology for exhibitions.

http://graduate.mica.edu/lab/workshops

Things to know about Color in Photoshop:

•    Use adjustment layers. Copy your background, and then use the controls on the bottom of the layers panel to manipulate your colors. With layers, you can change your mind over and over again.
•    All the color manipulation tools can be found in the Image→Adjustments Menu at the top of the screen. No tool is objectively better than any other—it is a matter of personal preference. To manipulate a small part of the photograph, select it, copy the selection onto a new layer, and adjust that layer.
•    Because of the difference between additive and subtractive color, your print will never look exactly the way it looks on the screen. Make test strips or small prints first. Be patient and good-humored. Creating a good digital print is not unlike creating a good print in the darkroom: it often takes several tries.

The Luminous Landscape website is an excellent resource if you’re trying to experiment with paper. The guy who runs it does tests of all the major (and lots of minor) brands, and he reviews them. Also, if you are interested in very expensive top-of-the line paper, read this essay, Battle of the Barytas.

The Grad Lab has a variety of equipment available both on site and available for checkout. Some equipment requires training before use. If you have any questions about how to use any of the equipment in the lab please contact Lab Coordinator Kelly Egan or one the Teaching Interns.

Printing

The graduate printer are available for printing at specific hours with the assistance of a lab TI. 

Epson Stylus 9800 (capable of printing 44" wide)

Epson Stylus 4800 (capable of printing 17" wide)

Computers

6 IMacs for general use and workshop demonstrations.

3 Video stations with DV decks and monitor speakers.

1 Sound station

1 Interactive programming station with MIDI Keyboard

Graduate Checkout

To browse available equipment login in to the online checkout system at http://danube.mica.edu/checkout/

Price

$3.50 per square foot with $2.00 per square foot for ink and $1.50 per square foot for paper. The lab carries a selection of Epson and Ilford papers to print on but students may use other papers approved by the lab.

Payment

We can accept payment using your MICARD Flex account. Please make sure you have enough money on your account before coming to print.

Hours and appointments

Please check the printing hours and make an appointment to print through our web contact form.

For more information on printers, inks and papers please see the links below:

The Graduate Research Lab is located on the fifth floor the Studio Center(Bank Building).

The lab is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week year round, except during campus wide holidays and during scheduled maintanance.

All graduate students should be able to access the lab using their ID cards and should contact security if there are any problems.

Printing, video and sound appointments can be made through our contact page.

Printing & checkout hours (Graduate only):

Phone: (410) 230-9480

Spring 2010

Coordinator's hours

Phone: (410)230-2685

You can also make an appointment through the labs contact page.