Supplies List
Where to buy stuff?
B&H Photo (check their holiday schedule)
Adorama (check their holiday schedule)
Equipment and Supply List For Photography Students
Student pricing is available on all recommended equipment and supplies. B&H & Adorama both have combined all of the manufacturers educational programs into one program, eliminating the need to contact individual companies for their program.
Required Camera Equipment
All entering freshmen are required to have their own digital camera. Please refer to the requirements and recommendations below.
Digital camera body with removable lens
Recommended Specs:
- 20 MP minimum
- manual focus and exposure capabilities
- RAW capture
- HD Video capture.
We recommend Nikon- D series or Canon EOS series cameras because the equipment room stocks compatible lenses and other accessories for these models.
Required Camera Accessories
Lens shades for all your lenses
UV filter for all of the lenses that you choose to purchase (this is to protect the lens).
Media Card specific to your camera: 4GB or higher: $15.00 – 35.00
(We recommend Sandisk, Lexar)
Required Computer Hardware
Laptop Computer: Apple MacBook Pro (laptop) or comparable PC model.
Recommended Specs:
- Multi-core processor with 64-bit support
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 1024 x 768 display with 16-bit color and 1GB of VRAM
- External hard drive AND a backup drive of at least 1TB capacity
- Backup plan. I use Crash Plan Pro, Brad loves Backblaze
Software
Latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
Adobe offers significant discounts on the educational versions of its software. Check: journeyed.com adobe.com
Required Related Equipment
- A medium size tripod. The Manfrotto model #055XPRO3 with tripod head model #460MG is recommended. Alternatives are available from INDURO and GITZO.
- A handheld INCIDENT exposure meter that reads electronic flash, in addition to ambient light. Our recommendations:
Sekonic L-308S-U Flashmate OR Sekonic LiteMaster Pro L-478D-U
- Kodak 18% gray card or WhiBal reference card
- Roll of BLACK gaffers tape
- A pair of heat resistant set gloves.
Storage and Transportation
Folding luggage cart to transport your equipment to and from school.
OR
Photography Backpack (Tenba makes a number of nice models that carry both camera equipment and laptops).