Borrow Gear

Rules to borrowing a camera

• No other person but the person who signs out the camera may use it. If any person but the one who signs out the gear is found to have used it, the person who signed it out will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• No horseplay around the camera or camera gear. This is expensive equipment that takes a long time to replace. Everyone loses when something is lost or broken.

• If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• Cameras must be properly returned and reviewed by the instructor. If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• All cameras and gear must be signed out and approved by the instructor before using it. Camera should be returned with all elements in the same condition in which they were borrowed.

Before borrowing a camera:

1. Check that the camera bag has all the gear necessary to use it:

• A camera body 

• A cap over the mirror of the camera

• A lens filter

• Lens caps on each end of the lens

• A lens (the lens should always be covered by the lens filter— a lens is  a $300 replacement, a filter is a $7 replacement)

• A charged battery (found in the charger area of our room)

• An SD card (front pocket of the bag in a plastic container)

2. Check that every item is in working order.

   • Once you borrow the camera, you are responsible for any damaged or missing items.

   • You will receive a failure grade for borrowing gear and will lose camera privileges indefinitely. So it is important to note any gear issues ahead of time.

3. Complete the ‘Borrow a Camera’ form below.

4. Mr Jackson will hand you your camera when he sees you have completed the form.

After borrowing a camera:

Check that the bag has all the gear necessary to use it next time. Follow these steps:

1. Lens filter properly removed and placed back in its case

2. Case placed in the front of the camera bag

3. Lens removed from camera body 

4. Caps replaced on both end of the lens

5. Lens is wrapped in bubble wrap; returned to bag

6. Cap on camera body is replaced 

7. SD card is removed and placed back in its plastic case; placed in the front pouch of the camera bag

8. Battery returned to proper charger

9. Camera body is properly wrapped in bubble wrap; returned to bag

10. Return the bag to the instructor directly

11. Do not leave until instructor checks bag’s contents—it is not officially returned until the instructor checks and gives the OK

To borrow a camera:

• Complete the contract in your Google Classroom under Photography.

• Fill out the form here each time you want to borrow a camera.

Rules to borrowing camera gear

• No other person but the person who signs out the gear may use it. If any person but the one who signs out the gear is found to have used it, the person who signed it out will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• Camera gear must be properly returned and reviewed by the instructor. If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

Gear checklist

• Zoom lenses must use UV filters, always.

• Tripods must be returned in the carry bag with all pieces included. 

• All gear must be signed out and approved by the instructor before using it. All elements should be returned in the same condition in which they were borrowed.

To borrow camera gear:

• Fill out the form here.

Rules to borrowing an iPad

• No other person but the person who signs out the iPad may use it. If any person but the one who signs out the iPad is found to have used it, the person who signed it out will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

• iPads must be properly returned and reviewed by the instructor. If an item is missing or broken, the student will lose gear privileges going forward. (This is at the instructor’s discretion.)

iPad checklist

• Every iPad is in an Otterbox case with a folding front cover.

• Each iPad has a charger cord and separate plug.

• If you choose to use an Apple Pencil with the iPad you check out, be sure to note it on the form below and return it.

• All iPads and gear must be signed out and approved by the instructor before using it. iPads should be returned with all elements in the same condition in which they were borrowed.

To borrow an iPad:

• Fill out the form here.