All Photography Majors are required to purchase an Apple Laptop Computer, a Digital SLR Camera and relevant software (described below) in the first two weeks of their first semester in the Major.
Note: The Photography Major does not support the Windows OS. Although students who use Windows based laptops will be able to use the Adobe CS5.5 suite, faculty may not be able to offer assistance with OS, networking and compatibility issues.
The following information helps identify what the required and optional resources are and how you may acquire them.
Minimum: Apple MacBook Pro. 15-inch: 2.0 GHz i7 Processor, with 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive and 256MB graphics memory. Order the screen upgrade for high resolution and anti-glare for $135.
Education Price ~ $1884.00 + GST
Recommended: Apple MacBook Pro. 15-inch: 2.2 GHz i7 Processor, with 4GB memory, 750GB hard drive and 1GB graphics memory. Order the screen upgrade for high resolution and anti-glare for $135.
Education Price ~ $2184.00 + GST
Students able to acquire a base model 17-inch MacBook Pro are strongly encouraged to do so. Order the screen upgrade for anti-glare for $45.
Education Price ~ $2344.00 + GST
The 15-inch models should be upgraded to a high resolution anti-glare screen for an additional $135 (included above) if selected when ordering. The 17-inch comes with a high resolution screen as standard – the anti-glare option is an additional $45 (included above). All Photography laptops should have a minimum of 4 GB of memory. An extension to 8 GB is recommended for students interested in video editing.
Laptop Specifications updated April, 2011
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AppleCare Protection Plan (3 Year) While not mandatory, this purchase is strongly recommended. Price ~ $299.00 +GST. Can be purchased with the laptop.
Digital SLR – Canon or Nikon with full manual exposure settings (~$1000).
Shop at Vistek or The Camera Store. Check online www.bhphotovideo.com. Photography equipment prices can be compared at: www.photoprice.ca.
- Computer Carrying Bag or Backpack (Price > $60.00)
- Security Cable (Price > $30.00)
- Inkjet printer (Canon or Epson recommended, ideally capable of 13 x 19 inch outputs)
- Extension power cord
- USB flash drive (8 or 16 GB recommended)
- USB2 Backup hard drive