What equipment will I need?

You need a camera for all of our courses. Point-and-shoot cameras can handle most of the assignments, although use of a Digital SLR is recommended so that you can manually adjust your aperture, shutter speed, and other settings. We also encourage serious photographers to invest in a tripod. That's all the photo equipment you'll need. (In fact, we urge you not to buy any additional equipment until you've completed the first two units of the Course.)

You will also need access to a DVD player, and an audio CD player (or a computer that can play CDs and DVDs).

You can use commercially processed prints for all your assignments if you choose; although you are also free to make your own prints on an inkjet printer or (for the Professional Course) in a darkroom.

For the Complete Digital Photography Course: Adobe Photoshop for Photographers, you will need the full version of Adobe Photoshop. Please note: Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Lightroom will not be sufficient for this course. For this course we also suggest a photo-quality inkjet printer, and a there is an optional assignment that requires a flatbed scanner (if you do not want to do this optional assignment, you do not need a scanner). You will also need a computer that can run Adobe Photoshop. To determine whether your computer can run Photoshop, visit Adobe's Web site and read through their Photoshop System Requirements.