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Summer Intensive & Professional Intensive

Equipment Requirements

Read on for information about the required equipment for RMSP's intensive programs.
Various digital storage devices.

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Whether you're a photo gear enthusiast or you aren't even sure how many megabytes your memory card is, we will help you navigate your equipment with confidence when you're in school at RMSP. You'll want to arrive with some equipment on day one in order to be prepared.
However, photographic and computer equipment is ever-changing, evolving, and being updated. For this reason, we strongly recommend waiting until only a couple of months before Professional Intensive to purchase any gear on this list that you don’t already own.

equipment requirements: VIDEOS

The Short List

Professional Intensive Gear

Students must arrive with the following items:
  • Mirrorless or DSLR Camera Body
  • One Normal Lens
  • Equipment Manuals
  • Laptop Computer
  • Memory Card(s)
  • (3) Empty Portable Hard Drives
  • Memory Card Reader (or Laptop Slot)
  • Monitor Calibration Tool
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan*
  • Tripod Head & Legs
  • Tethering Cable for Your Camera Model
  • Dedicated Flash Unit & Batteries
  • Wireless Flash Trigger/Transmitter
  • Grey Card or Color Checker Card
  • Wired Headphones
  • Wireless Mouse (recommended)
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*Students will need to upgrade to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan after the holiday break. In addition, we recommend students purchase a few additional business software subscriptions prior to graduation.
The Short List

Summer Intensive Gear

Students must arrive with the following items:
  • Mirrorless or DSLR Camera Body
  • One Normal Lens
  • Equipment Manuals
  • Laptop Computer
  • (2-3) Empty Portable Hard Drives (read PDF)
  • Memory Card(s)
  • Memory Card Reader (or Laptop Slot)
  • Monitor Calibration Tool
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan
  • Tripod Head & Legs
  • Dedicated Flash Unit & Batteries
  • Grey Card or Color Checker Card
Download the detailed PDF
These are not required, but nice to have!

You may want to purchase these items During School

  • Camera Bag
  • Additional Lenses
  • Cable Release, Remote, or Intervalometer
  • Personal Lighting Equipment or Props
Several neatly arranged camera lenses.
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