Beginning Camera
Wednesday 5:30pm - 7:30 pm
6 weeks beginning June 21, 2000
Offered at the University of Maryland's Art and Learning Center
Heather Kelley, Instructor

Materials List

The only things you really need to take this class are

• 35mm manual camera
  I'm personally partial to Canon cameras, but there are a number of good brands out there
• 5 rolls of slide film
  we'll discuss different brands and types of film at our first meeting, but any slide film, color or black and white, is fine. I recommend 36 exposures, to provide the most practice
• extra camera battery in case yours dies mid-roll and you're out shooting, miles away from a store

Additional fun camera-related toys to use in this class are

• flash
  ones that offer "Electronic Through The Lens" (E-TTL) capability with your camera are the easiest to use
• bracket
  these make holding your camera a breeze, and can also mount your flash which enables better lighting
• off-camera flash cord
  necessary if you want to mount your flash on a bracket, or if you want to get into more advanced lighting situations
• filters
  everyone should have a clear filter (sometimes called "haze" or "UV") to protect the lens for everyday use. After this small investment, you may choose to explore polarizing filters, color filters that affect the color and tonal ranges in your exposures, and other special effects filters
• lens hood/shade
  made of either plastic, rubber, or metal, hoods and shades help to protect your lens from sharp bumps, and offer the additional benefit of limiting lens flare (when light reflects off the lens or the inside of your camera and throws a hazy reflection across your image -- lens flare is always visible in your viewscreen)
• tripod
  there are very inexpensive ones out there that will probably last you until you decide to become a professional photographer and are ready to plunk down the big bucks for a whiz-bang model
• remote shutter release
  very useful for avoiding camera shake during time exposures using a tripod
• camera bag
  or at the minimum a hard cover for your camera, to protect it when in transport, or storage

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