Computers
It is assumed and required that all students will have a Mac Laptop with Photoshop CS 5 or CS 5.5. Please make sure that the laptop is working well, the Operating System is up to date and running 10.6 (or at least 10.58), and you have a good amount of free disk space.
Bring a mouse! Using a track-pad for PhotoShop can be annoying and after a few hours can be painful. Bring a mouse!
You will be creating massive amounts of image files. These should be back upped regularly and you may need additional storage space. Consider bringing some CDs or DVDs that you can burn files to. Additional flash drives, camera disks, and external drives would also be helpful.
Software
PhotoShop CS 5 or 5.5 is all that is required. Before leaving home, make sure that it launches and is updated. Depending on the student’s skill level and interests, other software will be introduced. Many times this software can be downloaded for a trial period and students can work with it during the course.
There will be an online exhibition aspect to this course and students can use a variety of online photo/blog services – like Flickr or WordPress.
