Explore new ways to see and interact with your environment and local animals - from the smallest flower to the big, expansive sky. Take cool photos, then edit them to highlight your unique style and point of view. This camp includes lots of photo walks and field trips, so you can get up close and personal with nature and the animals who call nature home! A field trip to the Zoo and one to the Aquarium to round out our week of fun.

Explore your environment through street photography. Develop your own unique style with inspiration from photographic artists who have pushed the medium of street photography. This class will include many field trips and photo walks to different locations in Seattle, such as Waterfront/Pier and Chinatown-International District.  

Learn how to photograph, develop, and print black and white film with Chloe. Become versed in using a film camera, a light meter, and various composition techniques. Dig into hands-on techniques for making photograms, small and large prints, and adjusting contrast and brightness. We will use the rules of the darkroom, then break them! At the end of the week, share your practices and artwork with the community here at YIF and invite family and friends for the last half hour of programming to share your creations.

Explore the world of fashion through the lens of photography. From fashion show style to magazine editorial, street photography, and concept photoshoots, this class will give our students an exciting, fresh perspective every day. We will explore creativity, mood boards, design, lighting, posing, working with subjects, and modeling! This class will include field trips and a guest artist who works in the industry.

Join us for an ‘All- Levels’ Darkroom Course, where beginning students will learn the foundations of image composition, film development, and darkroom printing. Returning students will be working on an artistic theme throughout the week, either a narrative theme, a mechanical technique, or both. Youth will use a variety of cameras, including manual and automatic modes, and 120mm medium-format cameras (upon request). At the end of the week, share your practices and artwork with the community here at YIF and invite family and friends for the last half hour of programming to share your creations.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to take the perfect portrait? This camp is for you! You will learn about natural vs. artificial lighting, how to use strobes, modifiers, and gels, and how to work with different backdrops. Learn to edit your images in Lightroom and Creative Cloud to achieve desired effects. Take a couple of field trips around town with your campmates and practice action portraits with each other. 

Learn how to photograph, develop, and print black and white film with Zorn. Become versed in using a film camera, a light meter, and various composition techniques. Dig into hands-on techniques for making photograms, small and large prints, and adjusting contrast and brightness. We will use the rules of the darkroom, then break them! At the end of the week, share your practices and artwork with the community here at YIF and invite family and friends for the last half hour of programming to share your creations.

Many great photographers start as photojournalists. Learn the technical foundations, ethical limits, and interview skills of a working photojournalist and set yourself up for success as a great photographer. Add audio recordings and written samples to your photos to create a multimedia storytelling approach. We will take a few field trips to notable journalistic sites around Seattle. 

Expand your darkroom creative practice by incorporating alternative photographic processes and darkroom printing! We’ll revisit some basics of working with film, then move on to experimenting with alternative processes and additional media. At the end of the week, share your practices and artwork with the community here at YIF and invite family and friends for the last half hour of programming to share your creations.

*Previous darkroom experience is required for this course.

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Ever wanted to make a music video for a real band or artist? In this camp, you’ll have the opportunity to craft a music video for a local musical artist from concept to filming, to editing, and premiering! Learn how to use our Blackmagic Pocket 4k Cinema camera and DJI RS3 Pro Ronin Stabilizer to tell a compelling story through cinematic language. This camp will offer students the opportunity to assemble a creative team, apply creative vision and practical skills, and complete a film project. 

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