Youth in Focus

Dive deeper into the role that photography has played in various social justice movements. Learn about the ethical responsibilities of photographers and the work they produce. This camp includes reflections, photo walks, and group discussions that will help foster a supportive learning environment for students of all backgrounds and identities.

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 to different locations in Seattle, such as Pike Place Market and the International District.

Explore new ways to see and interact with your environment - from the smallest flower to the big, expansive sky. Take cool photos, then change them up with editing software to highlight your unique style and point of view. This camp includes lots of walking field trips so you can get up close and personal with nature!

Are you interested in both photography and skateboarding? Learn the basics of digital photography AND explore photographing movement and skateboarding in action. In partnership with CHILL, well be taking daily field trips to local skateparks where youll also learn to Skateboard! All photography and skateboarding equipment will be provided.

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 to different locations in Seattle, such as Pike Place Market and the International District.

Explore new ways to see and interact with your environment - from the smallest flower to the big expansive sky. Take cool photos then change them up with editing software to highlight your unique style and point of view. This camp includes lots of walking field trips so you can get up close and personal with nature!

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 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 be using the rules of the darkroom and then breaking them!

In this introductory course, students will learn the basics of DSLR camera operations, work with post-production editing software, and practice visual art critiques with their peers. You will learn about contemporary and historical examples of photographers and ways that visual media influences our culture. To wrap up you will print and frame your final images for the friends and family showcase!

Learn how to photograph, develop and print black and white film with Lindsey D. In this class you will dig into basic camera operations, chemical film processing, darkroom printing, and the foundational artistic principles of visual storytelling. At the end of the program, there will be a collaborative showcase where students will share their art with the greater Youth in Focus community.

In this class, we will be taking your image captures and darkroom work to the next level. We will be discussing and formalizing what classically makes for a good photograph. From here students will learn how to best manipulate their images in the shooting process and the darkroom development process. Students will be asked to generate a class-long project and will work on that project throughout the course. We will also learn techniques in the darkroom such as solarization, printing on fiber paper, compositing, the use of crops, and toning prints. For the first time, every student will also have the ability to shoot and process one roll of color film! This will be a true deep dive into your craft as an image maker.