Joshua Tree National Park
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $450 (Leaving the morning of Friday, June 22; returning the evening of Sunday, June 24)
Joshua Tree 3-day Photography Adventure
Join us for a three-day immersive photo workshop in beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. Take in the wild desert scenery, practice photographic techniques ranging from black and white photography, to digital astrophotography. Don't miss this opportunity to explore and create amongst the Joshua trees! Tuition includes transportation, hotel lodging, and meals.
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 3 - 5
Full-Day: $350 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Creative Code Makers
Explore how code can be used creatively. Learn the basics of code by creating a series of algorithmically-generated digital art pieces, then build your very own drawing program for your friends and family to use! Students will develop technical skills coding in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
La Jolla – TBA
Grades: 6 - 8
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Music Video Makers
Bring together the art of music and movement in this fun week-long course led by a dancer, photographer, and filmmaker! Learn from concept to cut how to choreograph with the camera, match motion to music, and engage your audience. Launch your video on YouTube and watch the views come in!
Union Cowork East Village
704 J St.
San Diego, CA 92101
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $200 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
People // Places: The Art of the Portrait
This 3-day portraiture and storytelling intensive explores the relationship between people and place through the frame. Learn from visiting guest artists on how to best light & frame your subjects. Practice on-location shooting in Downtown San Diego. Experience environmental portraiture, studio lighting, photojournalism, and storytelling, and create a mini-portfolio of work.
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $180 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $125 (6:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
24 Hour Film Challenge
Get amped for this 24-hour challenge! You'll have one full day to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film. Stay overnight at our Media Lab and find yourself totally immersed in the pre-production, production, and post production of your creation. Join us for a screening of all films when the timer is up!
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: Kindergarten - 2
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
La Jolla Historical Society
780 Prospect St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Grades: 6 - 8
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
La Jolla – TBA
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $350 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Game Development Boot Camp
Like to play games? Campers will analyze games and learn the project development, world- and story-building, design, and scripting they will need to build a game of their own. 2-D, arcade style game development will be our focus, with instruction in 3-D game design as well.
Cartagena, Colombia
Grades: High School + College
Full-Day: $2500 + airfare { includes food, lodging, transportation & insurance } ()
FOTO Colombia
Explore Cartagena and it’s surrounding villages. Connect with Colombian students through a collaborative initiative with the U.S. Peace Corps. Students engage in three central photographic projects that leverage imagery as a tool to explore the themes of peace building and reconciliation within the Colombian context. See https://fotocolombia.outsidethelens.org/ + contact carly@outsidethelens.org to learn more.
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 3 - 5
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
La Jolla Historical Society
780 Prospect St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Grades: 6 - 8
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Tijuana, Mexico
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $495 (Leave the morning of July 21, Return the evening of July 24)
FOTO TJ
Join creative forces with local youth in Tijuana, as we embark on a journey exploring the sites and sounds of La Frontera. Together we will visit human rights organizations working in Tijuana, while capturing the stories of those impacted by their work. This is an incredible opportunity to learn about the Baja region through the power of film and photography! *Transportation included
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 3 - 5
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
ABC's of Photography
You'll learn the A,B,C's as you Advance in photography techniques and discover the settings on your camera, Brainstorm how to capture the best views & framing of your subject, and Capture your own photo series to edit & share. Your friends and family will think you are a true professional by the end of the week!
La Jolla – TBA
Grades: 6 - 8
Full-Day: $350 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Game Development Boot Camp
Like to play games? Campers will analyze games and learn the project development, world- and story-building, design, and scripting they will need to build a game of their own. 2-D, arcade style game development will be our focus, with instruction in 3-D game design as well.
Encinitas Union Cowork
111 C St.
Encinitas, CA 92024
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $320 + $60 supply fee (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Flashbacks: Film Photography & Atl. Photo Processes: Take It to the Streets 2
Come and get retro with OTL! Discover some of photography's earliest techniques, and learn from the masters who used them best. Test out a 4x5 camera, capture & develop film, try out alternative photographic processes, and explore the past and present through the lens.
La Jolla – TBA
Grades: 6 - 8
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Documentary Filmmaking
In this workshop we'll study various forms of documentary filmmaking, from traditional methods to experimental and hybrid forms, and apply those skills toward creating your own short documentary film, going through the phases of pre-production (planning, storyboarding), production (filming, sound, lighting, interviewing, direction), and post (editing, sound).
Encinitas Union Cowork
111 C St
Encinitas, CA 92024
Grades: 6 - 9
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Take it to the Streets: Street Photography
Street photography is about showing people your world, through your eyes. You’ll learn tips and tricks on your DSLR, and techniques street photographers use to capture the moments, objects, and people that they see. Then you’ll put your new skills into practice as you hit the streets with your camera.
Bosnia – Herzegovina
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $3500 (includes: flight, ground transportation, lodging, and 2 meals per day.) ()
MFF School Excursion
Join us for this cross-cultural filmmaking experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina and participate in MFF School, an OTL-led filmmaking workshop for high school students at the Mediterranean Film Festival. During the workshop, a short film is created that is then screened for a packed house on the opening night of the festival. You will work together with local Croatian students, collaborating on the production of an original narrative short film.
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 9 - 12
Half-Day: $180 (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
The Business of Photography
Are you dreaming of launching a photography business? Join us for our five week evening summer camp program and learn how to run a creative business. From money to marketing, branding to building a client base. Learn from and shoot with professional photographers, building an awesome mini portfolio as you do!
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 9 - 12
Half-Day: $180 (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
Passion Project
Do you have a passion photography project? Is there a project you are working on or an awesome new idea you’d like to pursue? Join us for a six week evening program where we learn the the best ways of pursuing personal projects - come meet and the pros, be inspired by guest speakers and build a network of creative peers in a stimulating collegiate atmosphere.