Joshua Tree National Park
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $395 (Leaving morning of Friday, June 23; returning evening of Sunday, June 25)
Joshua Tree 3-day Photography Adventure
Join OTL for a three-day immersive photo workshop in beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. Take in the wild desert scenery while practicing an array of photographic techniques ranging from traditional black and white, to digital astrophotography. You won’t want to miss this unique experience 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: 6 - 8
Half-Day: $240 (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Stop Motion Animation
Attention mixed media artists! Tap into your creativity by learning camera techniques, video editing, drawing and sculpture. Through the use of storyboards, models, objects (clay, puppets, toys), cameras and video editing software, you will create your own stop-motion animation! By the end of the week, you'll have a packet filled with script ideas, character drawings, a cardboard set and your animation on YouTube to share with family and friends.
Union Cowork Downtown
704 J St, San Diego, CA 92101
Grades: 9 - 12
Half-Day: $145 (9:00am - 12:00pm)
Full-Day: $200 (9:30am - 3:30pm)
People//Places: Environmental Portraiture
Love capturing people? This 3-day portraiture intensive explores the relationship between people and place in the frame. Learn how to best light & frame your subjects and practice with unique on-location shooting in Downtown San Diego. Students will explore environmental portraiture, street photography, fashion photography, photojournalism, and black & white techniques and leave with their very own mini-portfolio!
Cartagena, Colombia
Grades: High school and college students
Full-Day: $Contact us for details! (Depart July 6; return July 14)
FOTO Colombia
Join us abroad in Colombia this summer for our inaugural Peacebuilding Delegation! You will play an integral role in telling the stories of our OTL youth in Cartagena who are contributing to the important peacebuilding initiatives happening currently in the country. You will work together with local teens, exploring the region through photography and filmmaking. OTL is excited for you to join us in this meaningful work! Contact us for more details! (858) 349-7578
La Jolla Historical Society
780 Prospect Street
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)
Take It To the Streets: Street Photography
You see the world around you in your own unique way: A colorful mural, a funny moment, a hidden story...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, people, and places that they see. Then, test your skills with a special architectural photo tour of La Jolla.
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!
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)
Union Cowork Encintas
1010 S Coast Hwy 101 #103
Encinitas, CA 92024
Grades: 9 - 12
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
You see the world around you in your own unique way: A colorful mural, a funny moment, a hidden story...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.
La Jolla Historical Society
780 Prospect Street
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)
OTL Media Lab
2750 Historic Decatur Rd, Barracks 15
Studio 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Grades: 6 - 8
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
La Jolla Historical Society
780 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
Grades: 9 - 12
Half-Day: $240 + 40 Supply Fee (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Full-Day: $ ()
Flashbacks: Film Photography & Alt. Photo Processes
Take a step back in time to explore the photographic history of San Diego, 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 photography processes, and explore the past and present through an architecture tour of La Jolla! For the intermediate or advanced student who wants to expand their photographic horizons!
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 Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
Grades: 6 - 9
Half-Day: $ ()
Full-Day: $320 (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Documentary Filmmaking
Do you have passionate opinions? Are you fascinated by individuals and their personal stories? 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).
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Grades: 9 - 12
Full-Day: $2900 (Depart August 11; return August 25)
MFF School Cross Cultural Film Exchange
Join us for this cross-cultural filmmaking experience in the village of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia-Herzegovina and participate in MFF School, an OTL-led international 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. You will be joined by Tyler Gunderson, the post-production manager of YouTube Space LA, and you will shoot the film on the RED Epic camera, courtesy of RED Digital Cinema. Registration is due by March 1st. Tuition includes flight, ground transportation, lodging, and 2 meals per day. Students must register by March 1st. Please contact Hilary Morefield for more information - hilary@outsidethelens.org