Summer 2013 Youth Programs in the Arts:
Young Photographers

Grades 3–8

Typical Day

Using digital cameras, students learn the art and science of photography. Students learn first to select and frame subject matter from campus locations and home communities. Working in digital labs, they will convert these everyday scenes into works of art, using Adobe Photoshop software to enhance and refine images. Students learn what visually makes a good photograph and how to transform that vision onto paper.

• Students must supply their own basic digital cameras. (Bring your manuals too!)
• All other supplies are included in the program fee.
• Students present their framed and/or matted work for family and friends in a closing exhibition.

To broaden skills and exposure to the arts, Young Photographers can be combined with Young Video Game Creators and Animators (new!), Young App Creators and Designers (new!), Creating Comic Books, Youth Musical Theatre, Young Architects, Young Bards, Young Writers, Young Filmmakers, Creative Vocal Lab, and/or Choral Conservatory to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

Session I: July 1–12
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
$1,115 for the first registration
$1,000 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registrations (received by May 3, 2013)

About the Instructors

Jessica Arditi (lead instructor), a working photographer, owns a business that helps people capture important moments in their lives. Jessica earned her BFA in visual arts with a concentration in photography at Purchase College. She has held related positions in the field, including helping to establish a growing photography department in two high-end gem/jewelry labs in Manhattan. She is excited to return to Purchase again this year as an instructor and work with students to develop their photographic eye and love for photography.

Michelle Huey (instructor) is a photographer and graphic designer with experience in everything from music to fashion to magazines. As a student in Purchase’s BFA program, she developed a unique view of how graphic design and photography could be even more powerful together, and since graduating has used her skills in both these disciplines to develop packaging for a large corporation in Connecticut. Michelle looks forward to returning to campus to share her passions with other young artists.

Updated May 6, 2013