Summer Camp for Teens: Capturing City Landscapes (ages 15-18) with Brianna Lopez (In-Person Learning – One Week)
- Monday
July 28, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Tuesday
July 29, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Wednesday
July 30, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Thursday
July 31, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Friday
August 1, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Los Angeles is a massive, sprawling metropolis housing neighborhoods and communities of all shapes and sizes. There are remote woodsy enclaves, suburban tree-lined neighborhoods and concrete laden areas. In this class, students will take advantage of this melting pot of environments and turn their cameras on their neighborhoods in an effort to document their communities.
One Week (Five Sessions)
Tuition: $475 (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
Sugarshack fund: To eliminate barriers for entry for students from all backgrounds, LACP is pleased to offer The Sugarshack for students in need. To apply for tuition scholarships, click here.
© Photo by Michael Rababy
About
In-Person Learning
Los Angeles is a massive, sprawling metropolis housing neighborhoods and communities of all shapes and sizes. There are remote woodsy enclaves, suburban tree-lined neighborhoods and concrete laden areas. In this class, students will take advantage of this melting pot of environments and turn their cameras on their neighborhoods in an effort to document their communities.
On Monday, students will meet to talk about what urban landscape means, go over general camera information and discuss various photo techniques. For part of the class, students will meet in predetermined locations to practice capturing the essence of Los Angeles’ diverse landscapes. Students will complete shooting assignments outside of class in an effort to build a strong body of work that best tells the visual story of the urban landscape in which they reside. Class time will be devoted to reviewing and critiquing students images. Time will also be devoted to examining the work of various acclaimed photographers and images they made in the cities they call home.
The class will culminate with each student presenting their projects.
This course will include at least one field trip, likely more. Students/parents should be prepared to meet on location and provide their own transportation. In addition, students should wear comfortable shoes and expect to walk up to two or three miles for each trip.
A Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera or digital mirrorless camera capable of manual control settings is highly recommended for this class. However, all types of cameras are welcome, including film cameras.
Travel, life, experience… Brianna Lopez is a photographer, solo explorer and outdoor educator, from Camden New Jersey currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She is a self taught visual storyteller with a focus on environmental and lifestyle photography. She developed a travel photography workshop called I Belong Nowhere, where she educates and inspires young adults to travel the world, learn photography and progress towards self awareness and well being.
She is an educator, expedition leader, workshop instructor and mentor. Brianna has taught workshops at Canon Hollywood and Canon Burbank and in 2021 she taught an advanced photography course at Venice Arts in Los Angeles, CA. Brianna has extensive experience in production and photography, almost never putting her camera down. She is a dynamic spirit whose goal is to create beautiful, but more importantly, emotionally impactful imagery.
In 2018 Brianna led her first photography workshops with National Geographic Student Expeditions in New York city, along with teaching a pre-college course in film and photography in Tokyo, Japan for Putney Student Travel. For the next few years she would lead expeditions for National Geographic Student Expeditions in New York, Japan and Yellowstone National Park.
When she is not solo traveling around the world, hosting local hike meetups, or working, she is developing I Belong Nowhere and running her photography and production company.
She received her BA in English Writers Track from West Chester University and is a member of the Black Women’s Photographers Collective.
Details
- One Week (Five Sessions)
- Dates: Monday-Friday, July 28-August 1, 10 am – 1 pm
- Enrollment limit: 15 students
- Skill/Experience level: Beginning. Ages 15-18 only.
- Tuition: $475 (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
- Location: Downtown Los Angeles (LACP Headquarters), 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Sugarshack fund: To eliminate barriers for entry for students from all backgrounds, LACP is pleased to offer The Sugarshack for students in need. To apply for tuition scholarships, click here.