Entertain Your Kids This Summer By Sending Them to a Photography and Creative Arts Camp

By Stephen Daniels

Belvoir Terrace

Artistic talent takes many forms, and the expression of the path an individual may ultimately pursue often begins in childhood. While most of us think of the stereotypical artist with a paintbrush in her hand carefully regarding her brushstrokes on a canvas, not all child (or even older) artist has the ability or desire to express herself that way. If your young artist has great creative ideas and an eye for beauty, but is more interested in snapping pictures on her mobile phone rather than picking up a paintbrush, you could have a budding photographer in the family. There are summer art camps that teach camera and lighting skills that may be a perfect place for your daughter to spend some of her summer so she can explore her talents. Photographers use light, arrangement, and the world around them to create works of art that can be just as moving and evocative as a great painting or sculpture.

There are quite a few reasons why digital photography is an especially wonderful way for young artists to express themselves. Everyone observes the world differently. Taking photographs provides a great opportunity for youngsters to display their own unique take on the world. Kids already love cameras - the majority of them walk around with them in the form of cell phones in any event. At a creative arts camp, however, children have the chance to discover the art of photography while using much more high-end devices, and also to be taught how to use different types of lighting, motion, and tricks of the trade such as time lapse photography--giving them the capability to do much more than take snapshots of friends.

Photography also offers its young aficionados a much more genuine possibility of eventually making a career out of their passion than many other art forms. While competition is still fierce, particularly for the best jobs (such as those at magazines or other news outlets), there are lots of photographers who make great livings recording wedding ceremonies as well as other special events. Freelancers often make very respectable livings as well marketing individual photos to media stations, journals, etc. The more preparation your child has, the better her odds are of getting into this field as a future career. Many of the best camps even send their participants home with rather impressive portfolios.

These camps often teach video photography too, in addition to staging and the many aspects of video production, which thanks to the internet and the ever-expanding list of television channels, is a field which will probably continue to grow for many years to come. YouTube and other video sites are huge, not only for showcasing funny pet and child videos, but also as a platform for businesses to advertise and promote themselves.

Just like many forms of art, photography is a great way to teach kids independence and perseverance as well as creativity, and spending a summer immersed in this endeavor is a wonderful way to learn. Thanks to digital photography, being able to experiment at very minimal expense, at least starting out, makes this talent one that can be developed at a very young age.

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If you are looking for a highly regarded summer arts camp author Stephen Daniels suggests you check out Belvoir Terrace. They offer a diverse schedule of classes, mostly centered primarily around the fine arts, but also offering more traditional camping activities. Girls in grades 3 through 10 will find plenty to keep them busy at the beautiful Belvoir Terrace campgrounds estate in Lennox MA.