Summer Camp at Stanford

This summer, I was lucky enough to attend a weeklong web design and photography camp at Stanford University.  The experience was so brilliant and it really gave me the boost I needed into the start of my 8^th grade project.  I had the opportunity to meet some new people and counselors who were interested in Graphic Art and Design just like I am.

Over the course of five days I took photos, edited in Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, and made a website using Adobe Muse.  At first I was nervous to attend the camp because I had virtually no experience with all of the applications and the PC computers.  However, it turned out to be really fun and I loved getting to know some new people.  My group and I would start the day off with photography, which consisted of taking photos around the Stanford campus. It would be anything from the fancy artistry on buildings or an artsy shot of the pavement under the suns rays.  At noon, all the teenagers would walk over to the cafeteria and eat our one meal for the day.  Here, I met new people my age, like Livia, Selem, and Will.  After lunch, it was editing time!  The editing tools we used were complicated and confusing, so before everyone dove into their hard work, our instructor Wave would teach us new things we could use on the software to edit our photos.  And that was pretty much it, with some breaks for unbreakable riddles and games.  On Wednesday and Thursday, we started making our website.  This was the part that related most to my project and I learned a lot of critical skills that will help me with graphic art and design this coming year.

Below are some of the photos I took at camp-

In all, I learned many new skills about the Adobe software and more about the general world of photography.  To say things in short, I practiced setting up a good photo and the settings on a camera, how Photoshop and Lightroom operate, and lastly how to make a website on Muse.  I am so glad I attended this camp and it really showed me that I have to get moving full throttle into my 8^th grade project of Graphic Art and Design this coming year.