Photography Merit Badge AM (Ages 11 to 17)

Learn the terms, proper techniques, skills, and compositions for taking photographs. Take pictures of sights around the Bay as you travel by pontoon boat. Use your best shots to create a photo journalistic story that you can either mount on poster board or use to create a slide show. Try your hand out our classic film camera and sample a DSLR camera as well. Practice enhancing your photos with Photoshop or similar software. Please bring in your own camera for regular use - smart phone cameras are acceptable but digital SLR cameras or pocket cameras with a viewfinder are recommended if accessible (not a necessary purchase).
These sessions run Mon - Fri from 10:30am to 12:30pm during Newport Sea Base Summer Camp.
Week 2: 6/16-6/20
Week 4: 6/30-7/3 *Closed 7/4
Week 6: 7/14-7/18
Week 8: 7/28-8/1
Please remember to check the attachments for additional details before your class begins. BSA medical form AB is required and must be turned in at check-in.
**Participants must be able to attend all 5 classes**
Newport Sea Base
Monday 06-16-2025
10:30 AM PT to 12:30 PM PT
Week 4: 6/30 - 7/4 (4 Day Week)
Newport Sea Base
Monday 06-30-2025
10:30 AM PT to 12:30 PM PT
Week 6: 7/14 - 7/18
Newport Sea Base
Monday 07-14-2025
10:30 AM PT to 12:30 PM PT
Week 8: 7/28 - 8/1
Newport Sea Base
Monday 07-28-2025
10:30 AM PT to 12:30 PM PT