Photography Workshop

Photographed (Left to Right): Chris, Julianna, Ian, Jakob, Jennifer, Adlemy, Tyler, Amie, Dulce, and Sarai.

During this workshop our mentees were introduced to the 3 different ways to control light…Aperture, ISO, and Shutter. After Jasmine, the co-founder and executive director, led this workshop, our mentees went outside to put all that they learned to the test. They worked in groups of two, discussing and sharing which settings worked best for their photos. Not only did this test their knowledge, it was also a team building exercise. We are so proud of our mentees for working together and being confident in what they learned.

Follow along @thefirehousedream on Instagram to see live behind the scenes of workshops our mentees participate in. We are so excited to share some more workshops our mentees go through as time goes on.

Welcoming Our Fall 2021 Mentees

Photographed (Left to Right): Chris, Ian, Julianna, Sarai, Dulce, Tyler, Amie, Jennifer, Adlemy, and Tyler.

We are so excited to welcome our Fall 2021 Mentees! This is our 3rd mentorship of the year and we cannot wait to see all the amazing things these mentees create! Follow along on Instagram @thefirehousedream to see Behind the Scenes and live IG stories.

Something I learned...

On the last day of summer mentorship, we asked each mention to share something they enjoyed learning. We love their replies and wanted to share them with you! Be sure to check the photo to watch the video.

Photo by summer mentee: Cristal Andrade

Four Projects

We’re so excited to share the four projects that our Summer Mentees were able to accomplish during our 6 week mentorship program.

1. The Quinn Center

Our Summer Mentees were able to photograph children at The Quinn Centers annual summer camp this year, they put to use all of the skills they learned throughout the 6 week Mentorship.

2. Maywoodian Families

A group of five mentees photographed families who live in Maywood, as well as made a blog post about each individual family and their story of how they came to Maywood.

3. Video | Food Desert Conversation

Another group of five mentees created, shot, planned, and edited a podcast video talking about the challenges our community faces.

4. Individual Headshots

Our Summer Mentees teamed up to photograph headshots of each other. They utilized their skills that they learned throughout the 6 week mentorship cohort.

Part 1 | Part 2

Group Project | Food Desert Conversation

A team of five mentees from our summer Mentorship Cohort did a group project on some of the challenges our community faces. In this video/podcast episode, they talked about Maywood being a food desert, as well as what environmental racism is. This podcast was shot, edited, and planned out completely by this group of mentees, with the guidance of Jeremy, a co-founder of The Firehouse Dream who volunteered his time to support this amazing group of young adults. Additionally, Karina, who is the owner of Elevating La Cultura podcast, shared all her tips on how to create, plan, and launch a podcast.