1) Location is key. Pick an ideal location, such as renting part of a community or recreation center near a park. A beautiful park in nature is the perfect place for children to release their energy, and allows them to photograph a wide variety of subjects such as plants, animals, insects, landscapes, and other children. The community or recreation center will serve as your classroom for the day.
2) Don’t talk for too long. Children want to be out doing things instead of feeling like they’re stuck in a classroom. Try to explain the day’s project within 20 minutes, and allow the next hour+ to let them roam around and photograph.
3) Keep the camp days short. You want to retain their attention span. Two to three hours is a great length of time to give an introductory assignment, allow them to go out and photograph, and then review the images together.
4) Charge a reasonable price. Half-day camps lasting around 3-4 hours typically charge $150-200. To make the camp more accessible to families that may not be able to afford that price, you could charge $75-100 for a 1.5-2 hour camp, and offer two of these camps back to back – perhaps the first one from 10am-12pm and the second one from 2pm-4pm.