Creating Bokeh
The bokeh style has been used in countless photographs, where the subject is shown to be clear and the background blurred out. Any camera can take photographs with bokeh as long as you are able to set the correct mode. Read Post
Exhibitions are in the Air...!
Outside the Lens is just wrapping up our Exhibitions for our Fall classes with some amazing students. We have all been inspired by their investment into their final photography pieces. Read Post
Hello, We're OTL Interns!
For the month of January Eden and I have had the pleasure of working with OTL to create training videos for the Teacher Portal that we’re produicng. Read Post
Outside the Lens at WorldLink
Outside the Lens continued our partnership with WorldLink at the University of San Diego last Wednesday by providing a photobooth where students can express themselves creatively by sharing their stories and dreams. Read Post
Star Trail Photography
The idea of star trail photography is very strange and has been around for quite sometime, but with such great advancements in todays cameras, more photographers have taken advantage of this wondrous effect. Read Post
Kris Hodson Moore and OTL Youth Council Exhibit Now on View!
Over the course of four weekend days in November and December, photographer Kris Hodson Moore led intensive portrait photography workshops for members of Outside the Lens' Youth Council - a group of super-star high school students from throughout San Diego who are committed to developing their photography and digital media skills while giving back to the community. Read Post
Holiday Portraits at the Monarch School
With the holidays just around the corner, Outside the Lens wanted to celebrate the festivities by providing portraits to families in need from the Monarch School. Read Post
Outside The Lens at TEDx: You are Unlimited
OTL students not only got to attend TEDx, but they also manned a salon and acted as photojournalists for the event. These students are the future of our world! Read Post
Pakistani Access Youth
OTL Youth Council and volunteers joined together with 33 Pakistani students and 25 adults as part of the San Diego Diplomacy Council’s youth exchange program on June 24, 2013 for an afternoon of games, photography workshops and poetry! Read Post
Adult Photography Bootcamps 101
Over these past two weekends at the Liberty Station offices OTL offered two introductory photo classes for adults seeking to become more familiarized with their DSLR cameras. Read Post