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  Creating Bokeh: A Lighting Tutorial

  January 11, 2013

  In today’s TSL lesson we are back in New York City shooting in Times Square. I wanted to explore creating Bokeh with all the intense lighting of Times Square. Not to mention the incredible energy you feel just being there. The term “bokeh” comes from Japanese and means “blur” or “haze”. In this lesson we will take a look at different lenses and aperture settings to see how they create this cinematic look called Bokeh. Different lenses create different patterns. We [...]

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  How to Light a Large Space at Night

  December 29, 2012

  In today’s Slanted Lens lesson we shot in Boston on the USS Constitution. It is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy as it was built in the late 1700′s. We had a great talent who we hired in the area. The wardrobe looked amazing as Julene was able to find clothing from the film Master and Commander for our shoot. We flew it in from Los Angeles. In this lesson we look at how to light a large [...]

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  Using Grid Spots: A Lighting Tutorial

  December 17, 2012

  Shooting with Grid Spots can change the look of your image even when you use only one light. In today’s Slanted Lens lesson we are out on location in downtown New York City, Wall Street. We will be shooting corporate portraits using Grid Spots with the help of our talent Jay White. We will be looking at the area of coverage of the different grids and how to pan grids right and left in order to flag the light of [...]

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  Making a Shoulder Rig: DIY Equipment

  December 10, 2012

  Welcome to a new segment of The Slanted Lens lessons called DIY Equipment. In these segments we will be teaching you how to make affordable equipment with parts that are easy to obtain and construct. We are starting with a Shoulder Rig created by our cameraman and cinematographer Lars Lindstrom. In fact we call the rig “The Lars Cam”. It is very convenient to use and you can make it for under $10. The rig is smooth to operate and [...]

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  Step 1: A Photographer’s Steps to Working in Advertising

  November 29, 2012

  A Photographer’s Steps to Working in Advertising Step 1: Find a Hobby By Jay P Morgan If you’re a photographer and you want to get started in the advertising industry, one way to start is to get a hobby. Nice try: not photography! It’s not a hobby. It’s your profession. So branch outside the world of photography, and find something that you love! Why? Well, people with a certain hobby associate with other people that do that certain hobby. And [...]

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  Warrior Princess Location Shooting Tips: A Lighting Tutorial

  November 26, 2012

  We are going to share some tips on how to successfully shoot on location and make the day go more smoothly. This will break down how to be prepared to shoot and support a crew on location. We will also break down the lighting and physical logistics of shooting our warrior princess.

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  How to Shoot Simple Corporate Portraits – Lighting Article

  November 12, 2012

  By Jay P Morgan A great way to increase your clientele and business as a photographer is shooting corporate portraits. In this article, we will teach you how to shoot simple corporate portraits. We will breakdown the basic elements needed to bring a shoot together from choosing the background to scheduling the talent. We will also talk about how to setup your lighting in a small space, how to alter the lighting to accommodate different clothes and people, and, last [...]

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  Depth of Field as a Creative Tool: A Lighting Tutorial

  November 8, 2012

  In today’s Slanted Lens lesson we will take a look at depth of field as a creative tool while shooting some fashion shots on location at Vasquez Rocks, CA.

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  How To Do Zombie Makeup: A Halloween Special

  October 25, 2012

  Halloween Special! Teri Groves from Makeup Magick (http://www.makeupmagick.com) joins us today to show us how to do zombie makeup. Teri will explain how to get three levels of zombie makeup (1) dead, (2) dead with flesh falling off, (3) full zombie straight from the grave. Enjoy and Happy Halloween. www.kesslercrane.com www.tamron-usa.com www.dynalite.com www.photoflex.com www.rosco.com www.azdencorp.com www.glidecam.com triplescoopmusic.com

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  Balancing Strobes with a Setting Sun: A Lighting Tutorial!

  October 19, 2012

  By Jay P. Morgan “They say you shouldn’t judge a book by a cover, but everyone of us who buys a book spends a few seconds looking at the title and the cover. Not only that, publishers know that readers also flip the book over and look at the picture of the author. That’s why more and more authors and publishers are viewing the author photo as a marketing opportunity. The author photo is just another opportunity to tell a [...]

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  Simple Corporate Portraits: A Lighting Tutorial

  September 28, 2012

  In this photography lighting lesson, you will not only learn how to light corporate portraits but you will also learn some corporate portrait photography tips. This lesson is a simple look at how to shoot very basic corporate portraits. When you take a job on to shoot an office full of people where do you start? What background do we need? Where do we shoot? What is the schedule and how do I light everyone? These are a few of [...]

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  Making Smoke Lay on Water: A Lighting Tutorial

  September 14, 2012

  In this Slanted Lens lesson we look at how to make smoke lay on the water or grass. It’s a very cool effect that is created by pumping smoke through a chill box. We will show you the simple steps to build a chill box and then how to apply this smoke effect to a shoot. We are doing a fantasy shot of a woman standing on a rock in the middle of the water holding a lantern. The smoke [...]

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