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Funny Foto of the Week: Muu Muus

August 8, 2011 By Jay P Leave a Comment

I still wonder what possessed me to get 2 cows into the studio to do this shot.

A Soft Box Lighting Tutorial

July 28, 2011 By Jay P 4 Comments

Today we have a soft box lighting tutorial. There are many misconceptions about what Soft Boxes do and how to use them.

Creating Time Lapse Photography: A Lighting Lesson

July 13, 2011 By Jay P 4 Comments

Shooting time–lapse is one of the great adventures of still photography. In this lesson I will show how to shoot and light a simple time-lapse sequence.

Funny Foto of the Week #28: Exposure to the Zoo.

July 11, 2011 By Jay P Leave a Comment

Exposure to the Zoo. I can not look at this image without laughing. Its Chimps lifting a ladies dress. Need I say more.

An All Night Binge with Darren McMullen: A Lighting Lesson

June 30, 2011 By Jay P 1 Comment

I was approached by Darren McMullen of MTV fame to shoot images for his new web site. He wanted a shot of him waking up the day after a drunken binge in a hotel room not knowing what had happened.

How To Make Break Away Glass: A Lighting Lesson

June 13, 2011 By Jay P Leave a Comment

What a blast we had shooting and lighting break away glass. It was fun to make it, break it, and light it. In this video we will show you how to make Candy glass and then introduce you to the premier Hollywood product used on set today.

3 Extra Hours of Golf: A Video Short by Jay P. Morgan

June 10, 2011 By Jay P Leave a Comment

I love shooting video. Not just wonderful visuals but wonderful visuals combined with an interesting story. When they are both strong it’s an unbeatable relationship. But when you add humor to that relationship it’s endless. I hope in some small way this 3 minute short succeeds. OK, its just a humorous golf short.

Camera set ups & lighting for a Golf Video short: A lighting Lesson.

June 10, 2011 By Jay P Leave a Comment

In this BTS video I break down the different angles and camera moves that create the ending of the Golf Video short called “3 extra hours of Golf”.

Special Effect Costumes: A Behind the Scenes look.

June 10, 2011 By theslantedlens Leave a Comment

This is a BTS video that we cut for one of our clients. I was not going to post it, because it does not have the teaching aspect that I want our videos to be known for. Several people on the crew thought people would enjoy the video and find it an interesting behind the […]