The Slanted Lens - Lessons and Tips for Photographers & Filmmakers

Best Camera Slider for Cinematic Moves!

August 22, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We’re going to take a look at the history of pot pie from the 1800s to the 50s to today by blending 3 different moves on our SliderPLUS Pro with our HeadPLUS from edelkrone! We’re going to put these 3 moves together seamlessly to create 1 shot that changes eras as we move through. Check […]

Tamron 17-28mm Lens. Best Wide Angle Lens for Sony on the Market!

August 15, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going WIDE and reviewing the Tamron 17-28mm lens on the Sony mount! I want to see if it’s as good as the 28-75mm which I love and use just about every day. I’ve got here with me, Leah Kim @gogoleah to help us test our this lens. So what […]

Blackmagic URSA Mini G2 vs ARRI Amira!

August 8, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today we are taking a look at the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2 vs the ARRI Amira. It’s like $6000 vs $45,000! Both of these cameras have been out for a while now and we’re going to finally put them to the test, looking at picture quality, looking at it in RAW. There are some […]

Top 10 Ways for Photographers to Stay Inspired

July 31, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to answer a question I get asked all the time, and that is “how do I stay inspired?” I struggle with this question all the time myself! It’s something I really have to overcome when I’m trying to come up with an idea for a new shot, when […]

Incredible Tamron 35-150mm Lens! Hands-On Review

July 30, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We hit the streets of New York City to do a full hands-on review of the new incredible Tamron 35-150mm Lens. So we are here in NYC and it’s awfully noisy, but we are going to talk about the Tamron 35-150mm lens. This is an f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD Lens and I think it’s an […]

The BEST Sony a7 R IV Camera Review!

July 24, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We got to be one of the first to make an in-depth hands-on review of the just-announced Sony a7 R IV!

How to Shoot a Timelapse of the Milky Way

July 18, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

I am out in the Mojave National Preserve in this beautiful area between Vegas and Los Angeles. It’s full of Joshua trees and amazing rock formations, but I decided to come here to shoot the Milky Way! In June the Milky Way comes up and sits right on the horizon for almost 8 hours. It’s […]

6 Steps for Shooting Greenscreen!

July 11, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to talk about 2 effective green screens, and then how to light them. But first, I’m going to be joined by my brother Kay P! He’s going to help us look at the Valera Creator 95 and the Valera Explorer 90. Kay P – Hi, this is Kay […]

Canon EOS R vs Sony A7 iii: Which One Should You Buy?!

July 3, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Time to put both a Canon EOS R and a Sony A7 iii to the test! Which one will come out on top in this ultimate camera comparison?! Watch the whole video by CLICKING HERE! Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Danielle Maddox with me. She’s going to help me look at these 2 […]

Laws of Light: Balancing Strobe Light with Ambient Light

June 27, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens I have Devyn Howard and Michael Nelson out with a Model A car to help me illustrate the balance of strobes with ambient light. I was just a shutter fest and I was thrilled to see the number of people using strobes again. I thought that time was gone and […]

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