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Omni-Color Is Killing It – Total Lighting Control For Film, Photo And Video

April 12, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Is Omni-Color going to kill RGB? Take a look at the Wasp 100-CX by Hive lighting. It’s an omni-color LED. See why we think this gives you greater flexibility and control with your lighting for Filmmaking, Photography, Cinematography and Video. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to take a look at a great […]

How To Modify An LED Light Panel

April 5, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

You can take one of the most boring lights in the world and make it look pretty interesting. These flat panel LEDs can be very difficult to modify, and most people use them incorrectly. They just throw them up and aim them directly at your talent. When you do that, you get very, very […]

Traveling with Lithium Ion Batteries – What Can You Take?

March 29, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

What are the restrictions for flying with Lithium Ion batteries? We take a look at what you can fly with, what you can check in your bags, what you should carry on with you and what you shouldn’t take with you. What are the TSA and FAA Regulations for Traveling with Lithium Ion Batteries? Hi, […]

All You Need for Landscape Photography is a 50mm Lens

March 22, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at why a 50mm lens is the only lens you need for landscape photography. You might wonder why I say that? Well, when I was shooting with Cheyne Walls who is an excellent Landscape photographer, he only shot with a 50 millimeter equivalent […]

Great Film Photography With Cheap Panoramic Camera

March 15, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Take a look at this cool vintage panoramic film camera. This cheap Horizon 202 panoramic camera made by Russian KMZ delivers incredible results. It gives you a unique perspective and is an affordable way to get awesome panoramic film images. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out here in […]

How To Determine Power Output For Strobes In Daylight

March 8, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Three easy ways to determine the power output for your strobes when shooting in daylight. Learn how to match the aperture you’ve chosen when balancing strobes with sunlight. Any of these 3 effective ways will help determine the power output of your strobes or flash when you’re outside working with strobes and daylight on location. […]

Does Medium Format For Video Make Sense With New Ninja V?

March 1, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Medium format video shooting RAW. This is exciting! With the GFX 100 and the new Ninja V you have Apple pro raw full quality pro res in medium format. So now it has hit the consumer level. See how it compares to the Panasonic S1H and the Canon C200! Today, we’re going to take a […]

How To Do Stop Motion Photography – Frame Rates

February 22, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Jay P and Trisha demonstrate Stop Motion Photography and the different frame rates you can choose and how they compare. They show how the different frame rates influence the look of your stop motion video. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and today I have Trisha back with us. Trisha has done great stop motion […]

Crazy Huge Wide Angle Lens With Medium Format Camera

February 15, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

In part 2 of our look at this Iwerks Omnimax huge wide angle lens we paired it with the medium format Fujifilm GFX 100 camera. See the cool results shooting street portraits at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. Jay P explains more about the lens. Check out what we got for our final […]

Photo Shoot Fraud! Don’t Get Taken!

February 8, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

In this video Jay P shares with you an actual photo shoot fraud case and what to look for so that you don’t get taken by a fraudulent scam like this! Florida man, almost defrauds us here at The Slanted Lens. They even sent us a check. I got an email early in November saying, […]

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