About Morgan

With more than two decades of experience Jay P. Morgan brings to his commercial studio two special qualities: a keen appreciation of the bizarre and a knack for flawlessly executing elaborate shots. Through The Slanted Lens, Jay P. shares his knowledge about photography and videography.

Laws of Light: Using 5 Lighting Portrait Positions for Couples

April 18, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Lighting two people can be difficult to do, so I’m going to use the 5 portrait lighting positions to breakdown how to best light a couple. If you haven’t watched the 5 Portrait Lighting Setups yet, go watch that first and come back to watch the section for couples. Thanks to our models David and […]

Aputure REINVENTS the Light Bulb! (NAB 2019 Highlights)

April 17, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

I just came back from NAB last week and I wanted to share with you a quick rundown of the highlights for us at NAB. Aputure RGB Battery Powered Light Bulbs The first thing that really captured my attention was the Aputure RGB Light Bulbs. It’s not just any LED RGB light bulb, but it’s […]

Leica Q2 vs Sony RX1R II vs Fujifilm X-100F | Camera Comparison

April 11, 2019 By Morgan 2 Comments

Today we are going to compare these three cameras, the Leica Q2, the Sony RX1R II, and the Fujifilm X-100F. We are going to walk around and test out these unique compact cameras with a fixed lens. The Leica Q2 has a 28mm on a full frame sensor. The Sony RX1R II is a 35mm […]

Why You Should Shoot Film

April 4, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are going to talk about why starting with film is the best possible way to learn the settings on your camera before getting into the automatic digital world that will swallow you whole as a photographer and puke you out the other way. As always we got our film processed and scanned by Richard […]

Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM vs Tamron 28-75 f2.8 Lens Comparison

March 28, 2019 By Morgan 4 Comments

We are comparing the Tamron 28-75 with the Sony 24-70 GM in sharpness, image quality, focal length, autofocus, and we can’t forget the video test! Focal Length Sharpness Test We are going to start off comparing these two lenses by their focal length. We are comparing the Sony at 24mm and the Tamron at 28mm, […]

Laws of Light: How to Light Glass

March 21, 2019 By Morgan 3 Comments

What is the best way to light glass? Glass doesn’t look good when you shine light directly at it. It soaks up the light it doesn’t define it. It just gives you specular highlights little pinpoints that don’t photograph well. Glass looks the best when you look through it and shine something bright behind it. […]

Leica Q2 – Is it Worth $5,000?

March 19, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are talking about the Leica Q2 today! Now we don’t have the camera, but we are going to give you our thoughts on the specs and what we hope to expect when we test it out in the future. Leica is known for its high quality, expensive cameras. The Q2 is no exception, this […]

Sony 6400 vs Fuji X-T30 | Hands-on Mirrorless Camera Comparison

March 14, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are going to be comparing the Sony a6400 with the Fuji X-T30 in this video. They are both pretty new starting level mirrorless cameras with pretty good specs for how small the body is. So let’s put these two cameras to the test! Picture Quality Test These two shots look very similar next to […]

What to Expect from the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6k G2!

March 13, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are talking about the Black Magic Ursa Mini Pro G2 today! Now we have shot on the Ursa Mini and the Ursa Mini Pro and the Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k as well. You can check out those videos here. The Ursa Mini Pro was a small step up for them, but this […]

Laws of Light: Placing a Softbox

March 7, 2019 By Morgan 3 Comments

Today we are going to talk about placing a softbox, not the positions that you would use like a Rembrandt, a butterfly, or a loop, but how to place it once it’s in position. Let’s talk about how to finesse the look that you want to achieve while using a softbox. We have our model […]