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: Mastering the Beauty Dish

March 26, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Learn how to use a beauty dish INSIDE and OUT in our latest video in the Laws of Light series! We take this amazing collapsible beauty dish from Westcott from our studio setup to an epic sunset to show you how to truly master the beauty dish.

Creating Emotion with DRAMATIC Camera Moves – DEAD or ALIVE!!!

March 19, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

It’s amazing the tension and emotion you can create with a couple simple, yet DRAMATIC camera moves. We used the new edelkrone jib to bring this little storyline to life.

How to Survive the Coronavirus as a Photographer/Videographer!

March 18, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P and Kenneth Merrill and today we are going to talk about how the coronavirus is affecting the photography/videography world. The virus will negatively affect many industries and the photo/video world will take a big hit due to events and shoots being canceled and many creative pursuits not being invested in. […]

Laws of Light: How Lighting Diagrams can IMPROVE Your Images

March 12, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

It’s about time we go over lighting diagrams and see how I’ve used them for 35 years and see how they’ll help you in the next 35 years of your lighting. Let’s take a look! I’ve been shooting commercially for almost 40 years, and in the beginning of that process, I just became completely obsessed […]

Nikon D780 VS Canon 5D Mark IV VS Sony A7 III! Could the Nikon D780 be the BEST DSLR Video?

March 5, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today we are very excited to be reviewing the Nikon D780 and comparing it to the Sony A7 III and Canon 5D Mark VI! This Nikon update has all of the top of the line for the entry-level camera, It’s not the D850 – so it’s 24 megapixels but it has a really nice processor, […]

How to do STOP MOTION with Your PHONE!

February 27, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today we are going to learn Trisha’s trips and tricks in order to make great stop motion with your phone! So I’m going to turn it over to Trisha to walk us through all of her tips. A lot of these tips apply whether you are using your camera or your phone. These are really […]

FUJIFILM X-T4! Hands on Review! INCREDIBLE Hybrid Camera!

February 26, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan with Kenneth Merrill and Moriah Garcia and today we are checking out the FUJIFILM X-T4! We also want to give a special shoutout to Samy’s Camera for hooking up us and letting us check out their latest gadgets! FIRST OFF! What makes this camera different from the T3? The […]

Are Expensive Lenses a WASTE OF MONEY? Sigma 50mm vs Panasonic 50mm Lens Comparison!

February 20, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on the Slanted Lens we are taking a look at the Sigma 50mm 1.4 lens compared to the Panasonic Lumix s Pro 50mm 1.4 lens. Both of these lenses are L mount lenses, which is kind of becoming a bigger deal as time goes on – Panasonic has L mount cameras, Sigma has L […]

WHY Shoot with PRIME Lenses?! NEW Tamron 24mm and 35mm 2.8 PRIME LENSES!

February 18, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Under $350 each for a 24mm and a 35mm for a Sony mirrorless camera?! THIS SHARP?! That’s incredible! Hi this is Jay P Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at the new 24mm and 35mm 2.8 lenses from Tamron! These are Sony lenses, small, compact – excellent for […]

Go Wide or Go Home! Get Creative New Tamron Sony 20mm Lens

February 13, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

I’ve just arrived here in Yosemite and I’m going to shoot this entire weekend with nothing but this Tamron 20mm lens! We’re out here in Yosemite for a couple reasons. At this time of the year the full moon is going to be rising just as the sun goes down, but the main reason we’re […]