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Better Than A Soft Box, Inexpensive Product Lighting Solution

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. You know what, when you’re doing product photography soft boxes are not always the solution. There’s a technique that product photographers have been using for years that gives them beautiful highlights. Highlights they can scale to what they’re photographing. And the ability to really create things in tight […]

Simple Corporate Portraits – What To Charge And How To Light

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to take a look at how to set up a corporate portrait, a simple corporate portrait in a tight space. Really, it’s about working professionals like dentists, doctors, lawyers, that kind of group. It’s a great place to make money. A […]

Best Product Lighting – Top Back Lighting – Laws of Light Tutorial

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 The Best Approach to Product Photography Lighting is Top Back Lighting. It is the foundation for all product photography. Learn how to get impressive images from this photography tutorial about top back lighting. This is one of the best ways to light your product shots or food photography. This is my favorite lighting when […]

How To Make Your Videos Interesting With Unique Camera Angles And DIY Rigs

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 Using 120 frames a second and some speed ramping in post, plus some physical effects, to make a really boring subject matter super engaging and exciting to watch. Let’s take a look at how we did each one of these shots. As a filmmaker, and especially as a commercial filmmaker, you’re faced with the […]

DIY Probe Lens – Inexpensive Alternative!

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how I made a rig that gives you a very similar look to a probe lens. There’s several things I like about this and I think are very successful. It certainly has some limitations. But let’s take a […]

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