10 Easy Steps To Successful Portrait Posing

October 11, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Portrait posing made easy in 10 simple steps and how lens choice influences your images. Take these 10 easy steps to help you be more successful in your photography portrait posing! You know, if it freaks you out when you step on set and you’re not sure what to do with talent. And man, trust […]

Simple Corporate Portraits – What To Charge And How To Light

September 27, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

Take Photos On AV Mode! Stop Shooting On Manual!

September 20, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Stop shooting on manual. This is why I use aperture priority a lot of the time. Especially when I’m in a natural light situation and I’m shooting a model trying to shoot outside and go quick. I always default to aperture priority. Let’s talk about several of the […]

Will Photo & Video Conventions Survive?

September 13, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to look at photo conferences, photo/video conferences. Are they dead? Are they going to happen this year? Is it kind of the nail in the coffin for conferences? Because they were sliding before. Where exactly are they at? What’s going to […]

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

August 30, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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

August 23, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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!

August 16, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

10 Ways To Gain Confidence To Make Money In Photography!

August 9, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, I’m Jay P. Morgan. I’m Jay P. Morgan. You know we’ve all got a confident side and a not so confident side of our personalities. Let’s develop and strengthen the confident side. Here’s 10 points on how you can gain confidence to know you’re ready to make money in photography. Follow these 10 […]

How We Shot This. Lighting Tutorial in 360.

August 2, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

In this Laws of Light Lighting Tutorial we show you step by step how we shot this and you can view it in 360 degrees as you scroll around to see where we placed the lights. You will also see how we used special effects to create this WWII scene using smoke machines, air cannons […]

STOP BUYING EQUIPMENT! You Only Need These 6 Things To Make Money In Photography!

July 26, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to look at the six pieces of equipment, six pieces of equipment that you need to make money in photography. That’s all you need, six pieces of equipment. You should allow yourself with a minimal amount of equipment to start a really […]