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Speedlight TTL Basics With The Best Entry Level Flash!

January 16, 2024 By Morgan

Comparison of lighting effects with a red cross and green check mark on a person's portrait.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at speedlights. How to set up TTL with a speedlight using what I think is the best entry level speedlight on the market. It’s the Westcott FJ80se. Great price, […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Speedlight Basics

Which Camera System Has The Best Color – Canon, Nikon, Lumix or Sony?

December 20, 2023 By Morgan

A woman holds a color calibration chart behind four cameras for color matching.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here from The Slanted Lens. I’ve got Barbie here with me. “Hi”. She’s getting married today. “I am!” I don’t think her boyfriend knows about this actually. So we have Barbie here. We put her in a white dress because we want […]

Filed Under: Photography Tutorial, Product Review, Uncategorized

Tamron 70-180mm G2 Lens Review – Excellent Telephoto Performance

December 13, 2023 By Morgan

Man holding a camera with Tamron 70-180mm G2 lens outdoors.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out in The Valley of Fire outside of Las Vegas. But we’ve got with us the new Tamron 70-180mm G2 second generation of that 70-180mm. This is a tough category for lenses to compete in. […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Lens Review, Product Review

Tamron 17-50mm Lens Review – Great Crossover Lens!

November 28, 2023 By Morgan

Man holding a camera with a Tamron 17-50mm lens smiling.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey it’s Jay P. here down in Los Angeles and I’ve got with me the 17-50mm lens from Tamron. This is an f/4 lens throughout. Really interesting lens to me because you get that really ultra-wide into more of a normal 50 millimeter lens. So I’m […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Lens Review, Product Review

All-in-one Shot – No Retouching – DIY In Camera Special Effects

November 14, 2023 By Morgan

Boy falling off skateboard with dramatic dust effect and shocked onlookers.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to take you back to the days when we used to do all of our images in one shot. No Photoshop, no AI, none of that business. Everything had to be composed in […]

Filed Under: DIY, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Special Effects for Photo and Video

10 Tips For Candid Street Photography Portraits

November 8, 2023 By Morgan

Young woman sitting alone by a window in a candid street portrait.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. We’re out here in the Baltic Sea, stopping at these little countries all around the Baltic Sea. I’m trying to do candid street photography. I’m a little nervous sometimes. I’d rather ask somebody to take their picture. But I’m trying to […]

Filed Under: Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Travel Photography

Nikon Z8 vs Sony a7R V Camera Comparison – Which is Better?

October 31, 2023 By Morgan

Smiling woman comparing Nikon Z8 and Sony a7R V cameras outdoors.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. Morgan. I’ve got Barbie here with me. “Hello”. We’re going to take a look at two cameras that I really respect, the a7R V from Sony and the Z8 from Nikon. These are incredible cameras. Let’s see how they compare with each […]

Filed Under: Camera Comparison, Camera Review, Product Review

Corporate Group Shot, Quick And Easy – Lighting Tutorial

October 24, 2023 By Morgan

Professional corporate team posing outdoors in business attire.

Hi, this is Jay P. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at how to do a quick group portrait. We just finished up some individual portraits. We only have about 30 minutes to turn things around and to be able to photograph this entire group together. So let’s take a […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

Stop Putting The Light In The Wrong Place – One Light Portrait Lighting Tutorial

October 17, 2023 By Morgan

Comparison of portrait lighting with correct and incorrect examples.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Stop putting the light in the wrong place. I see images all the time and I’m thinking, “Why don’t they understand where to set the key light?” It’s not a difficult thing if you understand it. We’re going to talk about it today. I’ve got Ali […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

Nikon Z8 With The Tamron 35-150mm – Great Crossover Combo

October 10, 2023 By Morgan

Photographer using Nikon Z8 with Tamron 35-150 lens capturing a female model.

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here. I’m super excited because we got the Tamron 35-150mm Z mount lens. An f/2-2.8 on the Z8. Miranda’s going to be here with me. We’re going to take some pictures. I think you’re going to love this. I love this lens. […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Lens Review, Product Review

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