Posts - The Slanted Lens

Camera Movement Tutorial: How To Create Emotion

May 10, 2013 By Morgan

Today on The Slanted Lens we have a great camera movement tutorial exploring how camera movement can create emotion in the viewer.

Shooting Chrome Surface on Location: A Video / Photo Lighting Tutorial

April 17, 2013 By Morgan

In today’s Slanted Lens lighting tutorial, we are out on location in downtown LA shooting a composite image that includes shooting chrome on location.

How Camera Angle Affects Body Shape – A Video Lighting Tutorial

April 2, 2013 By Morgan

In today’s Slanted Lens video lighting tutorial, we are at the Bonneville Slat Flats in Utah and we will be exploring how camera height affects body shape .

Continuous Lighting Setup w/ 2 Hot Lights – A Video Lighting Tutorial

March 15, 2013 By Morgan

In today’s TSL video lighting tutorial, we will be shooting a simple continuous 2 light setup.

Capturing Stills from Video with the Canon 1DC

March 6, 2013 By Morgan

We will shoot video on the Canon 1dc and pull stills from video . We are going to test different shutter speeds and see how they affect the video and stills

Using Grid Spots: A Lighting Tutorial

December 17, 2012 By Morgan

In this lighting tutorial, we will be looking at the area of coverage of the different grid spots and how to pan grids in order to flag the light.

How Lens Focal Length Shapes the Face & Controls Perspective: A Lighting Tutorial

August 6, 2012 By Morgan

The lens or focal length of the lens you choose has a profound impact on the image. It effects the perspective, background and features of the subject.

Turning Sunlight into Moonlight for Stills or Video: A Lighting Tutorial

April 13, 2012 By Morgan

In this Slanted Lens lighting tutorial we are going to show you how to change sunlight into moonlight for stills or video.

Combining Strobes and Reflectors: A Lighting Tutorial

January 10, 2012 By Morgan

I enjoy using reflectors when shooting on location but I find it’s a bit restrictive. There are many things that can be done with a couple of reflectors alone but so many more options open up when you just add one strobe head.

Lighting Reflectors: A Lighting Tutorial

October 30, 2011 By Morgan

In this lighting tutorial we take a look at the basics of lighting reflectors and how to use them on location. This is a beginning look at reflectors.