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Using Sound to Fire Your Strobes

December 10, 2015 By Morgan

Using Sound to Fire Strobes

Visit our store to buy your Keep on Clickin’ t-shirts! Hi I’m Jay P. Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to teach you how to fire your strobes using sound. Today’s lesson comes to you through a lot of trial and error. That’s just the nature of the beast when you’re triggering […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Understanding Grids

January 8, 2015 By Morgan

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I want to show how grids work and how you can light with them while at the same time mixing them with tungsten light.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

How to Photograph and Outline Hair

October 2, 2014 By Morgan

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I am going to show you how to do a simple light setup for a person (or two Yetis) in order to be able to outline the subject from the background.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

Combining LEDs and Tungsten Lights

September 18, 2014 By Morgan

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We are shooting a woman lying on a bed of garbage for a company called Mini Bini. We will combine NorthStar LED lights with tungsten lights to create a dreamy look.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

Creating a Retro Mummy Image

September 4, 2014 By Morgan

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We are shooting out at the old LA Zoo in Griffith Park. We are creating a retro mummy image by shooting a campy, B-movie image of a mummy chasing some explorers in a cave with only a torch for light.

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Using Double Reflectors to Light a Cave

June 20, 2014 By Morgan

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For today’s lesson, we will be using double reflectors to light a cave as we shoot out at the old LA Zoo. We must use reflectors since the openings to the cave are all in the shade.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

Lighting an F-16 with 400 Watt Strobes

June 5, 2014 By Morgan

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For today’s lesson, we’re shooting at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, AZ. Let’s take a look at lighting an F-16 with 400 watt strobes.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

Continuous Three Light Setup with Special Effects Lighting

November 27, 2013 By Morgan

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Today on The Slanted Lens we will use a continuous three light setup with special effects lighting. This will be a superhero shot.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials

Horror Lighting Tutorial – Photography & Video Tutorial

October 30, 2013 By Morgan

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Today on the Slanted Lens we have a horror lighting tutorial. Check out this photography & video tutorial.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials

Packing Video and Photo Equipment: Photography Travel Tips

October 12, 2013 By Morgan

Packing Video and Photo Equipment: Photography Travel Tips

Today on the Slanted Lens we are going to do something a little different. We will show tips on packing video and photo equipment & travel photography tips.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials

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