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5 Window Light Portrait Positions

January 11, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

5 Window Light Portrait Positions

 Hi this Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Rai here with me. Rai is from London. We’re going to show you how to set up the five lighting portrait positions using the window and how to control the light. The first thing we did in this room is we got […]

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Laws of Light: How to Light a Product

September 26, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we dive into easy product lighting with 1 and 2 lights! It’s amazing the different effects you can get with just 2 lights! In this new episode of The Laws of Light we’re going to move from the ball and cylinder to subject matter. Objects that you photograph all relate […]

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Laws of Light: How to Light Glass

March 21, 2019 By Morgan 5 Comments

What is the best way to light glass? Glass doesn’t look good when you shine light directly at it. It soaks up the light it doesn’t define it. It just gives you specular highlights little pinpoints that don’t photograph well. Glass looks the best when you look through it and shine something bright behind it. […]

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Laws of Light: Placing a Softbox

March 7, 2019 By Morgan 3 Comments

Today we are going to talk about placing a softbox, not the positions that you would use like a Rembrandt, a butterfly, or a loop, but how to place it once it’s in position. Let’s talk about how to finesse the look that you want to achieve while using a softbox. We have our model […]

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How to Create 5 Cinematic RGB Lighting Setups

December 11, 2018 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today we are going to do a video on how to use practical RGB lights for setting up cinematic lighting. and I have with me here today, Jema (@jemmadallender) from England. RGB Color System This light is built based on the RGB system which is an additive system of the colors red, green and blue, […]

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One Light Portrait: What Lens to Choose?

November 15, 2018 By Morgan 1 Comment

Hi, this is Jay P! We’re starting a new series on The Slanted Lens called “One Light Portraits” where I take my black background out on location and capture portraits of real people while teaching a single principle at a time, so you can understand the portrait process. Today our principle is the lens! We shot […]

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Correct Exposure with and without a Light Meter

October 25, 2018 By Morgan 4 Comments

Hi, this is Jay P! Today, we are going to be talking about 3 different ways you can set the right exposure for film. The biggest thing for beginning film photographers is to learn is how to meter your film properly. All of our film stock was processed and scanned by Richard Photo Lab. Thanks for […]

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Comparing Continuous Lighting vs. Strobes

October 4, 2018 By Morgan 2 Comments

It’s Jay P here with another episode on lighting.  This week we compared the pros and cons of strobes vs. continuous light and conducted some indoor and outdoor lighting tests between the two for you to decide which one to use when you are shooting. Thanks to our model Elena G. (@elenahappiness) for helping to […]

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Freezing Action with Strobes

December 28, 2017 By Morgan 3 Comments

Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re talking about freezing action using strobes by shortening your flash duration. Come and check it out!!   Freezing Action With Strobes Strobes can be used in a lot of creative ways. Today we’re in New York city testing out our strobe lights to create images that pop with the […]

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Laws of Light: Separation

April 20, 2017 By Morgan 2 Comments

Laws of Light SEPARATION Jay P. Morgan The Slanted Lens

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re continuing our exploration of The Laws of Light with our next segment- separation. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at a fundamental principle of lighting, and that is how to separate your subject from your background. We create that separation using light. […]

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