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Camera Settings & Lens Choice For An Outdoor Family Portrait

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(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 lens choice and camera settings for doing a family portrait out on location. I’ve got the Dinnendahls and the Eichs here with me today. They’re going to be […]

Camera Settings & Lens Choice For A Studio Portrait

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(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. In this video we’re going to teach you the camera settings and the lens choice for creating an interesting studio portrait. People ask me all the time, “What camera settings should I use?” We’re going to talk about those camera […]

Camera Settings When Using Strobes

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(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 strobe power versus aperture and shutter. I get this question from listeners all the time saying, “What aperture should I use? What shutter should I use? I’m going […]

How To Photograph Shiny Metal Lighting Tutorial

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(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 how to light shiny metal. But I just want to talk about a simple shiny metal object. Shiny metal is different than anything else you’ll photograph in that […]

How To Light & Photograph A Car

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at how to light a car. There are some simple steps you can go through to get a beautiful image of a car every time. They’re not difficult and does not take a lot of equipment. It’s […]

Portraits on Location with Portable Backdrops

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we are traveling through small little towns way off from the beaten path going through Utah into Arizona and then Nevada. And our goal is just to find interesting people to photograph. We’re going to stop and ask at a restaurant or a […]

Natural Light Portraits Made Easy With The Sun and Umbrella

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 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you something that I do often when I’m shooting outside in direct sun and I don’t want to have to use my strobe, my FJ400, or I don’t have my FJ400. Then I go directly to a shoot through […]

Stunning One Light Portraits With Umbrellas

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In this tutorial we show you how to use umbrellas to do one light studio portraits. Umbrellas are the ultimate bounce modifier. We talk about why use them, how to use them, the quality of light you get from seven foot translucent diffusion, black/white and black/silver umbrellas. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on […]

Number One Tip For Filming or Photographing People Outside In Direct Sun

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 Hi, This is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, in the Laws of Light, we’re going to take a look at my number one tip for shooting outside. It works every single time. It gives you great images. Here’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to put her back towards the […]

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