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Best Product Lighting – Top Back Lighting – Laws of Light Tutorial

August 30, 2021 By Morgan

 The Best Approach to Product Photography Lighting is Top Back Lighting. It is the foundation for all product photography. Learn how to get impressive images from this photography tutorial about top back lighting. This is one of the best ways to light your product shots or food photography. This is my favorite lighting when […]

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Stop Using Just Soft Light. It Is Killing Your Images!

July 16, 2021 By Morgan

 Hi, this Jay P. Morgan. Today on the Laws of Light I want to talk about different qualities of light, mixing different qualities of light in the same image. We talk so often about feathering and cutting and augmenting light, but rarely do we talk about the fact that sometimes you need two or […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

Cinematic Lighting And Multiple Camera Angles To Capture A Performance

June 21, 2021 By Morgan

 Why would you use four different cameras on set when recording a performance video? Well here’s why and how. The reason we shot this with several different cameras is very simple. It’s very difficult for performers to go through a physically demanding routine like this over and over again so we can get different […]

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Studio Portrait Lighting – 360 Virtual Interactive Tutorial

June 14, 2021 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Welcome to the 360 degree view of lighting here on The Slanted Lens. Take a step with me into this 360 degree view where it’s interactive. You can see exactly where we set each one of our lights. You’ll be able to explore for yourself and see what we’re […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

5 One Light Portrait Set-ups – Interactive Lighting Tutorial in 360

June 7, 2021 By Morgan

5 One Light Portrait Set-ups – Interactive Lighting Tutorial in 360 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to do five portrait lighting positions in 360. We want you to be able to slip into the scene and to be able to scroll around and see exactly what we’re […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

5 Easy Golden Hour Lighting Steps With Strobes

May 31, 2021 By Morgan

Lighting outside with strobes while the sun is setting is a balancing act. In this photography tutorial I go through five steps on how to integrate strobe light better during the golden hour and improve your images so they don’t look strobe lit. Strobes allow you to adjust the light up and down to balance […]

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Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video

May 9, 2017 By Morgan

Lighting Ratios The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about lighting ratios for photo and video. Today you’re going to learn about lighting ratios. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8- what do these numbers all mean? Let’s take a look. Lighting Ratios A 1:1 lighting ratio simply means that your subject is equally […]

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

How to Shoot Group or Team Photos

March 21, 2017 By Morgan

Group Photos The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to talk about how to shoot a corporate group portrait or a team photo. This is a formal portrait. This is people standing shoulder to shoulder, looking at the camera, in order to display the employees for the business. I love shooting […]

Filed Under: Business Tips, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

George Hurrell Hollywood Portraits with LED Lights

September 29, 2016 By Morgan

George Hurrell Hollywood Portraits

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at the four principles George Hurrell used when creating his iconic portraits of Hollywood actors and actresses. And we’re using LED lights to do it. George Hurrell was the master of vintage Hollywood portraits. He sculpted their faces and really made them […]

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Wedding Couple Time-lapse

August 25, 2016 By Morgan

Wedding couple time-lapse the slanted lens jay p morgan photography

Wedding Couple Time-lapse For today’s wedding couple time-lapse we headed to downtown Los Angeles. We used two Genie Minis from Syrp and two Bajas from Dynalite. We combined those effects to get a really nice time-lapse we can use in a wedding photography or videography application. You could also do this same thing with a family, […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Time-lapse, Uncategorized, Wedding Photography

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