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Creating Shafts of Light for Photo and Video

July 21, 2016 By Morgan

Creating Shafts of Light Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to show you how to create shafts of light both for still images and for film. I love the look of light streaming into a room for film as well as in stills. There are four principles that come into play when […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Interview Lighting in Mixed Light

May 19, 2016 By Morgan

Interview Lighting The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re at The Mannequin Gallery, a mannequin factory here in L.A. We’re gonna show you how to light an interview in mixed lighting situations using your Vector lights. And remember, when you order through our affiliate links at Amazon or B&H Photo Video you’ll be […]

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Glass Photography

April 14, 2016 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan Miops Glass Photography

Please support new content by shopping our affiliate links with Amazon and B&H Photo Video. My Lighting on Location photography workshop is coming up! Register today.  Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to show you how to light glass and then photograph ice splashing into a cup of water. We’ll […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

Portrait Lighting Using Three Lights

March 29, 2016 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan MIOPS Portrait Lighting

My Lighting on Location Workshop is April 30th. Save 10% off registration with code “earlybird” at checkout by April 1st. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a wonderful portrait of Mario here bathed in blue light with a double rim. And then we’re going to use […]

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Food Photography with Camera Movement using Syrp Slider

March 24, 2016 By Morgan

Food Photography Camera Movement The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan Syrp

10% off registration expires April 1st. Use “earlybird“.    Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you my favorite lighting setup for photographing or filming food using the Sryp Genie, Genie Mini, and Magic Carpet slider. Not only that, I’m going to show you a great parallax move that really […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

How to Set Up a Light Stand – Quick Tip

March 22, 2016 By Morgan

Set Up a Light Stand Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens Kupo

Sign up for my lighting on location workshop. Save 10% off registration with code “earlybird” till April 1st. Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re gonna talk about stands. Just your normal, everyday light stand. How to set ’em up and how to use them. There’s a lot more here […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Quick Tip, Uncategorized

Stop Action Photography with the MIOPS Laser Trigger

January 21, 2016 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens- Stop Action

Today on The Slanted Lens I’m teaching you stop action photography using the MIOPS Smart trigger in laser mode. You’ll also need a strobe that can fire with short flash duration, like the Dynalite Baja B6. We splashed water on our model, Rebecca Bujko​, over and over again. We were able to adjust the delay […]

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Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Set, with Jodie Sweetin

January 7, 2016 By Morgan

Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Location, with Jodie Sweetin

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan, and today on The Slanted Lens we’re lighting a kitchen disaster on set, with Jodie Sweetin. Jodie’s getting ready for the premiere of her new show, Fuller House. Jodie enjoys photographs with opposition, so we went with the ‘glamorous girl upfront with a kitchen disaster behind her’. This was not one of […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Celebrity, lighting diagram, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized, Working with Talent

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 […]

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High Speed Photography – How to Shoot a Light Bulb. Literally.

October 1, 2015 By Judy

Hi this is Jay P Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to do some high speed photography using a new trigger called Miops Smart. We’re going to shoot a light bulb. Literally. We’re going to shoot a BB through a light bulb. Setup We’ve got a BB gun on two c stands. […]

Filed Under: DIY, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

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