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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

Fujifilm GFX 50S Hands-on Review and Fantasy Portrait

March 14, 2017 By Morgan

Hi, this Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re shooting a fantasy portrait, and we’re using the new GFX 50S by Fujifilm. We’re going to see how it works and if, as a medium format camera, it can hold up to the rigors of shooting fast on the set of one of our […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Camera Review, Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Quality of Light

February 23, 2017 By Morgan

Laws of Light Quality The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about Quality of Light in our next installment of The Laws of Light. If you haven’t, go back to the beginning and learn the basic Laws of Light, before you watch this video. Quality of Light Today on The Slanted Lens we’re […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Three Objects

January 19, 2017 By Morgan

Laws of Light Three Objects Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens

Get a The Great Courses Plus Membership free trial here. Today on the fourth in our Laws of Light series, it’s time to combine three objects together and light them separately, all at the same time. Before you watch this you’ll want to check out each object on it’s own. Click here for the Sphere, […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Cylinder

December 22, 2016 By Morgan

It’s time for the third installment of the Laws of Light. Today we’re going to look at the cylinder, the transitional object. Get a free month of The Great Courses Plus- click here! Laws of Light: Cylinder The third installment in our Laws of Light series is here! The cylinder is a transitional object that […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Cube

November 17, 2016 By Morgan

Laws of Light Cube Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens

  Laws of Light: Cube Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Welcome back to our series on the Laws of Light. If you didn’t watch the first, you’ll want to go back and start there. A cube is an interesting subject matter because it relates to a lot of things that a photographer or videographer […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Sphere

October 13, 2016 By Morgan

laws of light sphere The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re starting a series called “The Laws of Light.” These principles were taught to me at Art Center College of Design by Charlie Potts, who was the head of the photo department there. I was taught these principles, I’ve been building on them for […]

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

Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn and Joker Makeup and Photo Shoot

October 6, 2016 By Morgan

Harley Quinn Makeup Joker Suicide Squad

Harley Quinn and the Joker’s stylized looks recently took the world by storm in Suicide Squad. With the help of Teri Groves, we’re teaching you how to recreate the makeup for the characters, and then heading out for a fun photo shoot. We’ve got fog and gels and a huge fan on set, so let’s get started and […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized, Working with Talent

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 […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

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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