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Corporate Headshots- 3 Looks in 30 Minutes

August 10, 2017 By Morgan 2 Comments

Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at a fast, effective way to take 3 different styles of corporate headshots in less than an hour! Corporate Headshots When you are shooting corporate portraits and headshots, especially when shooting for magazines, people are going to want more than one look! They may ask you for an […]

Successfully Creating Contrast in Black and White: Publicity Shoot w/ Juan Pablo Di Pace

July 27, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we are out in the San Fernando Valley discussing how to shoot in black and white. We will be looking at how to create contrast and how to troubleshoot some of the problems we face when we shoot in black and white, so check it out! Creating Contrast in Black […]

QuickTip: Setting Up a Tripod

July 25, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

I’m giving a QuickTip on how to properly setup and use a tripod, today on The Slanted Lens! Tips for Setting Up Tripods If you aren’t planning on fully extending the legs of your tripod, don’t use the thinnest part of the leg first! You are using the weakest point of the leg to support […]

Laws of Light: Lighting a Room (The Inside of a Cube)

July 20, 2017 By Morgan 5 Comments

Lighting a room is a lot easier said than done! Today on the Laws of Light we are demonstrating how to properly setup your lights so that your shots look spectacular. Lighting the Inside of a Room Most rooms have a window. We most definitely need to figure out how we are going to use that […]

Working with Animals On Set

July 18, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We’re getting up close and personal with animals, today on The Slanted Lens! I love working with animals and learn something new every time I do, so I thought I would share some tips with you about how to effectively work with animals on set. When I first decided to start taking pictures of animals, […]

QuickTip: Duvetyne: The Black Hole Production (Make Things Disappear On Set)

July 4, 2017 By Morgan 1 Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got a QuickTip about how to make unwanted objects disappear on set! What is this magical solution to all your problems? It’s not smoke and mirrors- it’s duvetyne! What is Duvetyne? Duvetyne is a thick black cloth with a knap on one side that is highly effective at absorbing […]

How to Photograph on a White Background

March 17, 2016 By Morgan 6 Comments

Download my Business Coaching Class. It’ll change your business. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to shoot forty photographs of dentists on a white background. We’ve only got ten hours to do this so we’d better get started and see what we can do. We’re shooting forty photographs of […]

Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Set, with Jodie Sweetin

January 7, 2016 By Morgan 4 Comments

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 […]

Photographing Lincoln – The Slanted Lens

November 19, 2015 By Morgan 3 Comments

Shop with our new affiliate program from Samy’s Camera to help keep these lessons from The Slanted Lens coming. Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today I’m going to take you through the process of photographing Lincoln at Gettysburg. Yesterday we came up here to Little Round Top. We settled Lincoln here on the corner. […]