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Portraits on Location with Portable Backdrops

August 15, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 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 […]

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Natural Light Portraits Made Easy With The Sun and Umbrella

August 8, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 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 […]

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Best 3 Lenses For Travel Photography

July 25, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re in Iceland. And I brought with me what I feel is the perfect trinity. The travel trinity of three lenses because I’m trying to pack light, that allows me to do all the things that we’re going to encounter here in Iceland. […]

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Stunning One Light Portraits With Umbrellas

July 11, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

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

June 13, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 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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One Light Portraits Using Bounce Light For Stills & Video

May 23, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on the Laws of Light we’re going to take a look at bounce light. What is bounce light? We use bounce light all the time in photography. Whether it’s bounce light for a fill, whether it’s bounce off the concrete, when you’re shooting outside you use bounce […]

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Golden Hour Is Amazing But Blue Hour Is Better, Tips For Shooting In Blue Hour

May 9, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re downtown here in Los Angeles. I’ve got Bobbi here with me. She’s going to help us look at shooting at my absolute favorite time of the day. Golden hour is amazing and I love it, but the time of day I love the […]

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3 DIY Reflectors, Easy & Inexpensive Solutions & How To Use Them

April 15, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you my three favorite DIY solutions for reflectors. Then how to use them and the quality of light that they give. Number one from the Dollar Store, $1.35. $1.65 here in California. The Dollar Store here is $1.65 now. […]

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Unique Creative 400mm – Tokina Lens Review

April 12, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at a really interesting lens from Tokina. Tokina sent us a 400 millimeter f/8 catadioptric lens. This is a 400 millimeter lens. It’s a super short, super lightweight catadioptric lens. It means that the light comes in, […]

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Artistic 500mm Tokina Lens Review

March 28, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

This 500mm Lens from Tokina has a wonderful ARTISTIC and Vintage look. The unique bokeh will give your images a painterly appearance. This 500mm super tele lens is great for photographing nature, birds, wildlife, macro, scenics and street photography. It is super lightweight and easy to carry in a pocket or bag. Take a look […]

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