Tamron 20-40mm Lens Review – Great for Landscapes and More!

December 12, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

(To watch the video go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube.) Hey everybody, Jay P. here from The Slanted Lens. We’re out in Monument Valley. It’s a place that filmmakers have been drawn to forever. John Ford shot here with John Wayne. Just so many films have been made here. An Incredible place. A natural […]

How to Shoot, Edit and Stitch a Panoramic Landscape

September 12, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re here in Iceland. Yes, we’re in Iceland. We’ve been having a wonderful time here the last few days. We’re on the Golden Circle going to several different places here in Iceland. This is a falls and I’m going to butcher it but […]

How I Shoot Tri-X Black And White Film

September 5, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to talk about my favorite black and white film to shoot and that is Tri-X, Tri-X 400 ISO film. You know, back in the day when you’re shooting film and you shot mostly 100 ISO film because you really wanted fine […]

Landscape Photo Editing In Camera Raw

August 22, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how to take this image and turn into this image, using camera raw. So let’s get started and see what we can do. So in Iceland I really wanted to photograph this falls. And the way you say […]

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. […]

Variable ND Filters – How, Why and When to Use Them For Video and Photography

March 7, 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 ND filters. How you set them up and why you use them. But first, our segment today is sponsored by Nisi Optics. They make great filters. But let’s get to why you use an ND filter. Because […]

Top 3 Landscape Filters Every Photographer Should Own

February 7, 2022 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, I’m going to show you the three filters that I carry with me anywhere I travel, whether I’m on a plane, a boat, a bike, or backpacking, I carry these three filters with me. But first a shout out to Nisi Optics, our […]

Tamron 150-500mm Telephoto Lens In-Depth Hands On Review

July 9, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to take a look at Tamron’s new 150-500mm lens. This is an f/5-6.7 variable aperture lens. Before we get too much into how I’ve used it, I’ve been shooting with it for the last few days and I’ve had a great […]

All You Need for Landscape Photography is a 50mm Lens

March 22, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at why a 50mm lens is the only lens you need for landscape photography. You might wonder why I say that? Well, when I was shooting with Cheyne Walls who is an excellent Landscape photographer, he only shot with a 50 millimeter equivalent […]

Great Film Photography With Cheap Panoramic Camera

March 15, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Take a look at this cool vintage panoramic film camera. This cheap Horizon 202 panoramic camera made by Russian KMZ delivers incredible results. It gives you a unique perspective and is an affordable way to get awesome panoramic film images. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out here in […]

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