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Laws of Light: ND Filter VS High Speed Sync

April 9, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

I used to think ND filters were a JOKE but I stand very corrected in this new Laws of Light comparing ND filters to high speed sync and showing how to balance them with harsh outside light and shadows.

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Laws of Light: Mastering the Beauty Dish

March 26, 2020 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Learn how to use a beauty dish INSIDE and OUT in our latest video in the Laws of Light series! We take this amazing collapsible beauty dish from Westcott from our studio setup to an epic sunset to show you how to truly master the beauty dish.

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Laws of Light: Umbrellas DON’T SUCK! Your Lighting Does! Find Out Why!

December 5, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

This is Jay P Morgan and today on TSL I’ve got Regan Savannah. We’re going to talk about umbrellas! People have forgotten about umbrellas, they don’t use umbrellas, and they’re a gorgeous way to light. So let’s take a look at them – see how to use them, set them up, and see the different […]

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Laws of Light: DRAMATIC Lighting for Character Movement!

October 9, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

With the help of our Platypod stands, we were able to light this ally way and demonstrate how to create dramatic pools of light for subjects to move through, making for a cinematic look that gives the scene much more depth and intention. Characters don’t stand still, they move through the scene, and you want […]

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Laws of Light: How to Light a Product

September 26, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we dive into easy product lighting with 1 and 2 lights! It’s amazing the different effects you can get with just 2 lights! In this new episode of The Laws of Light we’re going to move from the ball and cylinder to subject matter. Objects that you photograph all relate […]

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Laws of Light: Balancing Strobe Light with Ambient Light

June 27, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens I have Devyn Howard and Michael Nelson out with a Model A car to help me illustrate the balance of strobes with ambient light. I was just a shutter fest and I was thrilled to see the number of people using strobes again. I thought that time was gone and […]

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Laws of Light: Using 5 Lighting Portrait Positions for Couples

April 18, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Lighting two people can be difficult to do, so I’m going to use the 5 portrait lighting positions to breakdown how to best light a couple. If you haven’t watched the 5 Portrait Lighting Setups yet, go watch that first and come back to watch the section for couples. Thanks to our models David and […]

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Laws of Light: How to Light Glass

March 21, 2019 By Morgan 5 Comments

What is the best way to light glass? Glass doesn’t look good when you shine light directly at it. It soaks up the light it doesn’t define it. It just gives you specular highlights little pinpoints that don’t photograph well. Glass looks the best when you look through it and shine something bright behind it. […]

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Laws of Light: How to Light Metal

February 28, 2019 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are going to show you how to light metal while shooting video and photos. So we are using the example of this teapot as our first object to light. It’s interesting you see around the teapot. Metal doesn’t like a light shined directly at it, it reflects a harsh heavy light. We have our […]

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One Light Portrait: What Lens to Choose?

November 15, 2018 By Morgan 1 Comment

Hi, this is Jay P! We’re starting a new series on The Slanted Lens called “One Light Portraits” where I take my black background out on location and capture portraits of real people while teaching a single principle at a time, so you can understand the portrait process. Today our principle is the lens! We shot […]

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