Laws of Light Archives - The Slanted Lens

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 […]

Laws of Light: Shooting in Direct Sun

June 7, 2018 By Morgan 4 Comments

The Difficulty of Shooting in Direct Sun A lot of the times when you’re shooting in direct sun, it’s very harsh on your subject’s face. Many people try not to put themselves in this situation because of it. Sometimes you have no choice, or maybe you like the location a lot so you have to […]

Freezing Action with Strobes

December 28, 2017 By Morgan 3 Comments

Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re talking about freezing action using strobes by shortening your flash duration. Come and check it out!! Freezing Action With Strobes Strobes can be used in a lot of creative ways. Today we’re in New York city testing out our strobe lights to create images that pop with the […]

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 […]

Laws of Light: How Light Conveys Emotion

June 22, 2017 By Morgan 3 Comments

We are discussing light and the different ways we can use light to convey emotion, today on The Slanted Lens. The Purpose Behind Creating Art Why do we take photos? Why do we shoot video? What is our purpose when we create imagery? True artists want to create an emotional experience with the viewer. In […]

Light Modifiers Comparison

June 1, 2017 By Morgan 3 Comments

Light Modifiers Today on The Slanted Lens we will be doing a light modifiers comparison and talking about all the different types of light modifiers and the different effects they have on photos. Each light modifier will have a slightly different effect on the light that hits our subject, so let’s take a look! Prepping the Baja […]

Laws of Light: Separation

April 20, 2017 By Morgan 2 Comments

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re continuing our exploration of The Laws of Light with our next segment- separation. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at a fundamental principle of lighting, and that is how to separate your subject from your background. We create that separation using light. […]

Laws of Light: Creating Dimension and Texture

March 23, 2017 By Morgan 4 Comments

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re introducing our next Laws of Light- Creating Dimension and Texture. As photographers and videographers we’re trying to take a one dimensional experience and turn it into a three dimensional experience. Light is our tool to create this dimension. It has to give us […]

Laws of Light: Quality of Light

February 23, 2017 By Morgan 1 Comment

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 […]

Laws of Light: Three Objects

January 19, 2017 By Morgan 2 Comments

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, […]