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5 Easy Golden Hour Lighting Steps With Strobes

May 31, 2021 By Morgan

Lighting outside with strobes while the sun is setting is a balancing act. In this photography tutorial I go through five steps on how to integrate strobe light better during the golden hour and improve your images so they don’t look strobe lit. Strobes allow you to adjust the light up and down to balance […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial

How To Modify An LED Light Panel

April 5, 2021 By Morgan

 You can take one of the most boring lights in the world and make it look pretty interesting. These flat panel LEDs can be very difficult to modify, and most people use them incorrectly. They just throw them up and aim them directly at your talent. When you do that, you get very, very […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial

How To Determine Power Output For Strobes In Daylight

March 8, 2021 By Morgan

Three easy ways to determine the power output for your strobes when shooting in daylight. Learn how to match the aperture you’ve chosen when balancing strobes with sunlight. Any of these 3 effective ways will help determine the power output of your strobes or flash when you’re outside working with strobes and daylight on location. […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Business Tips, Equipment, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials

Laws of Light: ND Filter VS High Speed Sync

April 9, 2020 By Morgan

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.

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Mastering the Beauty Dish

March 26, 2020 By Morgan

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

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

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Balancing Strobe Light with Ambient Light

June 27, 2019 By Morgan

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Laws of Light

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