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Meet the Photographer – Scott Jarvie

October 13, 2015 By Judy

  Recently Jay P sat down with Scott Jarvie for a new series Jay P’s doing here at The Slanted Lens called, “Meet the Photographer”. Scott lives in the UT area. He essentially fell into photography. Scott’s background was actually in languages, and after college he decided to move to Europe. He bought a 4 […]

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High Speed Photography – How to Shoot a Light Bulb. Literally.

October 1, 2015 By Judy

Hi this is Jay P Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to do some high speed photography using a new trigger called Miops Smart. We’re going to shoot a light bulb. Literally. We’re going to shoot a BB through a light bulb. Setup We’ve got a BB gun on two c stands. […]

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8 Questions to Ask Before Estimating a Photo Shoot

June 5, 2015 By Morgan

The phone rings. It’s a client! They want an estimate … now what do you do? Today on The Slanted Lens, I am going to give you eight simple questions, or line of questions, to ask to make sure you can create a great estimate for any client that will earn money.

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The World of Camera Movement – Photo Video West Workshop

April 23, 2013 By Morgan

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Photo Video West – San Diego Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Time: 1:30 pm – 2: 30 pm Location: Video Theater Camera movement has changed in the last few years. It is getting easier to move the camera in smaller and smaller spaces. At NAB this year we saw the introduction of the Movi System by Freefly which […]

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Helping the Talent understand your Vision

November 20, 2012 By Morgan

Working with Talent in Commercial Photography

By Jay P Morgan As we discussed previously, a commercial photographer’s goal is to meet the needs of his or her clients. Sometimes this means that the talent won’t look beautiful but rather terrible. One very common thing you will hear from talent is, “Do I look good?” Talent can be very self-conscious, and when […]

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How to Shoot Simple Corporate Portraits – Lighting Article

November 12, 2012 By Morgan

Corporate Portraits Photography Tutorial

. Our first light is a Dynalite Pack (MP800) and a studio head with a large Photoflex soft box. I add a grid to the soft box because the room is small, and I need to keep all of the light off the surrounding walls and ceiling.

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Talent in Commercial Photography vs. Portrait Photography

November 12, 2012 By Morgan

Learn the difference between talent in commercial photography and portrait photography to improve your ads.

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