Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we are headed to Gettysburg. I’m going to show you the things that we’re packing to take with us on our shoot. This shoot is unusual because it’s just Julene and I. So I packed accordingly. Julene doesn’t like to carry a lot of […]
Meet the Photographer – Scott Jarvie
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 […]
High Speed Photography – How to Shoot a Light Bulb. Literally.
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. […]
Combining Time-lapse and Video at Sunset
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at combining three things: two axis motion, time-lapse, and live action footage to give us a unique shot. We’re shooting on the 3rd Street bridge in Los Angeles, using our Genie, Genie Mini and Magic Carpet from Syrp. This is […]
8 Questions to Ask Before Estimating a Photo Shoot
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.
Audio for Your Home or Office Studio
Today we are going to show you some options to get good audio in your home or office studio. Audio is sometimes the last thing we think about, but the first thing that people notice.
The World of Camera Movement – Photo Video West Workshop
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 […]
Step 2: A Photographer’s Steps to Working in Advertising
Part 2 on a photographers’s steps to working in advertising. Now that you have a non-photography hobby, it is time to have fun with it!
Step 1: A Photographer’s Steps to Working in Advertising
A Photographer’s Steps to Working in Advertising Step 1: Find a Hobby By Jay P Morgan If you’re a photographer and you want to get started in the advertising industry, one way to start is to get a hobby. Nice try: not photography! It’s not a hobby. It’s your profession. So branch outside the world […]
Helping the Talent understand your Vision
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 […]