Tamron’s 28-75 f/2.8 G2 Lens. Completely Customizable! What does that mean?

December 13, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we are here in Santa Monica. We’ve got Tamron’s new 28-75mm. This is a G2 version. It’s about three years since the first version of this lens came out on the market. It was an incredible lens. People have bought it because it’s […]

Jump Start Your Photography, Here’s How!

November 15, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Are you struggling to get motived with your photography? Are you stuck in creative block? Here are some simple steps to help you overcome that creative slump and get yourself motivated to make your creative projects happen! There are only two kinds of creatives in the world, those who are doing and those who […]

10 Things You Need To Start To Make Money In Video

October 18, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Stop spending money on video equipment you just don’t need! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens. Let’s look at those 10 things you need to start that video business. An inexpensive list of items that you need to be able to do video. Number one: A camera. I love full […]

Will Photo & Video Conventions Survive?

September 13, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to look at photo conferences, photo/video conferences. Are they dead? Are they going to happen this year? Is it kind of the nail in the coffin for conferences? Because they were sliding before. Where exactly are they at? What’s going to […]

Traveling with Lithium Ion Batteries – What Can You Take?

March 29, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

What are the restrictions for flying with Lithium Ion batteries? We take a look at what you can fly with, what you can check in your bags, what you should carry on with you and what you shouldn’t take with you. What are the TSA and FAA Regulations for Traveling with Lithium Ion Batteries? Hi, […]

Photo Shoot Fraud! Don’t Get Taken!

February 8, 2021 By Morgan Leave a Comment

In this video Jay P shares with you an actual photo shoot fraud case and what to look for so that you don’t get taken by a fraudulent scam like this! Florida man, almost defrauds us here at The Slanted Lens. They even sent us a check. I got an email early in November saying, […]

Handling Rejection in the Photo Video World

September 15, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Everyone in business will, at some point or another, deal with rejection. We tend to take rejection very personally in the creative photo and video industries, because often times we’re connected to our work emotionally. We feel like when someone rejects our work they are rejecting us. But today on The […]

5 Ways to Get a Video Photo Mentor and 6 Reasons You Need One

May 5, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re gonna talk about mentors. How to get one, and why you need one. There are several reasons you need a mentor. If you look at a lot of the great successful people in history they’ve had someone that they’ve patterned their lives after. […]

TSL Flying with Your Equipment For a Photo Shoot – Headed to Gettysburg

November 17, 2015 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

Combining Time-lapse and Video at Sunset

September 17, 2015 By Judy Leave a Comment

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 […]