Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today I wanted to talk to you about an easy way to change the look of your photos. I’m shooting my brother’s headshots. He’s a realtor here in Los Angeles, so we headed out to MacArthur Park to get some nice images with the L.A. skyline in the background. […]
How to Shoot Panoramic Portraits
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m teaching you how to shoot panoramic portraits. We’ll do this with and without strobes. I’m using the Syrp Genie Mini on the Sony a7R II, with both the Tamron 35mm and 85mm lens. So let’s take a look and see what we can do. […]
Creating a Simple Silhouette
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m showing you how to create a silhouette. Your camera’s built-in meter makes it incredibly easy. I’m also going to spice up a silhouette I did recently to show you how you can do that. Silhouettes are a quick and easy way to add depth […]
Laws of Light: Sphere
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re starting a series called “The Laws of Light.” These principles were taught to me at Art Center College of Design by Charlie Potts, who was the head of the photo department there. I was taught these principles, I’ve been building on them for […]
Creating Shafts of Light for Photo and Video
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to show you how to create shafts of light both for still images and for film. I love the look of light streaming into a room for film as well as in stills. There are four principles that come into play when […]
Studio Portrait on Location
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how to make a dramatic studio portrait on location, even though we’re in the midst of bright sunlight. Let’s get started and see what we can do. We’ve been doing some great environmental portraits here of Keith on […]
Fantasy Portrait with Strobe for Sun
Join my for my free business coaching call. Don’t miss out; sign up today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ll teach you how to use strobes as a stand in for the sun in a Mad Max Fantasy Portrait. Let’s get started and see what we can do. For […]
Time-lapse Photography Day to Night
Last chance to sign up for my photography workshop! Take 25% with code “workshop25” off if you sign up today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re on the Idaho side of the Grand Tetons. It was cloudy when we came up here and scouted our location. They looked like […]
Photography Lighting Using the Sun as Keylight Quick Tip
Register for my Lighting on Location Photography Workshop today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to show you how to take harsh sun, and turn it into a beautiful soft keylight, using a translucent reflector. Let’s take a look at the footage we shot, out at a vintage […]
Food Photography with Camera Movement using Syrp Slider
10% off registration expires April 1st. Use “earlybird“. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you my favorite lighting setup for photographing or filming food using the Sryp Genie, Genie Mini, and Magic Carpet slider. Not only that, I’m going to show you a great parallax move that really […]