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Spacing Out: Lighting Small Spaces With Rosco LED Light Tape

November 9, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens I’m showing you how to light and shoot in small spaces. I’m using Rosco’s LED Tape VariWhite Gaffer Kit to light the inside of a space helmet- you won’t want to miss it!  Rosco’s LED Tape VariWhite Gaffer Kit This LED Tape is fabulous because it’s just small strips of  […]

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Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Special Effects for Photo and Video

Creating a Low Key Portrait Using Rembrandt Lighting

September 21, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Previously on The Slanted Lens, we discussed how to light a high key set. Today we are talking about how to properly light a low key set when shooting portraits. We’ve got a dog and a chicken, so you don’t want to miss it! Definition of a Low-Key Portrait A Low Key Portrait contains a […]

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Filed Under: Lighting Tutorials, Portraits, Uncategorized

Turning Your Bathroom Into a Softbox

September 7, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We’re looking at a cheap alternative to buying softboxes, today on The Slanted Lens. Many photographers want the softbox look but cannot afford a softbox. Why not use your bathroom as a softbox instead? Taking Portraits On a Budget I know many photographers who are first starting out don’t have the money for studios or […]

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Filed Under: DIY, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

Corporate Headshots- 3 Looks in 30 Minutes

August 10, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at a fast, effective way to take 3 different styles of corporate headshots in less than an hour! Corporate Headshots When you are shooting corporate portraits and headshots, especially when shooting for magazines, people are going to want more than one look! They may ask you for an […]

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Adding Color to Shadows Using Gels

July 13, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we are looking at how we can use Rosco gels to add color to the shadows in our shots. This is easiest to do when you have a hard light ratio, so for today’s shoot we are using a 1:4 light ratio. Let’s check it out! Using Gels Gels are […]

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Are LEDs Good for Portraits?

July 11, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens we are using Rosco LEDs to take portraits and are discussing the pros and cons of doing so. Let’s take a look! Why Consider Using LEDs over Strobes? For the shoot that accompanied this lesson we were doing a film noir theme. These 1920’s era shots feature very hard lighting […]

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Laws of Light: How Light Conveys Emotion

June 22, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

We are discussing light and the different ways we can use light to convey emotion, today on The Slanted Lens. The Purpose Behind Creating Art Why do we take photos? Why do we shoot video? What is our purpose when we create imagery? True artists want to create an emotional experience with the viewer. In […]

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Light Modifiers Comparison

June 1, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Light Modifiers Today on The Slanted Lens we will be doing a light modifiers comparison and talking about all the different types of light modifiers and the different effects they have on photos. Each light modifier will have a slightly different effect on the light that hits our subject, so let’s take a look! Prepping the Baja […]

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Filed Under: Equipment, Gear Sweepstakes, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Uncategorized

Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video

May 9, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Lighting Ratios The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about lighting ratios for photo and video. Today you’re going to learn about lighting ratios. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8- what do these numbers all mean? Let’s take a look. Lighting Ratios A 1:1 lighting ratio simply means that your subject is equally […]

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Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Portraits

Laws of Light: Separation

April 20, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Laws of Light SEPARATION Jay P. Morgan The Slanted Lens

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re continuing our exploration of The Laws of Light with our next segment- separation. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at a fundamental principle of lighting, and that is how to separate your subject from your background. We create that separation using light. […]

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

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