(If you want to watch the tutorial go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube!) Handheld smoke machines like the SmokeNINJA Pro have revolutionized smoke on set. You know, they’re small enough you can get a little steam in a cup of coffee but powerful enough you can haze this entire room and give you great […]
9 Cinematic Camera Moves To Improve Your Videos
(If you want to watch the video go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube!) Let’s look at nine camera moves that will improve your cinematic and your doc style shooting. We’ve got the C-PAN Arm here from 9.Solutions. The C-PAN Arm II is going to help us to look at nine different camera moves to […]
All-in-one Shot – No Retouching – DIY In Camera Special Effects
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to take you back to the days when we used to do all of our images in one shot. No Photoshop, no AI, none of that business. Everything had to be composed in […]
How To Create A Fantasy Photoshoot With Unique Lighting & A7R 5 – Photography Tutorial
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey everybody what happens when you mix a Sony a7R V with a Westcott Optical Spot and you throw in wings from Mother Pluckers? That’s got to be amazing! Let’s do a portrait on set. I’m super excited to be on set again here today. So […]
Variable ND Filters – How, Why and When to Use Them For Video and Photography
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at ND filters. How you set them up and why you use them. But first, our segment today is sponsored by Nisi Optics. They make great filters. But let’s get to why you use an ND filter. Because […]
How To Make Your Videos Interesting With Unique Camera Angles And DIY Rigs
Using 120 frames a second and some speed ramping in post, plus some physical effects, to make a really boring subject matter super engaging and exciting to watch. Let’s take a look at how we did each one of these shots. As a filmmaker, and especially as a commercial filmmaker, you’re faced with the […]
DIY Probe Lens – Inexpensive Alternative!
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how I made a rig that gives you a very similar look to a probe lens. There’s several things I like about this and I think are very successful. It certainly has some limitations. But let’s take a […]
How To Capture Stunning Water Drop Photos – New Splash Kit
The New Miops Water Drop Kit will help you create and capture stunning Splash Photos. In this video Jay P demonstrates step by step how to use the Miops Splash Kit to create stunning splash images from water drops. WATCH IT HERE: Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going […]
QuickTip: 4 Ways Dirt Will Improve Your Imagery
Today on The Slanted Lens we are taking a peek into Hollywood movie magic and showing you how to make your shots older and dustier. What’s the trick? It’s Fuller’s Earth! Fuller’s Earth Picture any of those old Clint Eastwood, John Wayne westerns where cowboys come walking in covered in dust. We all have moments […]
QuickTip: Turn Smoke Into Low-Lying Fog for Your Next Shoot
Today on The Slanted Lens I am sharing a QuickTip about how to get your fog to stay on the ground. Smoke and fog machines normally send fog up into the air and create really hazy looking stills, so I’m going to show you how to use a chill box to keep the fog low […]