Free business coaching call with Jay P. on March 3rd at 5pm PT, sign up today: https://theslantedlens.com/businessclass Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Lars Lindstrom, and today on The Slanted Lens, Trends is back! It shall henceforth be known as “Photo/Video Trends”. We’ll be posting on the second Thursday of each month. We’ve set […]
Time-lapse – Creating Motion with Shutter Speed
Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to talk about using shutter speed to create motion in time-lapse, with the help of the Genie and Genie Mini from Syrp. We headed down to Hollywood to shoot footage of people walking along the sidewalk. We kept our ISO, aperture and […]
Lens Rental Review- Bokeh Fire
Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to talk about a new service from Bokeh Fire. They’re a new sponsor here at The Slanted Lens. They’re basically Netflix for lenses. You simply sign up online, choose which monthly subscription you want. And then you choose the lens you want them to ship to you. They have Canon and Nikon lenses. I […]
Stop Action Photography with the MIOPS Laser Trigger
Today on The Slanted Lens I’m teaching you stop action photography using the MIOPS Smart trigger in laser mode. You’ll also need a strobe that can fire with short flash duration, like the Dynalite Baja B6. We splashed water on our model, Rebecca Bujko, over and over again. We were able to adjust the delay […]
Meet the Photographer – Erik Valind
Look for my business coaching class download, coming March 3rd, 2016. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan at The Slanted Lens. Today I’m sharing an interview I did with Erik Valind for Tamron at PhotoPlus Expo. Erik is a freelance photographer based in New York City. He shares his knowledge online at Creative Live and […]
Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Set, with Jodie Sweetin
Hi this is Jay P. Morgan, and today on The Slanted Lens we’re lighting a kitchen disaster on set, with Jodie Sweetin. Jodie’s getting ready for the premiere of her new show, Fuller House. Jodie enjoys photographs with opposition, so we went with the ‘glamorous girl upfront with a kitchen disaster behind her’. This was not one of […]
Clamps for Photo and Video: the Basics
Download “How to Estimate a Shoot” today and start making more money. Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to talk about clamps- the basic clamps and the ones that I love. Now this is not super glamorous stuff to talk about. But it’s the basics that we use […]
Using Sound to Fire Your Strobes
Visit our store to buy your Keep on Clickin’ t-shirts! Hi I’m Jay P. Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to teach you how to fire your strobes using sound. Today’s lesson comes to you through a lot of trial and error. That’s just the nature of the beast when you’re triggering […]
LitePad Vector from Rosco Review
Support The Slanted Lens by shopping our affiliate link with Samy’s Camera. This Rosco LitePad Vector is a powerful LED light. It is color balanced and has a frosted lens on the front of the LED so you get a nice, soft light, with 1700 Lux. You can use the LitePad Vector without a diffusor because of the […]
Realistic Snow- Making and Shooting for Video & Photography
Support The Slanted Lens by shopping our affiliate link with Samy’s Camera. Hi this is Jay P. Morgan and it’s December! I love the snow. Snow comes in December. You’re thinking about the holidays… This isn’t snow. We live in Southern California! It doesn’t snow here! We have to make our own snow. Today on The Slanted […]