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Camera Settings When Using Strobes

February 20, 2023 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at strobe power versus aperture and shutter. I get this question from listeners all the time saying, “What aperture should I use? What shutter should I use? I’m going […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Camera Settings, Equipment, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

Stop Shooting on Manual! When to use Auto ISO!

November 22, 2021 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Stop shooting on manual. This is when you should use auto iso. That really comes into play when I’m doing sports, I want to stop children, I want to stop something that’s flying around really fast I go to auto ISO. Now remember I’ve always said “Don’t let […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Camera Settings, Photography Tutorial

Take Photos On AV Mode! Stop Shooting On Manual!

September 20, 2021 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Stop shooting on manual. This is why I use aperture priority a lot of the time. Especially when I’m in a natural light situation and I’m shooting a model trying to shoot outside and go quick. I always default to aperture priority. Let’s talk about several of the […]

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What The Heck Is Equivalency? What Sensor Size Is All About!

August 6, 2020 By Morgan

Equivalency

Today we are taking a look at equivalency. Not equivalent exposure, equivalency. What the heck is that? Special thanks to LensProToGo for sponsoring this video/article: Get 15% off your LensProToGo rental. www.lensprotogo.com Use Discount Code: SLANTEDLENS15 Equivalency is a very, very complicated subject matter, but one people have been screaming about because of the last […]

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The Key To All Camera Settings – Camera Basics: Equivalent Exposure

June 11, 2020 By Morgan

 When you are juggling Aperture, Shutter and ISO it’s called equivalent exposure. Understand it so you can keep those three balls in the air and get the exposure and creative outcome you want. Let’s talk about the balancing act called equivalent exposure. Every scene has a certain amount of light in it. We have […]

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Stop using manual mode on your camera. Use these settings.

May 28, 2020 By Morgan

  Stop shooting on Manual. I’ll tell you why. In the beginning it has always been “Shoot on Manual”. You have to have manual focus and manual settings. Everything is manual, manual, manual. That’s the only way you learn. The reality is cameras have become way too good at doing some of these things and […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Camera Basics: How To Understand Aperture

May 14, 2020 By Morgan

Aperture, the more you know the better you will be with your photography. Let’s clarify some terminology before we go forward because I am going to be saying sharp and out of focus quite a bit. What is sharp and what is in focus? Sharp and in focus is what I am right now. I […]

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Why You Should Shoot Film

April 4, 2019 By Morgan

We are going to talk about why starting with film is the best possible way to learn the settings on your camera before getting into the automatic digital world that will swallow you whole as a photographer and puke you out the other way. As always we got our film processed and scanned by Richard […]

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How Aperture Shapes Lens Flare, and Other Lens Flare Tips

May 23, 2017 By Morgan

Lens Flare The Slanted Lens

A lens flare is the streak or streaks of light that appear across your frame when light enters the lens. It can look really interesting, or it can look really bad. Today on The Slanted Lens, you’ll learn how to make them look good. Be sure to shop our affiliate links to help support The […]

Filed Under: Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

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