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Surprising!?! Canon 50mm F1.2 vs F1.8 Lens Comparison

May 3, 2021 By Morgan

Take a look at the RF 50mm F/1.2 Canon versus the 50mm F/1.8 RF lens for Canon. Now I know there’s a great disparity between these two lenses at $2200 and $200. So what do you get here with the F/1.2 that you don’t get with the F/1.8? Let’s just see how these two lenses […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Camera Review, Equipment, Lens Comparison, Lens Review, Product Review

How To Modify An LED Light Panel

April 5, 2021 By Morgan

 You can take one of the most boring lights in the world and make it look pretty interesting. These flat panel LEDs can be very difficult to modify, and most people use them incorrectly. They just throw them up and aim them directly at your talent. When you do that, you get very, very […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial

Does Medium Format For Video Make Sense With New Ninja V?

March 1, 2021 By Morgan

Medium format video shooting RAW. This is exciting! With the GFX 100 and the new Ninja V you have Apple pro raw full quality pro res in medium format. So now it has hit the consumer level. See how it compares to the Panasonic S1H and the Canon C200! Today, we’re going to take a […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Equipment, Photography & Video Articles, Product Review, Videography

How To Do Stop Motion Photography – Frame Rates

February 22, 2021 By Morgan

Jay P and Trisha demonstrate Stop Motion Photography and the different frame rates you can choose and how they compare. They show how the different frame rates influence the look of your stop motion video. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and today I have Trisha back with us. Trisha has done great stop motion […]

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Crazy Huge Wide Angle Lens With Medium Format Camera

February 15, 2021 By Morgan

In part 2 of our look at this Iwerks Omnimax huge wide angle lens we paired it with the medium format Fujifilm GFX 100 camera. See the cool results shooting street portraits at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. Jay P explains more about the lens. Check out what we got for our final […]

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5 Window Light Portrait Positions

January 11, 2021 By Morgan

5 Window Light Portrait Positions

 Hi this Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Rai here with me. Rai is from London. We’re going to show you how to set up the five lighting portrait positions using the window and how to control the light. The first thing we did in this room is we got […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial

Crazy Huge Imax Lens – Amazing Street Portraits

January 4, 2021 By Morgan

What the heck is that huge lens? That Crazy Huge Lens is an IMAX Lens. You will be surprised at the cool street portraits we got with this thing. Take a look at how Jay P rigged this with his Canon EOS R camera and the amazing results. This is Jay P Morgan. Today on […]

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Monochromatic Color Portraits – 3 Easy Setups

December 16, 2020 By Morgan

Monochromatic Color Portraits

Jay P demonstrates 3 easy lighting setups for doing Monochromatic Color Portraits and he demonstrates how to get color matching with your wardrobe, backdrops, set pieces and props. We use the super helpful ColorReader EZ for easy color matching. Take a look and let us know what you think. Today on The Slanted Lens, I’ve […]

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Natural Light Portraits – How To Work With Direct Harsh Sunlight

October 21, 2020 By Morgan

Natural Light Portraits - Dealing with Harsh Sun

  See the video on YouTube! We’re in Hollywood. I’m by myself. How am I going to get a nice image of Chanda because the sun is so awful here. Let’s take a look. I get asked this question all the time. Just tell me how you work? How do I conquer a lighting situation. […]

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4 Steps Every Photographer Should Know To Master Strobe and Sunlight

September 24, 2020 By Morgan

Balancing Strobes With Sunlight Four easy steps for balancing strobes with ambient light. Follow this formula. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m out here with Chanda AM, and Chanda is going to help me illustrate how to balance ambient light with strobes. I love shooting in this situation with ambient light and strobe light. I […]

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