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 […]
Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 Lens Review
Have you heard about the new 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 lens, from Tamron? It’s a great lens! I’ll fill you in, today on The Slanted Lens. (Please shop our affiliate links with Amazon and B&H- we’ll get a small kickback which helps support new content on the channel. Thank you!) Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 Lens I […]
Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video
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 […]
Change Your Feet to Change Your Perspective: Photo Video Tutorial
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today I wanted to talk to you about an easy way to change the look of your photos. I’m shooting my brother’s headshots. He’s a realtor here in Los Angeles, so we headed out to MacArthur Park to get some nice images with the L.A. skyline in the background. […]
Panasonic GH5 Camera Review
Special thanks to Rosco, makers of lighting, background and flooring products designed to meet the demands of film and broadcast professionals, for sponsoring our camera reviews. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Kenneth Merrill, back with another camera review. Today we have the new Panasonic GH5 in house. It’s the first mirrorless DSLR-style camera […]
Photography Studio Equipment for Beginners
Hi, This is Jay P. Morgan. Here on The Slanted Lens we’ve been getting lots of requests to update the “What to Buy to Start Your Studio” video Lars and I made in 2015. Well it’s two years later, and it’s time. Here’s my updated list of photography equipment you need to start your studio. […]
Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera Review
Visit Audible for a free audio book download! Special thanks to Samy’s for providing us with the Sony a6500s and lenses! Please use our affiliate links to purchase your own Sony a6500 mirrorless camera and Sony 50mm 1.8 OSS lens. Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens Kenneth and I […]
Camera Comparison: Nikon D810, Canon 5D Mark IV, Sony A7R II
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Kenneth Merrill. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got a camera comparison for still photographers. The Canon 5D Mark IV, the Nikon D810, and the Sony A7R II. We’re shooting out in Pasadena. Our goal is to get a direct comparison, so we’ve got native lenses and our settings […]
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 […]
Meet the Photographer – Scott Jarvie
Recently Jay P sat down with Scott Jarvie for a new series Jay P’s doing here at The Slanted Lens called, “Meet the Photographer”. Scott lives in the UT area. He essentially fell into photography. Scott’s background was actually in languages, and after college he decided to move to Europe. He bought a 4 […]