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5 Photo/Video Equipment Maintenance Tips

January 18, 2018 By Morgan

  5 Things I Do to Get My Equipment Ready for the New Year Click here to watch the video! Now that we’re over the holiday hump, it’s time to get back to work! We can’t do any work if our equipment isn’t properly cared for. I’m going to show you the five things that […]

Filed Under: Photography & Video Articles, Posts

Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Under $100 | Photographer Wish List

December 7, 2017 By Morgan

Today on The Slanted Lens, we are looking at the top ten affordable holiday gifts any photographer or videographer would love. Check it out! Platypod Max Camera Support: 2. Luxi Light Meter: 3. Lume Cube: 4. Wescott 50″ 5-in-1: 5. Rode smartLAV: Your browser does not support iFrame.    6. Polaroid Onestep2: 7. Blackrapid Sport: […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Photography & Video Articles

Teleprompter: Tips on How to Use One

February 9, 2017 By Morgan

Teleprompter Tips The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at teleprompters. Why you need a teleprompter, and how to use it. Teleprompter Today we’re taking a look at teleprompters. In the last three months I’ve been using them constantly on set. Long shoots with tons of dialogue on […]

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C-Stands: How To Set Up and Use Them

May 26, 2016 By Morgan

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Hi, this is Edward C-Stand Hands. Today on The Slanted Lens you’ll learn how to easily use a C-Stand, a great heavy duty stand for lights and so much more. Norms Studio Equipment is my choice of C-Stand. I’ve been using their products since the beginning of my career. Norms C-Stands feature a unique spring […]

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Apple Box – Quick Tip

March 8, 2016 By Morgan

Apple Box Quick Tip with Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens

  Sign up for my business coaching class! I’ll help you grow your business in 2016. http://theslantedlens.com/businessclass Hi this is Jay P. Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to talk about apple boxes. There are four different sizes: full, half, quarter and pancake. I know. Not an apple. Weird. People always ask, “Well, what is there […]

Filed Under: Quick Tip, Uncategorized

Photo Video Trends- February 2016

February 11, 2016 By Morgan

Photo Video Trends

Free business coaching call with Jay P. on March 3rd at 5pm PT, sign up today: http://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 […]

Filed Under: Trends, Uncategorized

TSL Flying with Your Equipment For a Photo Shoot – Headed to Gettysburg

November 17, 2015 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens - Flying with your Equipment - Headed to Gettysburg

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we are headed to Gettysburg. I’m going to show you the things that we’re packing to take with us on our shoot. This shoot is unusual because it’s just Julene and I. So I packed accordingly. Julene doesn’t like to carry a lot of […]

Filed Under: Business Tips, Photography & Video Business Tips, Uncategorized

Shoot an Industrial Image without Destroying your Equipment

May 21, 2015 By Morgan

We are out at the SKB case factory again and today on The Slanted Lens, I am going to show you how to shoot an industrial image without destroying your equipment.

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials

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