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How To Meter For Film

September 26, 2022 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to take a look at images I’ve shot and show you how I found the right light and how I metered correctly to give myself a great negative. A black and white negative that is going to give me a great scan so […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Camera Settings, Film Photography, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

8 Cinematic Camera Moves For Video

August 23, 2018 By Morgan

In this video, I’m going to demonstrate cinematic camera moves that can be applied to both documentary-style and cinema-style shooting, while using a 9.Solutions C-Pan Arm. Camera moves create emotion and I want to show the emotion that 8 different camera moves create as they help to tell your story.  Using different types of camera […]

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How Film Gets Processed

August 9, 2018 By Morgan

  This week at The Slanted Lens we were fortunate to get an inside and ‘behind-the-scenes’ look into how film processing works at Richard Photo Lab in Valencia, CA. As the step by step process is very complex, if you’ve ever wondered what the stages of film developing are and look like, come and take this video […]

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Slide Film vs Color Negative: Portra 160, Provia 100F & Velvia 100

July 26, 2018 By Morgan

Film is on the resurgence as of recent and we here at The Slanted Lens are really excited about it! Transparency film is another option from your regular negative film but what is it exactly? When would you use transparency instead? How does it compare to C-41 or print fil? What is the dynamic range of […]

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Film vs Digital: Can You Tell the Difference?

February 8, 2018 By Morgan

Why Shoot Film? The age-old question: why do people shoot on film? Can you tell the difference between film and digital? Is it enough of a difference to warrant the high cost of shooting film? Or is it just a fad? We are here today to hopefully answer some of these and more! TSL Platypod […]

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Film vs Digital Challenge

February 1, 2018 By Morgan

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5 Reasons to Own a Color Meter and 2 Reasons You Don’t – Illuminati Light and Color Meter

May 2, 2017 By Morgan

Color Meter The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today we’ve got 5 reasons you should own a color meter, and 2 reasons you probably don’t. We’ve also got the meter that will solve each of those problems for you. Check it out, today on The Slanted Lens. Check out the Illuminati Wireless Light and Color Meter for […]

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Trends from the Trenches – May 2014

May 15, 2014 By Morgan

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In May’s edition of Trends from the Trenches, we’ll talk about business tips, some of our worst disasters on the job, the pros and cons of film, and more!

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