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How I Shoot Tri-X Black And White Film

September 5, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to talk about my favorite black and white film to shoot and that is Tri-X, Tri-X 400 ISO film. You know, back in the day when you’re shooting film and you shot mostly 100 ISO film because you really wanted fine […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Camera Settings, Film Photography, Landscape, Photography Tutorial, Travel Photography

Natural Light Portraits Made Easy With The Sun and Umbrella

August 8, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you something that I do often when I’m shooting outside in direct sun and I don’t want to have to use my strobe, my FJ400, or I don’t have my FJ400. Then I go directly to a shoot through […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Laws of Light, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

Best 3 Lenses For Travel Photography

July 25, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re in Iceland. And I brought with me what I feel is the perfect trinity. The travel trinity of three lenses because I’m trying to pack light, that allows me to do all the things that we’re going to encounter here in Iceland. […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Landscape, Lens Review, Product Review, Travel Photography

Canon R5c vs Sony A1 Hands On Video And Stills Camera Comparison

July 18, 2022 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Haley here with me. And Haley’s going to help me take a look at the Canon R5c versus the Sony a1. These are two great cameras. I have shot on the Sony a1 a lot. We just got back from Iceland where […]

Filed Under: Camera Review, Camera Settings, Equipment, Product Review

Stunning One Light Portraits With Umbrellas

July 11, 2022 By Morgan

In this tutorial we show you how to use umbrellas to do one light studio portraits. Umbrellas are the ultimate bounce modifier. We talk about why use them, how to use them, the quality of light you get from seven foot translucent diffusion, black/white and black/silver umbrellas. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

Why Use A Color Chart For Batch Editing?

March 14, 2022 By Morgan

Learn Why and How To Use a Color Chart for Batch Editing Your Images! Our eyes will compensate and it is difficult to see with just your eyes if you are making correct color adjustments. The Spyder Checkr is a great tool to help you make your color corrections. See how it works! Hi, this […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Equipment, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Product Review

Variable ND Filters – How, Why and When to Use Them For Video and Photography

March 7, 2022 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at ND filters. How you set them up and why you use them. But first, our segment today is sponsored by Nisi Optics. They make great filters. But let’s get to why you use an ND filter. Because […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Camera Settings, Equipment, Landscape, Photography & Video Articles, Photography Tutorial, Product Review, Special Effects for Photo and Video, Stop Motion Photography, Time-lapse, Videography

50mm RF Lens Makes The R6 Better Than The a7IV?

December 21, 2021 By Morgan

Some people say we may have egg on our face because of our review of the R6 versus the a74. Are you kidding me? Well perhaps we do. Let’s take a look at these two lenses and just see. It’s December and time for our Mega Giveaway. We’re going to give away $3300 worth of […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Camera Review, Equipment, Lens Comparison, Lens Review, Photography & Video Articles, Product Review

Tamron 35-150mm 2-2.8 Zoom, Pro Lens? Let’s See!

December 6, 2021 By Morgan

Tamron 35-150mm Review

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Tatiana here with me. We’re going to take a look at a very unique lens from Tamron. It’s a 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens. Tamron is doing very different things. This is a lens that fits right in the middle of that trinity […]

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

Sony a7 IV vs Canon R6 Hands On Camera Comparison

November 8, 2021 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got the a7 IV in my hand. I’m very excited about this camera, excited about the upgrade to the a7 III. But my question is, is the R6 going to compete with this a7 IV. I think we should look at that because […]

Filed Under: Camera News, Camera Review, Product Review, Uncategorized

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