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How to Shoot Panoramic Portraits

March 16, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m teaching you how to shoot panoramic portraits. We’ll do this with and without strobes. I’m using the Syrp Genie Mini on the Sony a7R II, with both the Tamron 35mm and 85mm lens. So let’s take a look and see what we can do. […]

Studio Equipment Sandbags Quick Tip

March 7, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this Jay P. Morgan. Today on Slanted Lens, we’re going to talk about sandbags. Sandbags are helpful for weighing things down that could fly away or fall over on set, creating havoc and resulting in broken equipment. It’s not a sexy topic, but one that everybody should know about. Here we have four different […]

Photography Studio Equipment for Beginners

March 2, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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. […]

Fujifilm GFX 50S Digital Medium Format Camera Review

February 28, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Download our test images from the Fujifilm GFX 50S here. RAW conversion capabilities are coming but you can view the jpegs now and then review the RAW when it’s available. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Kenneth Merrill. Today on The Slanted Lens we have a very special guest- Michael Bulbenko from Fujifilm. Michael […]

Teleprompter: Tips on How to Use One

February 9, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

Don’t Get Screwed: Camera Equipment Emergency Kit Quick Tip

February 7, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Don’t get screwed! Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got a quick tip on a camera emergency kit you can keep with you at all times. I always carry two plastic cases on my equipment truck. These cases are filled with every conceivable size of 1/4″-20 screws. It’s what your tripod mount is on the […]

Sony a6500 Mirrorless Camera Review

January 26, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

Laws of Light: Three Objects

January 19, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Get a The Great Courses Plus Membership free trial here. Today on the fourth in our Laws of Light series, it’s time to combine three objects together and light them separately, all at the same time. Before you watch this you’ll want to check out each object on it’s own. Click here for the Sphere, […]

Photo/Video Trends | January 2017

January 12, 2017 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Today on The Slanted Lens Lars and I are discussing the latest from CES 2017, plus answering your questions throughout the broadcast! Don’t forget to use our affiliate links to purchase the things we discussed on Trends today. 1:15 WPPI- I’m speaking on Feb 9th on how to know you’re ready to make money in […]