What is the best way to light glass? Glass doesn’t look good when you shine light directly at it. It soaks up the light it doesn’t define it. It just gives you specular highlights little pinpoints that don’t photograph well. Glass looks the best when you look through it and shine something bright behind it. […]
Laws of Light: Placing a Softbox
Today we are going to talk about placing a softbox, not the positions that you would use like a Rembrandt, a butterfly, or a loop, but how to place it once it’s in position. Let’s talk about how to finesse the look that you want to achieve while using a softbox. We have our model […]
Laws of Light: How to Light Metal
We are going to show you how to light metal while shooting video and photos. So we are using the example of this teapot as our first object to light. It’s interesting you see around the teapot. Metal doesn’t like a light shined directly at it, it reflects a harsh heavy light. We have our […]
Laws of Light: High Speed Sync
This is Jay P here with quick Laws of Light video on high-speed sync. How do you use high-speed sync? When would you use it? And how to set it up. These questions will all be answered by the end of this video! What is it? High-speed sync is the ability to sync your strobes […]
Laws of Light: Shaping Light with Flags
Fun with Flags What do we mean when we say flags? When someone is referring to a flag on set, what do they mean? Other names for flags include scrim jim or silk. But for the purposes of this video, we’ll be referring to them as flags. There are different type of flags that cut, […]
Laws of Light: Lighting a Room (The Inside of a Cube)
Lighting a room is a lot easier said than done! Today on the Laws of Light we are demonstrating how to properly setup your lights so that your shots look spectacular. Lighting the Inside of a Room Most rooms have a window. We most definitely need to figure out how we are going to use that […]
Laws of Light: How Light Conveys Emotion
We are discussing light and the different ways we can use light to convey emotion, today on The Slanted Lens. The Purpose Behind Creating Art Why do we take photos? Why do we shoot video? What is our purpose when we create imagery? True artists want to create an emotional experience with the viewer. In […]
Laws of Light: Creating Dimension and Texture
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re introducing our next Laws of Light- Creating Dimension and Texture. As photographers and videographers we’re trying to take a one dimensional experience and turn it into a three dimensional experience. Light is our tool to create this dimension. It has to give us […]
Laws of Light: Quality of Light
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about Quality of Light in our next installment of The Laws of Light. If you haven’t, go back to the beginning and learn the basic Laws of Light, before you watch this video. Quality of Light Today on The Slanted Lens we’re […]
Laws of Light: Cylinder
It’s time for the third installment of the Laws of Light. Today we’re going to look at the cylinder, the transitional object. Get a free month of The Great Courses Plus- click here! Laws of Light: Cylinder The third installment in our Laws of Light series is here! The cylinder is a transitional object that […]
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