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Better Than A Soft Box, Inexpensive Product Lighting Solution

November 29, 2021 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. You know what, when you’re doing product photography soft boxes are not always the solution. There’s a technique that product photographers have been using for years that gives them beautiful highlights. Highlights they can scale to what they’re photographing. And the ability to really create things in tight […]

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Best Product Lighting – Top Back Lighting – Laws of Light Tutorial

August 30, 2021 By Morgan

 The Best Approach to Product Photography Lighting is Top Back Lighting. It is the foundation for all product photography. Learn how to get impressive images from this photography tutorial about top back lighting. This is one of the best ways to light your product shots or food photography. This is my favorite lighting when […]

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Stop Using Just Soft Light. It Is Killing Your Images!

July 16, 2021 By Morgan

 Hi, this Jay P. Morgan. Today on the Laws of Light I want to talk about different qualities of light, mixing different qualities of light in the same image. We talk so often about feathering and cutting and augmenting light, but rarely do we talk about the fact that sometimes you need two or […]

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GFX 100S Hands On Camera Review And Location Photo Shoot

June 28, 2021 By Morgan

Fujifilm GFX 100S Hands on Review and Fantasy Portrait Photo Shoot. Jay P. talks about what he likes about the medium format camera and why you should consider it. He also demonstrates how to set up and light a Fantasy Portrait. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to […]

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Studio Portrait Lighting – 360 Virtual Interactive Tutorial

June 14, 2021 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Welcome to the 360 degree view of lighting here on The Slanted Lens. Take a step with me into this 360 degree view where it’s interactive. You can see exactly where we set each one of our lights. You’ll be able to explore for yourself and see what we’re […]

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How To Modify An LED Light Panel

April 5, 2021 By Morgan

 You can take one of the most boring lights in the world and make it look pretty interesting. These flat panel LEDs can be very difficult to modify, and most people use them incorrectly. They just throw them up and aim them directly at your talent. When you do that, you get very, very […]

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5 Window Light Portrait Positions

January 11, 2021 By Morgan

5 Window Light Portrait Positions

 Hi this Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’ve got Rai here with me. Rai is from London. We’re going to show you how to set up the five lighting portrait positions using the window and how to control the light. The first thing we did in this room is we got […]

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Monochromatic Color Portraits – 3 Easy Setups

December 16, 2020 By Morgan

Monochromatic Color Portraits

Jay P demonstrates 3 easy lighting setups for doing Monochromatic Color Portraits and he demonstrates how to get color matching with your wardrobe, backdrops, set pieces and props. We use the super helpful ColorReader EZ for easy color matching. Take a look and let us know what you think. Today on The Slanted Lens, I’ve […]

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4 Steps Every Photographer Should Know To Master Strobe and Sunlight

September 24, 2020 By Morgan

Balancing Strobes With Sunlight Four easy steps for balancing strobes with ambient light. Follow this formula. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m out here with Chanda AM, and Chanda is going to help me illustrate how to balance ambient light with strobes. I love shooting in this situation with ambient light and strobe light. I […]

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How To Use LED Lights For Portraits In Still Photography And Video

August 20, 2020 By Morgan

Portrait Lighting with LED lights Stop putting the light in the wrong place. Understand these simple basic principles of a three light setup. It’ll save you every single time. Today on The Slanted Lens I have Camila here with me. Camila is going to help us look at a three light setup using LEDs. The […]

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