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Laws of Light: Sphere

October 13, 2016 By Morgan

laws of light sphere The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re starting a series called “The Laws of Light.” These principles were taught to me at Art Center College of Design by Charlie Potts, who was the head of the photo department there. I was taught these principles, I’ve been building on them for […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Food Photography with Camera Movement using Syrp Slider

March 24, 2016 By Morgan

Food Photography Camera Movement The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan Syrp

10% off registration expires April 1st. Use “earlybird“.    Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you my favorite lighting setup for photographing or filming food using the Sryp Genie, Genie Mini, and Magic Carpet slider. Not only that, I’m going to show you a great parallax move that really […]

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Stop Action Photography with the MIOPS Laser Trigger

January 21, 2016 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens- Stop Action

Today on The Slanted Lens I’m teaching you stop action photography using the MIOPS Smart trigger in laser mode. You’ll also need a strobe that can fire with short flash duration, like the Dynalite Baja B6. We splashed water on our model, Rebecca Bujko​, over and over again. We were able to adjust the delay […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, lighting diagram, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Set, with Jodie Sweetin

January 7, 2016 By Morgan

Lighting a Kitchen Disaster on Location, with Jodie Sweetin

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan, and today on The Slanted Lens we’re lighting a kitchen disaster on set, with Jodie Sweetin. Jodie’s getting ready for the premiere of her new show, Fuller House. Jodie enjoys photographs with opposition, so we went with the ‘glamorous girl upfront with a kitchen disaster behind her’. This was not one of […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Celebrity, lighting diagram, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized, Working with Talent

Using Sound to Fire Your Strobes

December 10, 2015 By Morgan

Using Sound to Fire Strobes

Visit our store to buy your Keep on Clickin’ t-shirts! Hi I’m Jay P. Morgan and today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to teach you how to fire your strobes using sound. Today’s lesson comes to you through a lot of trial and error. That’s just the nature of the beast when you’re triggering […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Tutorial, Uncategorized

Balancing Strobes With Direct Sun – The Slanted Lens

October 15, 2015 By Judy

  Download “How to Estimate a Shoot” today, it’ll help you make more money. http://bit.ly/1VQTs0C Hi this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to teach you how to shoot in full sun with strobes, using Dynalite’s new Baja B6. We’re out at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Camarillo, California, […]

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A Soft Box Lighting Tutorial

July 28, 2011 By Morgan

soft box lighting tutorial

Today we have a soft box lighting tutorial. There are many misconceptions about what Soft Boxes do and how to use them.

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Posts

Suspension Rig:A Special Effects Lighting Lesson

June 10, 2011 By Morgan

Suspension Rig- Jay P. Morgan with the Slanted Lens

I love to create images that require special effects. Many times I have turned to suspension to solve the photographic problems that are presented to me by Art directors

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Posts

Portrait Lighting for Photography and Video!

June 10, 2011 By Morgan

There are several lighting positions that photographers have developed over the years

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Posts

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