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Laws of Light: Three Objects

January 19, 2017 By Morgan

Laws of Light Three Objects Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens

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, […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Laws of Light: Cylinder

December 22, 2016 By Morgan

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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Laws of Light: Cube

November 17, 2016 By Morgan

Laws of Light Cube Jay P Morgan The Slanted Lens

  Laws of Light: Cube Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Welcome back to our series on the Laws of Light. If you didn’t watch the first, you’ll want to go back and start there. A cube is an interesting subject matter because it relates to a lot of things that a photographer or videographer […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Uncategorized

Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn and Joker Makeup and Photo Shoot

October 6, 2016 By Morgan

Harley Quinn Makeup Joker Suicide Squad

Harley Quinn and the Joker’s stylized looks recently took the world by storm in Suicide Squad. With the help of Teri Groves, we’re teaching you how to recreate the makeup for the characters, and then heading out for a fun photo shoot. We’ve got fog and gels and a huge fan on set, so let’s get started and […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized, Working with Talent

George Hurrell Hollywood Portraits with LED Lights

September 29, 2016 By Morgan

George Hurrell Hollywood Portraits

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re looking at the four principles George Hurrell used when creating his iconic portraits of Hollywood actors and actresses. And we’re using LED lights to do it. George Hurrell was the master of vintage Hollywood portraits. He sculpted their faces and really made them […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

4 Reasons You Need Tungsten Lights & the 120T from Aputure

August 30, 2016 By Morgan

Tungsten Lights Aputure 120T

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about why tungsten lights are still really valuable when you’re on set. I’m also taking a look at the new 120T by Aputure. It’s a fabulous tungsten light. So let’s get started and see what we can do. There’s been a recent trend on set towards LED […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Product Review, Uncategorized

Wedding Couple Time-lapse

August 25, 2016 By Morgan

Wedding couple time-lapse the slanted lens jay p morgan photography

Wedding Couple Time-lapse For today’s wedding couple time-lapse we headed to downtown Los Angeles. We used two Genie Minis from Syrp and two Bajas from Dynalite. We combined those effects to get a really nice time-lapse we can use in a wedding photography or videography application. You could also do this same thing with a family, […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Time-lapse, Uncategorized, Wedding Photography

Interview Lighting in Mixed Light

May 19, 2016 By Morgan

Interview Lighting The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re at The Mannequin Gallery, a mannequin factory here in L.A. We’re gonna show you how to light an interview in mixed lighting situations using your Vector lights. And remember, when you order through our affiliate links at Amazon or B&H Photo Video you’ll be […]

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

Protect Your Photo/Video Shoot- Tennis Balls Quick Tip

April 19, 2016 By Morgan

Quick Tip Tennis Balls The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Sign up today for my photography Lighting on Location workshop!  Please support The Slanted Lens by shopping our affiliate links: Amazon- http://amzn.to/1T7Z20D BH Photo- http://bhpho.to/1RqHBIF Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to talk about tennis balls. They’re a critical item that you need on set. Let me tell you why- when you […]

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Glass Photography

April 14, 2016 By Morgan

The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan Miops Glass Photography

Please support new content by shopping our affiliate links with Amazon and B&H Photo Video. My Lighting on Location photography workshop is coming up! Register today.  Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to show you how to light glass and then photograph ice splashing into a cup of water. We’ll […]

Filed Under: Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Uncategorized

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