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Make It or Buy It Photography Reflector Challenge

February 5, 2025 By Morgan

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  (If you want to watch the video go to The Slanted Lens on YouTube!) Make it or Buy it! This 5-in-1 pop-up reflector from Westcott cost me $37.50. My homemade 2-in-1 reflector cost me $10.50. So the question is, can I match the light quality of a pop-up reflector with a homemade reflector?This is […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, DIY, Equipment, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

4 Natural Light Outdoor Portrait Setups Using The Perfect Modifier

July 31, 2023 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how to get great natural light portraits outside on location using a modifier that is extremely cheap and easy to use. But if you don’t use it right they look terrible. […]

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Natural Light Portraits Made Easy With The Sun and Umbrella

August 8, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you something that I do often when I’m shooting outside in direct sun and I don’t want to have to use my strobe, my FJ400, or I don’t have my FJ400. Then I go directly to a shoot through […]

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Number One Tip For Filming or Photographing People Outside In Direct Sun

June 13, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, This is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, in the Laws of Light, we’re going to take a look at my number one tip for shooting outside. It works every single time. It gives you great images. Here’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to put her back towards the […]

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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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Natural Light Portraits – How To Work With Direct Harsh Sunlight

October 21, 2020 By Morgan

Natural Light Portraits - Dealing with Harsh Sun

  See the video on YouTube! We’re in Hollywood. I’m by myself. How am I going to get a nice image of Chanda because the sun is so awful here. Let’s take a look. I get asked this question all the time. Just tell me how you work? How do I conquer a lighting situation. […]

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Run & Gun Photo Shoot Tips

December 1, 2016 By Morgan

Run and Gun Photo Shoot The Slanted Lens Jay P Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out in downtown L.A., shooting some product for Vanguard. You know by now that I love lighting. But sometimes that’s just not feasible. So today I’m showing you a “Run and Gun” shoot. One reflector is the only equipment I’ve got besides my […]

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