Photographic background plates. They’ll make your photography post-process life so much easier. Ensure You Get the Shot When I’m shooting a photograph, I shoot my subject matter and initial image. Then just to cover myself, I’ll take my subject out and shoot a plate of the background. For example, when I was out shooting my […]
Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about lighting ratios for photo and video. Today you’re going to learn about lighting ratios. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8- what do these numbers all mean? Let’s take a look. Lighting Ratios A 1:1 lighting ratio simply means that your subject is equally […]
Studio Workflow for Photo and Video
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to walk you through our studio workflow. I’ll show you how we organize and back up our media, once we get back to the studio after we’ve been out shooting. Let’s get started and see what we can do. And make sure […]
Camera Comparison: Nikon D810, Canon 5D Mark IV, Sony A7R II
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Kenneth Merrill. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got a camera comparison for still photographers. The Canon 5D Mark IV, the Nikon D810, and the Sony A7R II. We’re shooting out in Pasadena. Our goal is to get a direct comparison, so we’ve got native lenses and our settings […]
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 […]
4 Reasons You Need Tungsten Lights & the 120T from Aputure
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 […]
Creating Live Action Motion in Tight Spaces
Learn Stop Motion Video in our new download! Creating Live Action Motion in Tight Spaces Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re out here on this great curvy road and we’re going to shoot a fabulous live action motion shot, a panning shot using our Syrp Genie Mini, and also […]
Creating Shafts of Light for Photo and Video
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going to show you how to create shafts of light both for still images and for film. I love the look of light streaming into a room for film as well as in stills. There are four principles that come into play when […]
How to do Stop Motion Photography
Get even more tips and tricks, plus see Trisha make a stop motion photography video from start to finish in our new download: Stop Motion Basics for Beginners. Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got a treat for you. We’re going to talk about stop motion photography and we have the master […]
Time-lapse Photography: Using Shutter Speed to Control Water
Sign up for my business coaching class download today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ll show you how shutter speed controls water when you’re shooting time-lapse. If you’re shooting during the day and you want to slow the water down you’ll need an ND filter on your lens. We used […]