Today on The Slanted Lens we are using Rosco LEDs to take portraits and are discussing the pros and cons of doing so. Let’s take a look! Why Consider Using LEDs over Strobes? For the shoot that accompanied this lesson we were doing a film noir theme. These 1920’s era shots feature very hard lighting […]
Direct Sun Can Be a Great Key Light- Don’t Hide Inside!
Today on The Slanted Lens we are out in Bombay Beach, CA talking about how to shoot really interesting photographs using the sun as a key light. We are often scared to shoot in direct sun, but it definitely can be done and can lead to some (sun)sational shots! Using Direct Sunlight as a Key […]
QuickTip: Shooting Effective Thumbnails and Why You Need Them
A picture is worth a thousand words. It’s also a great way to start a video- thumbnails! Today on The Slanted Lens we are talking about the need to shoot stills for thumbnails when you shoot video. The Importance of Thumbnails No matter what you are filming, from interviews to marketing videos, you need to […]
Portrait with Truck at Sunset
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re shooting a portrait of Randy with his ’66 Chevy. We’re going to concentrate on how to do a nice portrait of Randy and have a car doing sheet metal in the background. It’s all about incident angle and how you can get that […]
High-Speed Sync- Combining Speedlight with Pack & Head
Photo or video business not doing as well as you hoped? Download my class today and get back on track. High-Speed Sync Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. You may have heard the term high-speed sync as it relates to photography. This technique is handy when you want to shoot with strobes, but still have […]
Time-lapse Photography Day to Night
Last chance to sign up for my photography workshop! Take 25% with code “workshop25” off if you sign up today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re on the Idaho side of the Grand Tetons. It was cloudy when we came up here and scouted our location. They looked like […]
Food Photography with Camera Movement using Syrp Slider
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 […]
How to Photograph on a White Background
Download my Business Coaching Class. It’ll change your business. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to shoot forty photographs of dentists on a white background. We’ve only got ten hours to do this so we’d better get started and see what we can do. We’re shooting forty photographs of […]
Wildlife Photography Using a Laser Trigger
Sign up for my free business coaching call. We’ll have giveaways worth $1,000! https://theslantedlens.com/businessclass Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to photograph wildlife with our MIOPS laser trigger. Wild, ferocious animals. Okay, fine, the wild crazy creatures we’re about to photograph… are hummingbirds. I’ve been wanting to take pictures of […]
Stop Action Photography with the MIOPS Laser Trigger
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 […]