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How Film Gets Processed

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  This week at The Slanted Lens we were fortunate to get an inside and ‘behind-the-scenes’ look into how film processing works at Richard Photo Lab in Valencia, CA. As the step by step process is very complex, if you’ve ever wondered what the stages of film developing are and look like, come and take this video […]

Laws of Light: Three Point Lighting

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We are continuing on our Laws of Light series with a new video about the three point lighting setup! If you haven’t seen our video about portrait lighting, we go over five portrait lighting positions and what type of emotion you can get from those positions. So this is a follow up to that lesson […]

Cinematic Lighting: 5 Lighting Setups in One Room

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Today we are talking about the different lighting setups you can do in one room. The idea is that you shouldn’t see your tiny space as a limitation, but rather find creative ways to shoot the room. The main problem you have when working in a tight space is – space! It’s hard to use […]

Let Your Camera Hit the Dirt – The Power of the Low Angle

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  Today we’re talking about putting your camera in the dirt, or pavement, or any flat surface that your Platypod MAX can support. A lot of people underestimate the power of a low angle shot. Most can’t accomplish this shot and have it stable because they don’t have a device that can have their camera […]

Camera Comparison: Sony a9 vs Canon 1DX vs Nikon D5

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We are testing the Sony a9, Canon 1DX and Nikon D5 today in a showdown for the ages. We picked these three because they are the three cameras you would consider for a higher end setup. The Canon and Nikon cameras are built like tanks and can take a beating. The Sony doesn’t seem to […]

5 Reasons the f/4 70-210mm Might Be Right For You

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Telephoto Lens Choice Most of the time when looking at a telephoto lens option, one must choose between an f/2.8 lens and an f/4 lens. All f/2.8 lenses will be much more expensive than an f/4 lens. Since the lens has to open up wider, there are more elements or more expensive glass inside the […]

TSA Battery Restrictions – Flying with Lithium Ion

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Congratulations! You just got hired to travel for your photography/video services! The question now becomes: how do you get your batteries on the airplane? Does TSA have anything to say about it? Since the Galaxy smartphone explosions, people have been paranoid about lithium-ion batteries exploding on board (you actually have a higher chance of getting struck […]

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