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How To Take Better Photos With Your Camera

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In this photography tutorial Jay P teaches you how to take better photos with your camera using 5 composition principles. These 5 basics of design will help you learn to see and identify ways to create better artistic images.  Stop cluttering your images with too much stuff. Composition principles next from The Slanted Lens. […]

Best Cameras Under $1000

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 Looking for a nice camera for a gift that won’t break the bank? Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at cameras under $1,000. We’re asked this question all the time. What’s the best inexpensive camera for me to purchase to be able to get into that’s under $1,000? I […]

Tamron 70-300mm Lens Review

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Tamron 70-300mm Lens Review  Check out this crazy small and lightweight 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens by Tamron for Sony. In this hands on review Jay P shows you picture quality, reviews the lens specs, tests auto focus capabilities and more. Let us know your thoughts and if this would be your choice in telephoto […]

Two Go To Film Cameras For Wedding Photographers

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  Watch the video here: Pentax 645nII versus the Contax 645 Today we’re going to take a look at two film cameras. We have the Pentax 645nII and the Contax 645. These are some of the last medium format film bodies ever produced. It’s really interesting to look at these two film cameras. And why do […]

4 Steps Every Photographer Should Know To Master Strobe and Sunlight

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Balancing Strobes With Sunlight Four easy steps for balancing strobes with ambient light. Follow this formula. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m out here with Chanda AM, and Chanda is going to help me illustrate how to balance ambient light with strobes. I love shooting in this situation with ambient light and strobe light. I […]

Which 35mm Lens is Better? Sigma, Sony and Tamron 35mm Lens Comparison

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 We compare the Sigma, Sony and Tamron 35mm Lenses. Do native lenses make a difference? Which is better? Are expensive lenses worth it? Let us know what you think after watching this video. Can aftermarket lenses in the 35mm category for Sony be as good as Sony’s lenses? Let’s find out. Thanks to LensProToGo […]

Can Pixel Shift Give You the Best High Resolution Images?

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Can the Pixel Shifting on the Olympus E-M1 Mark 3 Micro Four Thirds or the Sony a7R4 Full Frame match a Fujifilm GFX 100 Medium Format? Let’s see. Today’s segment is sponsored by LensProToGo. They provided all of our cameras and lenses for this review. LensProToGo is a great place to rent equipment. They’re awesome, […]

How To Use LED Lights For Portraits In Still Photography And Video

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Portrait Lighting with LED lights Stop putting the light in the wrong place. Understand these simple basic principles of a three light setup. It’ll save you every single time. Today on The Slanted Lens I have Camila here with me. Camila is going to help us look at a three light setup using LEDs. The […]

What The Heck Is Equivalency? What Sensor Size Is All About!

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Today we are taking a look at equivalency. Not equivalent exposure, equivalency. What the heck is that? Special thanks to LensProToGo for sponsoring this video/article: Get 15% off your LensProToGo rental. www.lensprotogo.com Use Discount Code: SLANTEDLENS15 Equivalency is a very, very complicated subject matter, but one people have been screaming about because of the last […]

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