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Camera Basics: Understanding Shutter Speed

April 2, 2020 By Morgan

Do you know your camera basics? Today we dive into shutter speed and teach you all the ways you can use shutter speed to unlock your creativity and expand your photography style. Learn how to show fluid movement or capture a split second and what styles of photography these shutters speed options are best for. […]

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Are Expensive Lenses a WASTE OF MONEY? Sigma 50mm vs Panasonic 50mm Lens Comparison!

February 20, 2020 By Morgan

Today on the Slanted Lens we are taking a look at the Sigma 50mm 1.4 lens compared to the Panasonic Lumix s Pro 50mm 1.4 lens. Both of these lenses are L mount lenses, which is kind of becoming a bigger deal as time goes on – Panasonic has L mount cameras, Sigma has L […]

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WIDE, TIGHT & INTERESTING. How to get the BEST B-Roll

January 30, 2020 By Morgan

Today on The Slanted Lens I’m here in the SKB factory just gliding around. I’m looking for good B-roll to add to the doc style shoot we did of the owners here at SKB. So what we’re going to do is talk about what B-roll is – how to get it and how to light […]

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SIGMA FP vs SONY A7 III – Can SIGMA Change My Mind?

December 25, 2019 By Morgan

Hi, this is Jay P Morgan, and Kenneth Merrill and today we have Anaya Harmony here to help us take a look at the Sony Alpha A7 III VS Sigma FP. So we have reviewed the A7 III a million times, well almost a million times, but you know what, it still holds up! It’s […]

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Laws of Light: Umbrellas DON’T SUCK! Your Lighting Does! Find Out Why!

December 5, 2019 By Morgan

This is Jay P Morgan and today on TSL I’ve got Regan Savannah. We’re going to talk about umbrellas! People have forgotten about umbrellas, they don’t use umbrellas, and they’re a gorgeous way to light. So let’s take a look at them – see how to use them, set them up, and see the different […]

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Blackmagic Pocket 6k VS Panasonic S1H

November 14, 2019 By Morgan

Today we’re going to take a look at these 2 cameras: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6Kvs the Panasonic Lumix S1H. So they’re not exactly in the same price range, but they’re certainly more close than most cameras in this category. If you’re someone who’s looking for a more cinematic option, not like a real sort of […]

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Tamron 17-28mm Lens. Best Wide Angle Lens for Sony on the Market!

August 15, 2019 By Morgan

Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re going WIDE and reviewing the Tamron 17-28mm lens on the Sony mount! I want to see if it’s as good as the 28-75mm which I love and use just about every day. I’ve got here with me, Leah Kim @gogoleah to help us test our this lens. So what […]

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Incredible Tamron 35-150mm Lens! Hands-On Review

July 30, 2019 By Morgan

We hit the streets of New York City to do a full hands-on review of the new incredible Tamron 35-150mm Lens. So we are here in NYC and it’s awfully noisy, but we are going to talk about the Tamron 35-150mm lens. This is an f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD Lens and I think it’s an […]

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FUJIFILM GFX 100 Hands-On Review

June 20, 2019 By Morgan

We traveled out to Camera West in Rancho Mirage to be one of the first people to get our hands on and review the Fuji Film GFX 100!

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One Light Portrait: Creating Contrast

January 10, 2019 By Morgan

Today’s lesson is creating contrast and depth with values in one light portraits. It’s interesting because lights and darks are opposites. Whites come forward in the image, whereas blacks will recede in the back. Now we have Michael here and his hair is white so if I put him on a white background, his hair […]

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