Don’t make this mistake when you buy your first modifier. We’re going to take a look at a square soft box, a round soft box and an umbrella. Which one is best for you? Don’t waste your money! Buy the right thing the first time. Let’s get started and see what we can do. I […]
8 Easy Outdoor Portrait Set-ups Using The Sun & Shade
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out here in Hollywood at a very unassuming little place. I’ve got Genevieve here with me. “Hello.” We’re going to show you how to shoot in direct sun using my mantra, “Find shade, create […]
Speedlight High Speed Sync Made Easy! Lighting Tutorial
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here from The Slanted Lens. I’ve got Elsie here with me today. “Hello.” We’re going to show you how to set up a speed light to be able to shoot high-speed sync on location.We’ll show you how to set up the Westcott […]
Speedlight Basics – Portraits With Off Camera Flash
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here from The Slanted Lens. I’ve got Elsie here with me today. Hi! We’re going to show you how to use a speedlight as an off camera flash. You’re going to need a trigger. And one of the reasons you want a […]
Speedlight TTL Basics On Location With Off Camera Flash
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at TTL, not bouncing, not using any kind of walls. We’re going to use it on location. TTL on location, a really fun kind of…okay. Hi, this is Jay […]
Stop Putting The Light In The Wrong Place – One Light Portrait Lighting Tutorial
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Stop putting the light in the wrong place. I see images all the time and I’m thinking, “Why don’t they understand where to set the key light?” It’s not a difficult thing if you understand it. We’re going to talk about it today. I’ve got Ali […]
4 Natural Light Outdoor Portrait Setups Using The Perfect Modifier
(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hey, it’s Jay P. here. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how to get great natural light portraits outside on location using a modifier that is extremely cheap and easy to use. But if you don’t use it right they look terrible. […]
Natural Light Portraits Made Easy With The Sun and Umbrella
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you something that I do often when I’m shooting outside in direct sun and I don’t want to have to use my strobe, my FJ400, or I don’t have my FJ400. Then I go directly to a shoot through […]
Stunning One Light Portraits With Umbrellas
In this tutorial we show you how to use umbrellas to do one light studio portraits. Umbrellas are the ultimate bounce modifier. We talk about why use them, how to use them, the quality of light you get from seven foot translucent diffusion, black/white and black/silver umbrellas. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on […]
One Light Portraits Using Bounce Light For Stills & Video
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on the Laws of Light we’re going to take a look at bounce light. What is bounce light? We use bounce light all the time in photography. Whether it’s bounce light for a fill, whether it’s bounce off the concrete, when you’re shooting outside you use bounce […]