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Camera Settings, Lens Choice & Lighting For A Product Shot On Location

August 14, 2023 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) Hi, this is Jay P. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to take a look at doing a product shot on location. We’ll look at lens choice, camera settings and then we’ll talk a little bit about why shooting on location, focus stacking and how […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Camera Settings & Lens Choice, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Articles, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Product Photography

Outdoor Product Photography, Up Your Game, Shoot Tethered!

July 10, 2023 By Morgan

(If you want to watch the video go here!) So I’m on location, we’re doing a product shot, I need to tether to my computer. But I want to have the right monitor settings so that in the sunlight I can see my image and see it right. I’m going to use a Datacolor Spyder […]

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Product Photography

How To Photograph Shiny Metal Lighting Tutorial

January 31, 2023 By Morgan

(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 how to light shiny metal. But I just want to talk about a simple shiny metal object. Shiny metal is different than anything else you’ll photograph in that […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

Lighting Techniques for Product Photography With Shiny Metal

October 10, 2022 By Morgan

 Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we bring you an episode of the Laws of Light. We’re going to look at how to light shiny metal in a still life. This is difficult because we have shiny metal that needs its own attention. But we also have a still […]

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Intermediate Lighting Tutorials, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial

Finding Unique Camera Angles

November 29, 2018 By Morgan

Surprise! Bet you didn’t expect to see a Platypod on my head. Today we are going to explore some unique camera angles with the lightweight, travel tripod, the Platypod. Regular tripods are great for shooting regular, standard headshots, but if you are looking to step up your shots, the Platypod offers you the flexibility to […]

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