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Stop Putting The Light In The Wrong Place – One Light Portrait Lighting Tutorial

October 17, 2023 By Morgan

Comparison of portrait lighting with correct and incorrect examples.

(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 […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

4 Natural Light Outdoor Portrait Setups Using The Perfect Modifier

July 31, 2023 By Morgan

(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. […]

Filed Under: Beginning Lighting Tutorials, Behind the Scenes, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Lighting Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits

Light Modifiers Comparison

June 1, 2017 By Morgan

Light Modifiers Today on The Slanted Lens we will be doing a light modifiers comparison and talking about all the different types of light modifiers and the different effects they have on photos. Each light modifier will have a slightly different effect on the light that hits our subject, so let’s take a look! Prepping the Baja […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Gear Sweepstakes, Laws of Light, Lighting Tutorials, Photography & Video Articles, Photography Tutorial, Portraits, Uncategorized

Balancing Strobes With Direct Sun – The Slanted Lens

October 15, 2015 By Judy

  Download “How to Estimate a Shoot” today, it’ll help you make more money. http://bit.ly/1VQTs0C Hi this is Jay P Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to teach you how to shoot in full sun with strobes, using Dynalite’s new Baja B6. We’re out at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Camarillo, California, […]

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Make Your Own Reflector DIY Tutorial

September 3, 2015 By Morgan

Reflectors are a great entry point into the world of lighting so today on The Slanted Lens, I am going to show you how to make one of your own. Let’s get started! Bead foam reflectors have been used on photography and movie sets for years because they are cheap to make, easy to use […]

Filed Under: DIY, Lighting Tutorials

Using Double Reflectors to Light a Cave

June 20, 2014 By Morgan

using double reflectors to light a cave final

For today’s lesson, we will be using double reflectors to light a cave as we shoot out at the old LA Zoo. We must use reflectors since the openings to the cave are all in the shade.

Filed Under: Advanced Lighting Tutorials

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