When you are juggling Aperture, Shutter and ISO it’s called equivalent exposure. Understand it so you can keep those three balls in the air and get the exposure and creative outcome you want. Let’s talk about the balancing act called equivalent exposure. Every scene has a certain amount of light in it. We have […]
Stop using manual mode on your camera. Use these settings.
Stop shooting on Manual. I’ll tell you why. In the beginning it has always been “Shoot on Manual”. You have to have manual focus and manual settings. Everything is manual, manual, manual. That’s the only way you learn. The reality is cameras have become way too good at doing some of these things and […]
Camera Basics: How To Understand Aperture
Aperture, the more you know the better you will be with your photography. Let’s clarify some terminology before we go forward because I am going to be saying sharp and out of focus quite a bit. What is sharp and what is in focus? Sharp and in focus is what I am right now. I […]
Camera Basics: Understanding Shutter Speed
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. […]
Why You Should Shoot Film
We are going to talk about why starting with film is the best possible way to learn the settings on your camera before getting into the automatic digital world that will swallow you whole as a photographer and puke you out the other way. As always we got our film processed and scanned by Richard […]
Laws of Light: High Speed Sync
This is Jay P here with quick Laws of Light video on high-speed sync. How do you use high-speed sync? When would you use it? And how to set it up. These questions will all be answered by the end of this video! What is it? High-speed sync is the ability to sync your strobes […]
Action Photography Using the Tamron 100-400mm Lens
Using the Tamron 100-400mm lens The new 100-400mm lens from Tamron is a great choice for the budget sports or action photographer. We decided to test it out here at the Santa Anita Race Track since horses are fast and catching their action in place would really test out this lens. Since the horses are […]
Time-lapse Photography: Using Shutter Speed to Control Water
Sign up for my business coaching class download today! Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ll show you how shutter speed controls water when you’re shooting time-lapse. If you’re shooting during the day and you want to slow the water down you’ll need an ND filter on your lens. We used […]