Telephoto Lens Choice Most of the time when looking at a telephoto lens option, one must choose between an f/2.8 lens and an f/4 lens. All f/2.8 lenses will be much more expensive than an f/4 lens. Since the lens has to open up wider, there are more elements or more expensive glass inside the […]
Correcting White Balance Using a Color Chart in Photoshop
Tesla Coils and ArcAttack Julene and I were in Huston earlier this month and decided to hit up this band called ArcAttack! They use giant tesla coils to create music. I got my gong out to join in on the fun. Being Safe We are playing with electricity here and so the first step was […]
Capture the Action: Useful Application of a Pistol Grip Camera Handle
The New Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263CGHT Carbon Fiber Kit Vanguard has come out with a great bundle deal for people looking at creating an awesome tripod package for sports and action photography. The pistol grip form factor gives you so much flexibility to frame your shots and get the images you want. The trigger […]
Shooting at Sunset with Strobes
Sunsets Ah, sunsets. They are wonderful and a great time to shoot. But sometimes you end up fighting for light and not getting the shots you want. Well, fret not my friend. Strobes are the solution. And I know you think they’re scary, but once you master this technique, you’ll be capturing the moments that […]
10 Things You Can do with Seamless Paper
Seamless Paper Savage makes great seamless paper that you can use in a variety of applications for photography and video. Most people use it to create seamless backdrops for portraits – but that’s not creative!! In this lesson, we’ll show you ten different ways you can use seamless paper then just your typical backdrop. I’ve been […]
Tamron’s 24-70mm G2 Hands On Review
Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re taking you inside a shoot in the burn area of L.A. to assess the capabilities of Tamron’s new 24-70mm G2 lens. Check it out and see if a new lens will end up on your wish list! Here are some of the images from the shoot we did: I […]
Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 Lens Review
Have you heard about the new 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 lens, from Tamron? It’s a great lens! I’ll fill you in, today on The Slanted Lens. (Please shop our affiliate links with Amazon and B&H- we’ll get a small kickback which helps support new content on the channel. Thank you!) Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 G2 Lens I […]
Time-lapse in Direct Sun using a Super ND Filter
Life is tough here in California. We’re down at the beach with all the ocean waves and people, and we’re eating a pretzel. And we’re shooting a time-lapse. We’re down at the Santa Monica pier, shooting some time-lapse with the new Syrp super dark ND filter. We’re shooting the time-lapse into this direct sunlight but […]
Creating Live Action Motion in Tight Spaces
Learn Stop Motion Video in our new download! Creating Live Action Motion in Tight Spaces Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens, we’re out here on this great curvy road and we’re going to shoot a fabulous live action motion shot, a panning shot using our Syrp Genie Mini, and also […]
Lens Review- Tamron 90mm & 85mm
Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to review two lenses from Tamron (http://bit.ly/20zf8lV). First, a remake of their 90mm 2.8 macro. And secondly, a brand new 85mm 1.8 prime. These lenses are fabulous. Let’s talk about why I love them. First, the remake of the Tamron 90mm macro. Their old 90mm […]