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Photo/Video Trends August 2016

August 11, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens Lars and I are discussing the latest photo and video news & reviews, and answering your questions. So if your photo, video life needs an optical vertical power boost grip, check into Photo/Video Trends. 6:58 8k in Japan 8:58 Tog Tees 9:55 Why Jay […]

High-Speed Sync- Combining Speedlight with Pack & Head

August 4, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Photo or video business not doing as well as you hoped? Download my class today and get back on track. High-Speed Sync Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. You may have heard the term high-speed sync as it relates to photography. This technique is handy when you want to shoot with strobes, but still have […]

Creating Live Action Motion in Tight Spaces

July 28, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

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 […]

July 2016 Photo/Video Trends

July 14, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Download my business coaching class today and let me help you grow your business in 2016. Click here! Support our channel! Use our affiliate links to purchase the gear we discuss here on Trends at B&H or Amazon. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan and Lars Lindstrom with July 2016’s Photo/Video Trends. Lars and I are discussing the […]

Studio Portrait on Location

July 7, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens I’m going to show you how to make a dramatic studio portrait on location, even though we’re in the midst of bright sunlight. Let’s get started and see what we can do. We’ve been doing some great environmental portraits here of Keith on […]

Savage Cobra Interview LED Light Kit Review

July 5, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re reviewing the Cobra Interview LED light kit from Savage. This is a great little light kit that you can easily take on location for photo and video. I’ve used the Savage seamless backgrounds forever, and they’ve always been great to have on set. But […]

Meet the Photographer- Trisha Zemp

June 30, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’ve got Trisha Zemp, talking about her journey to becoming the successful stop motion photographer she is today. Trisha taught herself stop motion when she was a kid, shooting Legos and other fun stuff. Then, when she studied abroad, she wanted to make music video with […]

Time-lapse Interval- What You Need to Know

June 23, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Check out my affiliate links at Amazon and B&H Photo Video to purchase your time-lapse equipment from Syrp. Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re out here on location, photographing clouds to test how interval controls speed when you’re doing time-lapse. We’re also going to compare interval to footage that’s been sped up. […]

GraphicStock Quick Tip

June 16, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re going to review a new stock service called GraphicStock. They reached out to us and asked us to review their site. They’re affiliated with VideoBlocks, which we have used for years, so I was happy to review their new stock service. GraphicStock is a subscription […]

Workflow on Location

June 14, 2016 By Morgan Leave a Comment

Sign up for my business coaching class today!After we finished shooting this video I got some clarification on the pronunciation of the LaCie name. It’s not “Lassie,” like the dog, but “lah see.” LaCie. So when you hear me say it wrong in this video, my apologies. It’s “lah see.” Hi this is Jay P. […]