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Umbrellas 101

Posted on January 24, 2014

Today on the Slanted Lens we will discuss how to use umbrellas on set.  Umbrellas are a great modifier...

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Fantasy Portrait: The Day of the Dead

Posted on January 21, 2014

Today on the Slanted Lens we are going to break down a fantasy portrait we did of Nadia Dawn...

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Advanced One Light Setups

Posted on January 17, 2014

Today on the Slanted Lens we are shooting in a studio in downtown Los Angeles. We have beautiful Cynthia...

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Testing Diffusion Materials on a Steampunk Set

Posted on January 14, 2014

Today on the Slanted Lens we are going to take a look at different diffusion materials Rosco makes. We...

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Strobes & Daylight

Posted on January 9, 2014

In today's Slanted Lens lesson we are out at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Our lesson will look at how...

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The Basics of a One Light Setup

Posted on March 7, 2013

In today's TSL lesson we are going way back to the very basics of a one light setup to...

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Freezing Action Photography

Posted on January 30, 2013

This post is a lighting breakdown of a shoot I did last year. I had the opportunity to shoot...

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Creating Bokeh

Posted on January 18, 2013

In today's TSL lesson we are back in New York City shooting in Times Square. I wanted to explore...

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Creating Fire Special Effects

Posted on January 11, 2013

I shot a commercial for Los Gringos Loco on the Red using one of my favorite special effects…Fire! In...

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How to Light a Large Space at Night

Posted on January 9, 2013

1. Today's TSL lesson is a look at how to light a large space at night. Some may think...