From Jay P Morgan,
In today’s Slanted Lens lesson we set up on top of the roof of the East West Bank building in downtown Pasadena shooting a portrait of three executives. I wanted to get some unique portraits. I asked if we could get on the helicopter pad and shoot back at the Pasadena cityscape. It took some doing but we got permission. We were looking into the west so the setting sun was dropping into our shot. Adding strobes to light my subject, I balanced the sun and strobe light and made the sky darker by speeding up my shutter speed. We started shooting a one light portrait and then progressed into a 2 light portrait as the ambient light faded. The second light became our fill light to open up the shadows. Keep those cameras rolling and keep on clickn’.
Products used in this video:
Vanguard alta tripod:
Tamron SP 70-200mm:
Dynlaite Battery Pack:
Photoflex FlexFlash:
Kessler Stealth Slider:
Glidecam HD 2000:
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Great small Tutorial.. thanks!
Is that salt lake city? Are you based in slc?
Very nice!
watching bankers fall to their death… now that would be money!
A little scary to see wind-catching softboxes on extended light stands on top of the roof with NO SANDBAGS to secure them! Yikes
What a pile of total bullshit man.
Overexposed sky's throughout. Just dreadful.
Funny that you get it nailed it in the picture of you jumping.
yeahh, let these bankers know who is in charge..lol.
Why is there a triangle graphic with an eye at the start of the video?
Question: If you were to go with high speed sync and no ND filter and lower the f-stop to get a shallow depth of field, would that have required some extra setup and changes in settings too much or can it be done easily?
This was a great instructional video. !!What lens did you use ? Only one lens or several. It looked like you were using a wide angle lens.
Incredible narrative and showcase, thanks for the tutorial !
lol the best shots were the ones you took of yourself.
JP, I"m inspired by your videos. Do you give workshops? If so do have a schedule for this year? I'd love to attend.
nice work, and so typical of a shoot!
your right…the background not soft enough in many of the images……….the dome structure looks like another head in some of the shots……why didn't you fix it in post ?.
Very useful vid, and your humor is simply great!! Subscribed!!
Hello, can i plaise know what is the name of the shoulder strap you use with your dslr plaise ? thank you.
Man want a photographer fantastic photos great job
Nice. Thanks Jay
Hey whats up with the hard vignetting on your pics?
and he changed to canon 70-200 L on the fly lol
did he throw up a little at 6:18? (I think it's called a verp.. Vomit+ burp)
HI…How many ISO, Aperture and Shutterspeed???
Like your helpful videos! What Lens do you use for your Glidecam-Shots? Wide-Angle?
any 1 else notice the illuminate sign?
Great informative video, thank you!
Great vídeo!
Aren't you afraid of looking directly into the sun though a light bundling system when taking these shots?
Never put your clients on the edge of a building roof.
This is amazing. Actually watching this video I've learned good lessons of how to use natural light properly to get exceptional lighting expression over images.
GOD BLESS U GUYS
The pictures look pretty neat from an artistic standpoint. But coming from advertising I have to say these portraits don't really make these people look good. They don't say: "I'm a responsible businessman who knows what he's doing" – They say: "I'm better then you, I'm megalomaniac and I don't give a fuck about you.
Also I might jump off this ledge."
I love taking these kind of shots.
do you own a lens hood?
JP Morgan shooting Eastwest Bank Executives…hee hee
great job!
Wonderful shots. Glad to see some executives that allowed for your creative vision. Sure looked it payed off with your finals. You've inspired me to try to get on the roof of my corporate building and see what I can see.