You have to be the clear and straight forward photography guru i have ever heard. You say everything that we need to hear, nothing, ambiguous or assuming that we know already. well done you! onwards........
I feel like having a tripod helps alot in this scenario because you can use a longer shutter speed which results in better control of your exposure. Thanks for this video Sean!
I just stumbled on your site, at the suggestion of my photographer husband, and it is WONDERFUL! I love how practical your tips are, even for a fairly new photographer. Very easy to understand and super inspiring! I love that you emphasize you don't always need super fancy equipment to capture beautiful photos. Amazing content; THANK YOU!
Another brilliant video with great tips. This is the first video of yours I’ve actively put off watching. I was a chef for 20 years but it ended quite bad and I had to give it up due to having a condition colloquially know as the chef's illness (alcoholism). I’ve purposely avoided almost everything to do with food photography since, even though I’ve been sober for 22 years. Watching this has started me thinking, I know food very well and I’m slowly learning how to press a shutter.
Thanks for sharing- I have a similar story to you (Chef /Owner) Although I don't have the 22 years and it is day to day for me- I have picked up the camera too. (-; Good luck
This is EXACTLY why I love your videos. So in-depth yet so simple to follow and understand! Thank you as always. Also loved the comparison of pics with different cameras. Would have loved to learn more about styling.
Thank you so much. This just appeared in my feed as I'm looking to learn better food photography skills for my China Instagram. What I love is that it's a genuine video raw and not overproduced. Humble with useful information that I can see. You also make it accessible and relatable to me. I'm starting with my phone cameras. Once I hit an Insta milestone I will upgrade to a decent old Cannon as you have shown. And I love the comparison of the phone to the cameras and how to do light and dark photography. So I felt so warm and moved by this lovely video that I joined.
Sean...you are one of the most insprational (non-pretentious) photographers that I have seen on UA-cam. You are a pleasure to watch. The tips you provide really do help me to improve my photography (which I have been doing for over 20 years). Every day is a school day!
Really love your videos Sean. I stumbled on them a few days ago (Editing Color was the first one) and it really changed the way i'm looking at the pictures I'm trying to take. I also realised I had already seen some of your videos about Product Photography a few years back and I remember taking so many tips from it back then, while I was working on 3d lighting product shots. Thanks so much for being such an inspirational photographer and genuine human being.
That's spooky Sean. As you know I follow your blogs, videos, photography etc with great interest and have been thinking recently that I'd like to shoot food. And low and behold you are there once again to offer your insight. Thank you. The food you shot looks delicious and mouthwatering and the photographs were amazing. Tony.
Helpful and inspiring as ever, Sean. Particularly love how you utilize available light, improvised light modifiers, and less than fancy gear. Very encouraging, makes me want to experiment with the genre myself.
I really love it that Sean uses older and used gear that's more affordable to photography-beginners than a 5Div or a 1Dx. Oh. I wrote this comment before I read the title of the video.
Great video Sean. It's not an area I've ever really spent any time with, but it's inspiring when you watch someone who really knows what they're doing. Super recipes from Vla too!
Excellent video Sean thank you very much for sharing this. Food photography has been an interest of mine for a while so this really resonates with me. You and your friend make a great team. Great job on putting all this content together.
Love this! Coincides with me messing about with my Nikon D3300, 50mm/1.8 lens and some chocolate brownies I made. I'll go back now and try out some of your tips. Awesome work Sean.
I liked the way you brought out that camera range thing yet again. 5D, 550D or your iphone, you did the job great. Also, it was good to learn how simply we can set up our own budget studio without fancy stuff. Keep going mate, you are amazing!
Dang Sean, I have watched a bunch of food photography videos and then find yours and realize that I could have easily just skipped all the other ones and saved time. Big fan, as you can see, and as a middle-aged introvert, I don't say that lightly. The dark moody photo of the cake is really amazing.
Really great video tutorial. It's really pleasant to get some learning resources like these from professional: that goes farther than "hey use this amazing lightroom preset"...
When he said "dark food photography is really popular right now" it sounded like dogfood photography to me xD I just thought: what?! Dogfood photography, really? Trends these days... *:-D
Your videos are always so artful. Thank you for sharing. I don't usually take pictures of my food but I do share a lot about my life on my videos & my Instagram so if I manage to make them look beautiful with your tips, it would be a great thing to add. Thanks for your videos! They inspire me every time. 🙌🏼
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much! I've done landscape photography, but I'm an enthusiast home cook and I wanted to start with DYI solutions before investing in proper gear/set-up in the future - thank you so much for saving me some $$.
I know this is not a recent video, but it looks like a fun collaboration. I also have to agree with you on the apsc sensor canon body and the nifty fifty. It's a fantastic combanation that gives you a versital 80 mm or so focal length. I am currently in this configuration. Best of all when I go full frame I have a 50mm f1.8. Another great vid!
Great video. I have an inexpensive setup and a plastic fantastic. What I do like is your comparisons with the different cameras. The other thing is using cards and other everyday things as reflectors and diffusers to get the look you want. I’ve seen other channels where they have lights, speedlites and huge soft boxes that are worth a fortune just to get a photo. Subscribed!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I found all the answers to my questions. I am a biginner in food photography. I run a foodtruck in France so I need to shoot lots of photos for my business. I purchased a blackboard because I know its useful (but i don't know how to use it ). I owe a 50 mm lens, I am excited to shoot with this lens😂😂Great job 👍👍
I just take occasional photos of my food for instagram and a little cookbook, and my best investments were: - a reflector - an overhead tripod (the one where you can flip the middle pole) I need no artificial light whatsoever, and I don't use any fake tricks, I just place the tripod and everything before I shoot and then I act fast. My only problem is when I cook in the evening. Then I have to use crappy light... But I still would not buy any kind of light source. It's just that I don't use it often enough. For it to be usable for me it would have to be very small (in packing it up) and very affordable. And I simply don't see that. I don't like softboxes, I don't like ring lights. They all use up too much space. So for not, it's daylight. tungsten or no photo.
I enjoyed this video Sean! Thank you! You and your friend are great teachers. I take pictures of my own foods but I am always thinking what if I had this, or that... but you had great tips to create amazing pictures. Oh the food, looks yummy.
Thank you so much for this video! I just started a BBQ channel and I have been having a hard time with the "beauty" shots at the end of our videos. Seeing as we are just starting I didn't want to spend a lot of money. Love that I can use things like a sheet and a piece of foil to improve me shots!
What is The tripod you are usin? Brand and model. Love your content thankyou so much. Do you have any tips on shooting videos for food like The way done in this video?, thanks
Amazing video Sean! I love your style and the way that you show everything. Thank you very much for sharing all these amazing knowledge with us!! Cheers
Very interesting video. I've hardly ever done food photography before, but this is very helpful, Especially the light set up. I used to use a Canon 40D (when it first came out) and when it went "tits up" during the Manx Grand Prix, i had to go back to my 400D...............and it was awesome!!!! Never write off a cheaper entry level camera. I have the plastic fantastic too. Great little lens. Great vid again, Sean, very helpful
Brilliant video Sean! I usually just snap my lunch with my phone and pop it on Instagram, this has inspired me to put a little more effort in. Your mate's food looks great too. You're knocking it out of the park at the moment with these vids.
Best tutorials I have found on the internet so far. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Would love to see content on video. Just saw your color grading video, it was fantastic. Definitely subscribed!
Youre so chill. Thanks for the tips, wasnt sure about the gear i needed to get the "delicious light". What about white paper for the background? Would it look too hard and cold?
A very good video....I really liked it right from the start...Can I just ask how many food photography backgrounds do you suggest I should have on average?
For you who are looking for cheap to go, in 2020 I would recommend Canon 200D (Rebel SL2) + Canon EF 50mm 1.8. One greate thing you will also get is spinnable screen :)
You have to be the clear and straight forward photography guru i have ever heard. You say everything that we need to hear, nothing, ambiguous or assuming that we know already. well done you! onwards........
I feel like having a tripod helps alot in this scenario because you can use a longer shutter speed which results in better control of your exposure. Thanks for this video Sean!
I just stumbled on your site, at the suggestion of my photographer husband, and it is WONDERFUL! I love how practical your tips are, even for a fairly new photographer. Very easy to understand and super inspiring! I love that you emphasize you don't always need super fancy equipment to capture beautiful photos. Amazing content; THANK YOU!
Another brilliant video with great tips. This is the first video of yours I’ve actively put off watching. I was a chef for 20 years but it ended quite bad and I had to give it up due to having a condition colloquially know as the chef's illness (alcoholism). I’ve purposely avoided almost everything to do with food photography since, even though I’ve been sober for 22 years. Watching this has started me thinking, I know food very well and I’m slowly learning how to press a shutter.
+Mark Harris thanks for sharing that Mark. Maybe it’s time to jump back in on your own terms.
Go for it man. All the best.
Good on you Mark - it can be a tough gig. Go for it though...
You should be very proud of how you've overcome that. Do what your heart desires!
Thanks for sharing- I have a similar story to you (Chef /Owner) Although I don't have the 22 years and it is day to day for me- I have picked up the camera too. (-; Good luck
This is EXACTLY why I love your videos. So in-depth yet so simple to follow and understand! Thank you as always. Also loved the comparison of pics with different cameras. Would have loved to learn more about styling.
Thank you so much. This just appeared in my feed as I'm looking to learn better food photography skills for my China Instagram. What I love is that it's a genuine video raw and not overproduced. Humble with useful information that I can see. You also make it accessible and relatable to me. I'm starting with my phone cameras. Once I hit an Insta milestone I will upgrade to a decent old Cannon as you have shown. And I love the comparison of the phone to the cameras and how to do light and dark photography. So I felt so warm and moved by this lovely video that I joined.
Sean...you are one of the most insprational (non-pretentious) photographers that I have seen on UA-cam. You are a pleasure to watch. The tips you provide really do help me to improve my photography (which I have been doing for over 20 years). Every day is a school day!
Andrew McAlpine totally agree!! Love this channel.
I am a food/product photographer for more than a decade, and still I have learned a lot from your video. Thanks for sharing!
Very helpful video! For me personally, using natural light is the best and easiest way to improve any food photo
One word: Excellent! I love the simplicity, thank you to you both!
Really love your videos Sean. I stumbled on them a few days ago (Editing Color was the first one) and it really changed the way i'm looking at the pictures I'm trying to take. I also realised I had already seen some of your videos about Product Photography a few years back and I remember taking so many tips from it back then, while I was working on 3d lighting product shots. Thanks so much for being such an inspirational photographer and genuine human being.
That's spooky Sean. As you know I follow your blogs, videos, photography etc with great interest and have been thinking recently that I'd like to shoot food. And low and behold you are there once again to offer your insight. Thank you. The food you shot looks delicious and mouthwatering and the photographs were amazing. Tony.
all in the preparation! thanks for showing your approach.The pointers about controlling light and shade are very helpful.
Helpful and inspiring as ever, Sean. Particularly love how you utilize available light, improvised light modifiers, and less than fancy gear. Very encouraging, makes me want to experiment with the genre myself.
I really love it that Sean uses older and used gear that's more affordable to photography-beginners than a 5Div or a 1Dx.
Oh. I wrote this comment before I read the title of the video.
I find these tips really helpful especially the dark food photography. Thanks for sharing!
Great video Sean. It's not an area I've ever really spent any time with, but it's inspiring when you watch someone who really knows what they're doing. Super recipes from Vla too!
Can't decide if I came to the video for the tips on food photography or for the recipes now haha
The great thing is you don't have to choose:)
@@seantuck Did the link to the recipes get removed? I can't find it anywhere - the cake looks delicious!
Amazing tutorial, thank you!
Excellent video Sean thank you very much for sharing this. Food photography has been an interest of mine for a while so this really resonates with me. You and your friend make a great team. Great job on putting all this content together.
I'm working on a personal project and I'm shooting still life. The lighting principles work. Thanks.
Love this! Coincides with me messing about with my Nikon D3300, 50mm/1.8 lens and some chocolate brownies I made. I'll go back now and try out some of your tips. Awesome work Sean.
Thank you so much for sharing! I thought this is an excellent, excellent tutorial. I learned so much and Im so excited to try this out!
Thank you for sharing. I can totally relate to this - started photographing food just a few month ago, using similar improvised methods. ❤️❤️❤️
I liked the way you brought out that camera range thing yet again. 5D, 550D or your iphone, you did the job great. Also, it was good to learn how simply we can set up our own budget studio without fancy stuff. Keep going mate, you are amazing!
Dang Sean, I have watched a bunch of food photography videos and then find yours and realize that I could have easily just skipped all the other ones and saved time. Big fan, as you can see, and as a middle-aged introvert, I don't say that lightly. The dark moody photo of the cake is really amazing.
Top info, mister! The value that you present never ceases to amaze me.
Finaly someone who shares my experience... It's all about styling!
Really great video tutorial. It's really pleasant to get some learning resources like these from professional: that goes farther than "hey use this amazing lightroom preset"...
When he said "dark food photography is really popular right now" it sounded like dogfood photography to me xD I just thought: what?! Dogfood photography, really? Trends these days... *:-D
😂
thanks a lot for the informative tips! Those dark food photos were incredible😱😍
Nice! Finally a video without any fancy expensive gadgets. Thank you guys
Terrific video - visual treat. You explain things simply and don't waste a word. Inspiring.
Your videos are always so artful. Thank you for sharing. I don't usually take pictures of my food but I do share a lot about my life on my videos & my Instagram so if I manage to make them look beautiful with your tips, it would be a great thing to add.
Thanks for your videos! They inspire me every time. 🙌🏼
Thanks mate:)
I own a canon 50d with the same 50mm lens you mentioned :)
I found the work you have done excellent! Thank you for sharing these tips with us :)
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much! I've done landscape photography, but I'm an enthusiast home cook and I wanted to start with DYI solutions before investing in proper gear/set-up in the future - thank you so much for saving me some $$.
You’re welcome. Good luck.
Lots of great tips here. Glad you showed the shots too.
Wow, great video.. learnt alot... time to put it into practice for my channel
I know this is not a recent video, but it looks like a fun collaboration. I also have to agree with you on the apsc sensor canon body and the nifty fifty. It's a fantastic combanation that gives you a versital 80 mm or so focal length. I am currently in this configuration. Best of all when I go full frame I have a 50mm f1.8. Another great vid!
Today I will use a white and black card in a food photo shoot! Thanks!
excellent video, tips and food! Thanks!
Great video. I have an inexpensive setup and a plastic fantastic. What I do like is your comparisons with the different cameras. The other thing is using cards and other everyday things as reflectors and diffusers to get the look you want. I’ve seen other channels where they have lights, speedlites and huge soft boxes that are worth a fortune just to get a photo.
Subscribed!
Thanks Andrew.
Great video and wonderful ideas to apply without an expensive gear. Thanks a lot Sean!!
This is great.. simple way! Thanks for sharing your know-how!
amazing photoshooting advices ! thank you very very much!!!
Great video really enjoyed the simplicity and clarity of explanation.
Beautiful works! I'm a beginner who's trying to get into the food photography. The tips are really mind-blowing to me. It's time find a real camera :)
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I found all the answers to my questions. I am a biginner in food photography. I run a foodtruck in France so I need to shoot lots of photos for my business. I purchased a blackboard because I know its useful (but i don't know how to use it ). I owe a 50 mm lens, I am excited to shoot with this lens😂😂Great job 👍👍
I just take occasional photos of my food for instagram and a little cookbook, and my best investments were:
- a reflector
- an overhead tripod (the one where you can flip the middle pole)
I need no artificial light whatsoever, and I don't use any fake tricks, I just place the tripod and everything before I shoot and then I act fast. My only problem is when I cook in the evening. Then I have to use crappy light... But I still would not buy any kind of light source. It's just that I don't use it often enough. For it to be usable for me it would have to be very small (in packing it up) and very affordable. And I simply don't see that. I don't like softboxes, I don't like ring lights. They all use up too much space. So for not, it's daylight. tungsten or no photo.
I enjoyed this video Sean! Thank you! You and your friend are great teachers. I take pictures of my own foods but I am always thinking what if I had this, or that... but you had great tips to create amazing pictures. Oh the food, looks yummy.
Another great video Sean and great food by Vla, thank you for sharing and for all the information please keep it coming.
Sean, you talk about your lighting & background you used to shoot your self. It’s lovely. How did you do?
You are so helpful and you've really built my confidence up with using my inexpensive gear.
This is the best beginner food photo tutorial. thank you
Very clear and thorough, Sean.
Great one, great tips, thank you for sharing !
This guy deserves ALOT more subscribers. Subscribed!
Thank you so much for this video! I just started a BBQ channel and I have been having a hard time with the "beauty" shots at the end of our videos. Seeing as we are just starting I didn't want to spend a lot of money. Love that I can use things like a sheet and a piece of foil to improve me shots!
Great vid ! So so so much helpful this Quarantine!
What is The tripod you are usin? Brand and model. Love your content thankyou so much. Do you have any tips on shooting videos for food like The way done in this video?, thanks
Thank you so much for sharing with us! I love the way you explain!! Great video and great pictures! Simply fantastic! You have a new subscriber!
Amazing video Sean! I love your style and the way that you show everything. Thank you very much for sharing all these amazing knowledge with us!! Cheers
Excellent Excellent Excellent ..truly I am grateful for such an informative video
I love your creativity! Thank you!
All your videos inspire me. You do such a good job. Keep up the good work!
Your video remains a favorite refrence to review once in a while to refresh my knowledge on food photography 💕
I am ALL about doing fun shoots at home learning with what you can BEFORE busy expensive equipment... Great tips and video!
Great job on the video! What backdrop is that for the dramatic cake shot? Looks like a foldable painted background which looks great.
Absolutely gorgeous! Nice intro to food photography! Thanks for the tips!
Very interesting video. I've hardly ever done food photography before, but this is very helpful, Especially the light set up. I used to use a Canon 40D (when it first came out) and when it went "tits up" during the Manx Grand Prix, i had to go back to my 400D...............and it was awesome!!!! Never write off a cheaper entry level camera. I have the plastic fantastic too. Great little lens. Great vid again, Sean, very helpful
Always a pleasure to watch Sean...
Brilliant video Sean! I usually just snap my lunch with my phone and pop it on Instagram, this has inspired me to put a little more effort in. Your mate's food looks great too. You're knocking it out of the park at the moment with these vids.
Thanks mate:)
Ommmmggggg I learned so much. Thank you!
Best tutorials I have found on the internet so far. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Would love to see content on video. Just saw your color grading video, it was fantastic. Definitely subscribed!
More tutorials on filmmaking coming this year.
@@seantuck Fantastic!! Thank you so much. Notifications on!
Got to learn the arrangement of reflecting blocking the light.
A very very great and simple tips from you, Mr.Sean, thanks a lot
Hi Sean, great video. Thanks again for all the videos. Question: was there much post production for these photos? Thnx.
Youre so chill. Thanks for the tips, wasnt sure about the gear i needed to get the "delicious light". What about white paper for the background? Would it look too hard and cold?
realy nice and helpful video. After lessons like that, become clear that gear realy doesn't metter.
thx Sean for this video, been trying to find some insight on food photography, now i found it !!
A very good video....I really liked it right from the start...Can I just ask how many food photography backgrounds do you suggest I should have on average?
Hi Sean, great video, like always. What about the WB in these shots? Did you set it on the camera?
This is a great video.Excellent content but also really well presented. Thank you.
Where can I get that nice foldable reflector you use as a backdrop? I like the colours and pattern of it. Thanks for the video
Wonderful food and excellent photography and teaching. Many thanks both.
What a great video it inspired me to do food photography!! :)
That's beautiful
Inspiring, informational, fun. Please keep 'em coming!
Super practical and super images! Thanks.
Your channel is the best on youtube.
Thanks so much for these videos!
Great video as always. But a 50mm on a crop sensor do NOT compress more the planes than on a full frame, it just crops the image.
Nice photographs and the food looks great! Where is his blog today?
Loved that you Included the photos you used when you were first starting out!!
i've always wondered how i could improve my food photography, now i know.. Thanks Sean :)
Nice tutorial and insight into food photography. Thanks
Great tutorial this dude. Helped a lot thanks! Ps, didn’t realise the dark shots were so easy to do! Thanks again
For you who are looking for cheap to go, in 2020 I would recommend Canon 200D (Rebel SL2) + Canon EF 50mm 1.8. One greate thing you will also get is spinnable screen :)
Great Video ! Thank you 🙏🏻
Outstanding, as always. Never a dull moment with your videos, Sean. Will be looking forward to your next video. :)
Amazing video. 🖤 Can you link the white and black boards that you used for the backgrounds? Thank you!
Excellent as always Sean