Must Have Gear for Food Photography
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- The GEAR mentioned:
the Canon EF 50mm f1.8: geni.us/HjJD
the Nikon 50mm f1.8: geni.us/vDtGWc
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Diffuser - geni.us/baecc
Manfrotto Tripod - geni.us/QmTV
Grip ball head with two quick release plates - geni.us/SeH5lp (screws into the camera so you can mount it to the tripod)
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You have a great on camera personality and presence. I really appreciate your low cost approach to starting out and buying equipment. I am just starting out in paid food photography and social media management. Your videos are helpful and enjoyable to watch.
Best communicator ever and your personality shines through the videos. I'm in love... 😃
Everything in your videos is easy to understand, educational, and within the budget. I've been practiced photography in spare time for almost five years, but I still learn a lot from your videos, which taught me the things I've wanted to learn about but never had the chance to. So thank you and I love your channel!
I just love this channel and it is like sitting down with a friend who gives great advice. I'm so happy I found you :)
Finally a video without hundreds of jump cuts. You're a good communicator, thanks for the video :)
So agree! This is lovely to watch.
Love people like this!! The fact that she is so willing (and confident) in sharing her expertise plus tips and tricks for others is such an admirable quality!!!
One of the best things you did was start this channel, I am so happy I found you. Your a really good instructor. I am so stressed trying to learn as much as possible, but you make it manageable and I understand it. Thank you. Oh you need to add the link for the lens. I'm off to find the tripod and defused...or bed sheet and the 50 mm and and .......
Such a slippery slope when it comes to camera gear. And thanks, I'll add the lens! Great catch
do u ever reply to comments? Left a few in other videos and never got a response...
@@TheBiteShot some youtubers get 250,000 reply a year most don't have time to answer all questions
i daresay i watched hundereds of helpfull tips on youtube about photography in general, food photography is my top interest, so i accidentaly ended up on your channel and WOW, i watched them ALL, in two nights while my baby was sleeping, and litteraly you changed the way how i look at photos, you litteraly opened my mind to a whole new world *no weird Alladin reference here* . You are an amazing instructor, and thank you so much for sharing all thoe shortcuts with us with. I litteraly make my tea and sit drinking tea/coffee with you in videos , feeling like chitchatting and having a blast, you are such a warm person!
Wow! This is the first of your video of you that I see. I do not usually put comments, but this one deserves it big time. Really down to earth realistic comments and advice. You seam honest and authentic and it feels right. You are just great! Keep it up : )
Hi! Just wanted to say my husband and I recently found you channel and we LOVE it! We're learning a lot from you (we're extremely new to all this and trying to learn as much as we can along the way). My husband wanted to buy a new tripod for ages (by the way if you saw what tripod he's using, you would faint) and after watching this video, he's convinced on the one that you mentioned. Thank you so much! We're putting priority on our gear list. He's shooting using a camera that Canon doesn't even manufacture anymore!
So good to meet you! And hey, as the old adage goes, the best camera is the one you've got :) I'm excited for your photography fun ahead!
Thank you! I didn't even realise I could use my tripod as a c-stand. That's exciting 😃
I've watched so many videos that have not felt this authentic and etertaining! Can't wait to watch more, thanks so much! This was extremely helpful and convinced me to invest in a solid tripod vs a cheap one that won't work well.
Please keep this channel forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ure so sweet honestly! It is so fun to watch you, because of your positivity, also your helping friend, boyfriend, husband whatsoever moving so funny makes it to such an entertaining video! Also I am learning a lot from you!!!! your videos are beyond measure, i do love them.
You're a great speaker. Very easy to understand and follow
you're literally the best at explaining photography concepts!
Thank you , I love you with your beautiful smile and how you can simplify the "food photography" 🙈❤
Your husband is so funny! hahaha, and of course I love your personality too. Thanks for all the time you invest in your videos, they're great. Greetings from Mexico.
It's a pleasure! Happy to help!
You are THE best teacher!!!!! Thank you ❤
This is like going back in time to my photography classes at college. Can't stop watching your videos, thank you!!!
You are a natural for teaching this subject! My dilemma has been moving to Alaska where for several months we have 15-19 hours of darkness. I've been a Colorado landscape photographer since 1979 and then I realized I could learn this art form because I can do it indoors in Alaska, regardless of sunlight.(Yes, I had to buy a light tent). You are fun to learn from because you are "real" with no ego and your tips are fantastic! Thanks for educating me on my new profession as a food photographer!!
Every time I am clicking through various video recommendations and one of yours comes on I can't help but smile and instantly think "I love her!" Your videos and presence are awesome. I so enjoy your tips and recommendations, thank you.
Your hand gestures make the whole video much more interesting. Easy to relate. Thanx
I don’t know how I got here, But I Ended up loving it. And subscribed.
Ah, the fun rabbit hole of UA-cam! Thanks for saying 'hi'!
same here.
same!!
SAME HERE...
Me too !!
I love your positive vibe
i love your channel! 😍 im a dietitian student from Hungary and i have just started getting into food photography and ive already learnt so much from you 🙂 huge thanks and congrats!! ☺️
I’m soooooo enjoying your videos. Thanks so much
You are awesome! I am a hobbyist/amatuer photographer, but not with food. A lot of people think that because you have a camera that you are a pro and I was asked to do a food shoot. I declined because I know that I wasn't experienced enough - lol. I stumbled upon your "Getting Sharp Focus For Food Photography" video and decided to watch it and it was very helpful just to have the pointers you provided. That video along with your others gives us aspiring photographers the confidence to not be afraid to give food photography a shot. I'll be ready for a small job the next time. Your videos tell a lot about your personality, that you are so down to earth, and I must subscribe. Thank you for all your encouragement!
Hi, me and my couple just starting to get involve in food photography. What I wanted to say is, your videos are amazing, and it's like every seconds of your videos are full of content that I would love sitting and just listening to every single words XD
Anyway, really helpful infos and for sure will watch all of your videos. Hopefully we can one day be a successful food photographer!
Its comforting to hear ur 1st food shooting experience that u were so nervous, I was too! Just done one and sooooo nervous and felt disappointed looking at them.when i got back home, but a real on location learning experience!!
Congrats on getting through the first on-location!
Always great content and energy!
I love the way you explain things. it would be great if you could do one video on food photography behind the scene video
I hope to meet you in person Joanie! you’ve share a lot and it adds up value to us, especially to those who wanted to start food photography. Thank you for your talent. Such a blessing to us! ❤️
omg you're so CHARMING!
I really like your tutorials. I learn a lot from your video. Thnx you are great . I love your channel.
Thank you for all of this!! So helpful!
I’m into dark photography and I found your channel. I got a lot to learn! You’re amazing!
Thank you for all of this!! So helpful!
I am not a photographer. but I really love good food photographs and I am really curious how they can make such a beautiful photo. I was struggle to find out. I am really glad when I got your video. You are such a good tutor. I learn a lots. Thank you so much.
Always great content and energy!
Fuji! I fell in love with it...
You are such a brilliant photographer...and the bonus is ...you are a beauty with brain ❤️
Glad I found your channel...
The rule of thumb for hand-held is 1/focal length, so for a 200mm lens it's 1/200s.
I just discover your channel last night. Wow the way you teach me its like a mother teach her kids...
Can I just tell you, I just watched one of you're videos for the very first time and youes is one of if not the best videos I've seen on UA-cam. Ya got an instant subscriber out of me. I'm shooting my first event this weekend and I know there will he food there so I watched your video.
Keep doing what you. Oh yeah has it cooked down over there in good ol AZ I've lived there before.
Take care
I AM SO HAPPY I FINALLY FOUND YOU ON THE INTERNET.
my gosh, incredible advice. you answered every nitty gritty question so clearly. thank you!!!
So glad it was helpful! Happy 2018!
Thank you so much! Love your videos and your spirit!
Stick with your kit lens. This is so true. I teach the same. This was the most honest opinion. You could have easily misguided newbies and used affiliate links just to make money. But you stood by truth.
-FOTONICS EDUCATION.
Glad you agree! Yep, keep it simple, right? Less is many times more :)
@@TheBiteShot You also interestingly do shoot below 1.8 with some quite expensive lens.
I love your work and the way you explain as amazing 👍👌
Just wanted to say, thank you so much for doing this! I just felt clueless with my camera, but now I feel like I can actually do this ❤️
I love your channel. I don't know how I found you. I don't shoot food but just this week, after seeing one of your videos, someone contacted me to shoot food. Maybe your channel brings luck? 😁
You're refreshing and I love that you tell people not to spend a ton of money because it's so true! Keep up the good work. I'm a new sub.
Hi Joanie, thank you so much for your videos! I've just found your channel and I'm hooked. I'd never seen the Manfrotto grip head before, but I've bought one and I can honestly say it's the best accessory I've ever bought! It made me realise that making a process much easier makes it more likely that you'll have a go at it! Loving your work here in the UK, so please keep it coming.
Hey Bite Shot. I just recently started a UA-cam channel and needed all the help I could get. I've been a chef for over 10 years so food is always my subject, especially on Instagram. I came a across your channel and they have helped immensely. Thank you so much, will definitely be subscribing 👊
Love your channel. Simple, Realistic and full of valuable Information
I love your feed, so fresh and keeping it simple. Thank you for sharing!!!!
I just came across your channel! So quick to subscribe. I'll be part of your notification squad
I like your Vanna LOL. Great modeling the equipment 😂😀😀
I’m using a cropped sensor Nikon camera and used the kit lens for quite a while with a 55-200 because of sports my kids are in.. Your video and many others suggested the nifty fifty / plastic fantastic 1.8. Best lens I have. Love it in low light and separating the subject from the background.
Great video. Subscribed because it is food, and your tips and ideas will assist in having my photography improve.
Hi Joanie, this is super helpful and informative! One suggestion that would make this better is if you can turn the camera around and show us all the gear you're using. Visual would be awesome! I'd love to see your lighting set-up, your gear such as your diffuser and how it works, lenses, cameras, etc. Such as you do occasionally here (9:45). That would make this video 100x better! :) Thank you for sharing! You're a natural teacher!
So much information in such a short video! I'm so glad I found this channel. Ive done so much research on product photography and this has been the most helpful, while still being concise enough for a complete newb to understand. Even though Im photographing a different product I think I can still apply what Ive learned here. Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos.
Thank you so much for sharing this information! As a new videographer/photographer I am new to everything and you have explained things so well. Thank you.
Joanie, I clicked your link for the diffuser and Amazon calls it a "reflector". I wanted to make sure I'm ordering something that will serve as a diffuser for me. Thanks so much. Love your channel and Facebook group!
Yep! It does both. It comes with slips that you can put over top that are reflective. Cheers!
Awesome! I'm a new huge fan, thanks!
I’m sure you have seen my name pop-up all over your notifications because I’m obsessed with you and your gift! I love your personality and the way you explain things! I’m so excited to put to practice everything you have taught me over the past 2 day! ( yes, I will watch all your videos)
Thank you. I want to get derious6 with food photography because I love cooking lol.
I do food photog... and this is a great primer for getting into it. All the stuff she says is spot on! Way to go!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this!! I'm finding my love for videography and photography again and I'm trying to properly learn everything this time. ☺️
Thanks so much for the tips! Cambridge UK
Those lil green tips look really good. Jus sayin...
I always say “stay out of trouble..” when saying good-bye, too! I also really dig the green hair colour that you’re rockin’! It’s very complimentary to your skin tone; super cute cut, as well!
I found your channel last night, and am soooo excited! I love food photography, so much- though, I never thought of it as a career possibility (with the exception of taking photos for blogging, and whatnot)- even though I always say that I would love to do that as a job! It’s always been a beloved hobby of mine. I don’t know if I’ll ever make it a full-time career, though, all your tips are going to be so helpful when shooting for the lifestyle brand I am working on developing (it covers three pillars- beauty/grooming, culinary/nutrition, spirituality/learning self-mastery; all to support One in becoming their best versions, to ultimately achieve the life they always envisioned for themselves.
I am so excited to see what else you have to share! 😆
Yup all around lens 50mm f1.8! 💗
This is just where I am now, starting to almost be ready for a new lens because I want to get closer than I'm able. But I'm not quite ready to pull the trigger but shopping. Looking at videos and in the back of my mind, thinking what lens. Thank you!
I just found your channel and I must say I am hooked.Addicted is the right word.I love all the videos.Thank you!
Joanie, I just love your page! Just by watching a few videos on your lense reviews and food photography hacks I’ve gained so much knowledge. I’m going to purchase a 50mm prime lense and get me a diffuser. Thank you for this and keep up the great content.
You are an amazing teacher and very funny too!! Thank you for your videos.
I love your channel!!!!!!! You explain things so well plus you’re adorable!
Your videos are a godsend! Such valuable advice.
Thank you for amazing content ❤❤
Amazing tip on the EF lenses. I had no idea. A good way to plan your business.
Joanie Simon, you are such an adorable photographer, your photography is so beautiful, and the way you put your knowledge down here is so motivating. I started subscribing from the very first time i saw your video, keep going dear, you seriously ROCK!!!
Thank you so much! You're too kind and so glad you've enjoyed the videos!
You are God Sent! Thanks for all these great videos! very helpful to a newbie photog.
part of being a food photographer is having food related phrases "shakin bacon" "hill of beans" lol i love it
you are cute as pie while still beautifully professional and intelligent. Glad to have discovered you to guide me thru this new food styling adventure!
I just recently found your videos! You are so adorable and sweet. Thank you so much for putting these together. They are so hopeful!
Just my 2 cents on gear for product/food.
The order of priority I would advise someone new to the subject to invest first.
1) Lighting. Whether you use daylight, artificial continuous or strobe. Get good diffusers. The ability to turn hard light to soft makes a huge difference for any camera make or model.
2) Don't become gear obsessed. Today's entry level camera's have sharp sensors. Often the issue is that the provided kit lens is lesser quality than the sensor. A good camera that is upgraded with a better second hand lens can produce more overall gains to your images without spending thousands on top-of-the-line gear.
3) Tripod. A must have. A good quality entry level tripod can be hacked better than a cheaper tripod that on paper has more features. (E.G You can take the manfrotto vertical bar out and invert them for flat lays. However cheaper tripods with horizontal bars for flat lays etc can become loose and unlevel quickly after purchasing.)
4) Good editor software. In the beginning, stick to your camera's fine Jpegs. Almost all camera's don't apply their innate colour science/space to RAW files. Stick to jpeg to start and basic editing. Work your way up to RAW files. Raw files tend to look flatter straight out of camera, but have more data. However that extra data doesn't mean much until you know how to bring the details out.
5) Learn your camera system well. Once you understand it inside out, rather than use aperture or point of focus, become very knowledgeable on your systems zone focusing. Using aperture alone will create various levels of Bokeh, but using zone focusing gives you more control on keeping the subject sharp, getting other elements at reasonable sharpness and graduating to bokeh. When you start using wide open apertures you only have what is in focus, and what is not. There is very little in between. Zone focusing gives more control over sharp-reasonably sharp-soft focus-bokeh. It is a good habit to get into early.
To drill it in..the very best camera in the world can't make a subject that is in poor lighting better. The very best camera can't remove camera shake. The very best camera doesn't know what it shooting, editing is what allows you highlight what you want to showcase. The very best camera can't remove bokeh that went too far and didn't get enough of the subject in focus.
Hi do you know any tripod that can do the same but cheaper yet good quality like manfrotto? thankyou!
From my knowledge, you can use a crop sensor lens on a full frame camera. At least in nikon's lineup. For instance; I tried to use my 200-500 f5.6 which is a DX lens, on one of my nikon D850. Which is full frame. It does work, however I think that it under performs. You get a bit of blurry edges. But cropping in post fixes that.
But I'm having a great time learning about food photography. I'm completely out of my depth. So here I sit at 7am. Watching video after video.
I love you all videos so informative and educative, thank you!
so informative, thanks for this video :) I am just starting in food photography, I hope I can learn more from you
As always, super interesting, super informative and fun! Thank you again.
You talked about depth of view and I was wondering why you don’t use photo stacking to increase your depth of view? Great videos!
Hi Gary! I haven't messed around with photo stacking much. I generally don't need it for my style but certainly see the value of it. Thanks for stopping by!
Wonderful. I was a large format shooter based in Japan. I shot 4x5 inch film on view cams. That was expensive, but profitable.
Can I just say, you're so amazing ! Wish I could attend some classes of yours in person. :))) Thanks for the great tips and awesome delivery.
Loved your vibe, loved how you explained everything! You've gained a new UA-cam subscriber and insta follower!
Thanks so much for your time spent on producing all these informative videos. So far I have watched 3 and I thoroughly enjoy them. I will follow you on IG.
Thank so much for sharing this information! Loving your videos, super helpful as a new food blogger!
I just discovered your channel. I love your personality. Even if I'm not into food photography but I learned a lot from your video. Thanks for the tips Joanie.
Glad you stopped by! Cheers!
Love your videos!
Love your videos so much!!! Very easy to understand, so funny, so practical!!! I have watched lik 10 just today!!! So recommended!
please do a video on how to shoot with your iphone on a tripod for food pictures and taking pictures of yourself xx