How to Fix Flat Looking Food Photos: Lighting Series PART 3

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  • Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
  • This video is a part of a 3 part series on lighting. Catch the other videos:
    Part 1 - 2 Lighting Tricks:
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Комментарии • 168

  • @federicacerniglia6581
    @federicacerniglia6581 5 лет назад +3

    I'm watching your videos for the first time and OMG I'm just in love. I just started with food photography and this explanation was extremely clear and simple!!
    I think I've just found a new favourite photographer who makes youtube videos! YAY!

  • @couscousushi
    @couscousushi 3 года назад

    I have no words to describe how much you influenced and taught me. Bless your soul!

  • @taylorlindsey.allred
    @taylorlindsey.allred 5 лет назад

    I am in love with this series! Thank you so much for the great info!

  • @gunndra9
    @gunndra9 4 года назад

    Well, very nice explanation! I can understand this easily without having to think about lighting very hard. This is what other photographers wouldn’t share online, but you share it for free. Thank you! It helps me a lot.

  • @FlavoursBySreekala
    @FlavoursBySreekala 5 лет назад +3

    I'm so thankful that you happened to me. Came across your channel when I was searching to grow my food photography skills. And no one explains the details like you. My food shots are improving and I m soooooo very happy that i got you as my RUclips teacher. Thank you so much. I have a RUclips food channel , do check out ur student's progress. I am trying with whatever accessories I've got.
    Love
    Sreekala Abhishek Nair

  • @redefiningalldiets
    @redefiningalldiets 3 года назад

    I love the way you explain how to work with light. It's helped my food videos in the short time I've been taking food photos.

  • @bellatrixhs1
    @bellatrixhs1 5 лет назад +1

    You are AWESOME!!! not only are you a great photographer but a great teacher as well!!!

  • @niceguyvibes4133
    @niceguyvibes4133 3 года назад

    From Kuwait with love and respect, thank you for helping me improve my food photography skills 🫂🙏🏾

  • @cookingwithcheffred8705
    @cookingwithcheffred8705 5 лет назад +1

    Wow you make complicated things so easy to understand. I can't wait to try this.

  • @alexandrapaola8638
    @alexandrapaola8638 5 лет назад +3

    Joanie this is the best video explaining how to work with light!!! Thank you so much

  • @priyadarsheni9240
    @priyadarsheni9240 5 лет назад +38

    She is the best♥️

  • @nicolesy
    @nicolesy 5 лет назад

    Light, Sciences, & Magic is the BEST photography book EVER. Every single photographer should own and read this book.

  • @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139
    @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139 5 лет назад

    Been so busy lately and miss following your playlist of tips and tricks. I realize that you have to juggle to keep up with this pace and I do salute you for this. Thank you for always putting valuable and relevant info out there. This book is one of my wishlist books going to my stash of fundamentals of design. Kind regards A

  • @jcuppacakes5747
    @jcuppacakes5747 5 лет назад

    Im in awe that I discovered you joanie! You are super talented im so impressed with your work 😍😍😍

  • @jessyfabulous4809
    @jessyfabulous4809 3 года назад

    A gifted teacher!

  • @lefthandright01
    @lefthandright01 5 лет назад +24

    A pro tip tutorial on high gloss ceramics would be great. I, fortunately have access to hundreds of hand made plates. Some are ceramic, terracotta, porcelain..however it is the high gloss ones that cause the biggest issue. Getting the lighting to illuminate the food, without creating a bright reflection off the plate rim can be a nuisance.

  • @EmbracingHarvest
    @EmbracingHarvest 5 лет назад

    Just that little candle behind you adds so much to the shot.

  • @sayadamohamedredha8821
    @sayadamohamedredha8821 5 лет назад +1

    Wow! Just love your way of teaching! Thank you! for making it so easy to understand

  • @hemaloveseating1816
    @hemaloveseating1816 4 года назад

    Joanie is a pro. Why doesn’t she have more views. Joanie thank you for helping all of us

  • @etayalony8765
    @etayalony8765 5 лет назад

    You nailed it. The most important and difficult subject in my opinion. Thanks !

  • @fatimahaljawi2047
    @fatimahaljawi2047 3 года назад

    Your smile makes it easy to digest the lesson... thank you

  • @leilaturlybek300
    @leilaturlybek300 2 года назад

    I noticed that every time I hear your opening I start to smile )

  • @dhavanj
    @dhavanj 5 лет назад

    You are awesome Joanie, thanks for your videos! Love your style and your spirit

  • @walescatimmen8247
    @walescatimmen8247 5 лет назад +1

    I always learn something interesting, thank you! : D

  • @lynnjohnson3669
    @lynnjohnson3669 5 лет назад

    Amazing, thank you. It is all logical about light direction, but you explain it so well. thank you

  • @michelehill6649
    @michelehill6649 5 лет назад +1

    So helpful! I cant get enough of your videos🤗☺💙

  • @fergalclohessy2233
    @fergalclohessy2233 3 года назад +1

    absolutely love your videos

  • @sugarcoder
    @sugarcoder 4 года назад

    Joanie, your videos are just so awesome. You are so gifted at teaching and presenting on camera.
    Thank you for all that you do! :D

  • @shanescott3168
    @shanescott3168 5 лет назад

    Great content and video. The possibilities are endless, aren't they? Lots of experimentation and shots required to nail desired and unexpected great photos.

  • @Lflordecoco
    @Lflordecoco 5 лет назад

    Wow. Great tips. I'll practice some today. Thanks!

  • @haddadimohamed724
    @haddadimohamed724 5 лет назад

    Another great video, i'm grabbing a copy of that book right away ! Thanks for the brilliant work 😉

  • @hafiz2664
    @hafiz2664 4 года назад

    This was very helpful. It was explained clearly with simple to understand concepts and examples.

  • @desfoque7961
    @desfoque7961 5 лет назад

    I love so much every thing about you and your photography ! Excellent work always ! Congradlations...

  • @allright8
    @allright8 4 года назад

    amazing video Joanie I love it
    how you make it easy, you are the best , keep up the good work .

  • @sergiodiazrengifo8626
    @sergiodiazrengifo8626 4 года назад

    You are the best!!
    Don´t stop sharing your videos pls

  • @Michaelajacksonfilms
    @Michaelajacksonfilms 4 года назад

    Book, sold! I was just searching for a book on light, thank you.

  • @Bishnu_Deb
    @Bishnu_Deb 5 лет назад

    Joanie, your tutorials are awesome.

  • @fikrisurbakti7634
    @fikrisurbakti7634 5 лет назад +1

    You are my mentor, Joannie!! Great video. Simple but meaningful explanation!

  • @ChundomanX
    @ChundomanX Год назад

    Once i'm a great photographer i'm going to send you a gift of my gratitude for all the lessons, right now is invaluable

  • @johnlochness
    @johnlochness 5 лет назад

    Awsome. Makes so much sense when you explain it.

  • @user-ow7bi3se2b
    @user-ow7bi3se2b 5 лет назад

    OMG OMG this is what is wrong with my photos!!!! This right here. How did I never see it?! Thank you! I have just been staring at my photos shaking a fist, wondering what I'm doing that's dragging down my photos so much lol! So helpful. I just took notes like in class hahah

  • @Pachiscruz2
    @Pachiscruz2 5 лет назад +1

    Excelent teacher!!!

  • @carolinekouns9077
    @carolinekouns9077 5 лет назад

    Great video, you’re so great at explaining things 😍

  • @conniekrout320
    @conniekrout320 3 года назад

    Always awesome

  • @amrutafolane3040
    @amrutafolane3040 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for doing this and sharing your knowledge on light in food photography! I've been looking for how to create dark moody photographs but couldn't find any good ones on the internet! Hope you have a video of that! 😊

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  3 года назад +1

      I have a few! Hit up the popular uploads playlist and I think at least one of them is there.

  • @LowtechLLC
    @LowtechLLC 5 лет назад

    Great video! Can't wait for the next one.

  • @MoonSun0001
    @MoonSun0001 5 лет назад

    This really a great video and tutorial...Always enjoy to watch ur vid....Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge.👍👍👍

  • @sintinglb
    @sintinglb 4 года назад

    Extremely useful video for beginners👍👍👍 in such a short amount of time, I learnt so much. Thank you!

  • @mojibolataiwo1042
    @mojibolataiwo1042 3 года назад

    Hi, first time watching your videos, am not a professional but I have been looking up food photography for my bakery. I really loved your explanations, you are a really good teach. Thanks for this

  • @ghlee2300
    @ghlee2300 4 года назад

    I really love your videos! I just shared this one on my Facebook page with a shout out to you.

  • @GuilDormeus
    @GuilDormeus 5 лет назад

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @tellme238
    @tellme238 5 лет назад

    You are the best love listening 2 you 👍🙃thanks for all the tips

  • @chefkuyajoey
    @chefkuyajoey 4 года назад

    Thanks for the tips! Will try to incorporate some in our Food Videography as well!

  • @waseemsherief3409
    @waseemsherief3409 5 лет назад

    Hey.. love ur vids ❤️ 💕.. could u make a video about various types of lights and setups u can use for food photography

  • @chriscauchi
    @chriscauchi Год назад

    This is probably the most helpful product / food tutorial in all of RUclips

  • @rodrigofotografo_5481
    @rodrigofotografo_5481 5 лет назад

    Perfect...Thanks

  • @BrieWilly
    @BrieWilly 5 лет назад

    Loved this video Joanie!

  • @DaveMody
    @DaveMody 5 лет назад

    Really well done video! Congratulations!

  • @Surge1045
    @Surge1045 2 года назад

    Nicely articulated

  • @mackenziemjordan
    @mackenziemjordan 5 лет назад

    Mind blown 🤯

  • @helenesun8364
    @helenesun8364 5 лет назад

    Love this video! 💕

  • @drewrobertson6286
    @drewrobertson6286 5 лет назад +1

    Wow, this took me back to my colour theory class I took in college my freshman year in 91. Good stuff Jonnie, good stuff. We were also taught to squint at the image, & if any colour(s) stood out too much, we were told to evaluate and assess to see if we needed to “tone” them down a bit, or if all the colours were too flat while squinting, then again we needed to asses the situation and see if we needed to add more “saturation” to the colours to balance out the painting. I still do that to this day with my photography, as I found that the same principle applies. Thanks again for the time and effort you put into making your videos!

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      That is a brilliant trick! And yep, it's so much fun..I took a number of studio art classes in college and it's totally taking me back

    • @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139
      @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139 5 лет назад

      Yes she took me also back way back when to my post Graduate years. We had a book called Design basics and fundamentals...and until today I use this book when I struggle planning layouts for food styling. Had I know what I know now and how technology in photography has evolved, I would have done a post Graduate in this as well...thank you Joanie for making us remember...the fundamentals is a bit dusty...but it is there!

  • @jacquescuster7789
    @jacquescuster7789 5 лет назад

    perfect explanation!!

  • @ElspethEvans
    @ElspethEvans 5 лет назад +2

    Very helpful thanks! Going to try converting some of my photos to b&w to see how they hold up :)

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      It's a fascinating exercise. Happy Thursday, Elspeth!!

  • @therawberrysveganlife
    @therawberrysveganlife 5 лет назад

    So happy my windows are already straight 😂. I had to laugh so hard. But really, another amazing video! I truly appreciate your content. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @yesineg5248
    @yesineg5248 4 года назад

    I heard you say before that diffusion breaks light into smaller particles and I thought that's some scientist talk. now I understand why. Thanks for your awesome videos.
    I've been binge watching your videos and I started taking photos of my dinners for practice.

  • @Thespicyapron
    @Thespicyapron 5 лет назад

    Joanie! I'm so happy I found your "new" channel! It's amazing! I followed Joanie Simon and loved that too! Keep up the good work. I'm so happy for your success.

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you! hope you're well!

  • @megi208
    @megi208 5 лет назад

    I loooove your videos. I was not even interested in food photography. But then, I have watched couple of your tips and I am now all into food photography. 😂

  • @cookthailikeapro7956
    @cookthailikeapro7956 4 года назад

    I watched so many of your vids and they are awesome. I am not photographer or anything near that field. I am a chef who often had to take food photos for menus and events. The knowledge I learned from The Bite Shot really helped me in meny cases. I paid a lot of attention to the vids you talks about lighting. I am planing to do a cooking video but the light setting is maybe different from photo taking. If you can suggest on this is would be greate. Thank you in advance, and wish you a great day. I love your work

  • @andratannenbaum4484
    @andratannenbaum4484 5 лет назад

    Thank you ♥️

  • @Heartsandpearls2
    @Heartsandpearls2 5 лет назад

    Thank you so much 💗

  • @calliequinn235
    @calliequinn235 5 лет назад

    🥓 thank you for the lesson, as always!

  • @Jdikmen
    @Jdikmen 5 лет назад

    Using B&W to evaluate contrast - good tip!

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks, John! Hope you’re well!

  • @mamaboops8453
    @mamaboops8453 5 лет назад

    I remember using this textbook for my photography diploma in college. It was the first time I ever used a textbook to its full extent, unlike other mainstream courses. It's also one of the only textbooks I didn't try to sell back for money. xD

  • @markguerin6071
    @markguerin6071 5 лет назад +3

    Great lesson! Bite-sized learning! Nutrition for the brain.

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      I like that! Bite sized!! 🤗

  • @sandywood
    @sandywood 5 лет назад

    Thank you! I've been ploughing through the book, but you make so much more sense... and you're so much more concise :) !!

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      It’s definitely a thick one...kudos for digging into it!

    • @garybone1337
      @garybone1337 3 года назад

      Hello 👋 Sandy

  • @ChefMireilleGKT
    @ChefMireilleGKT 5 лет назад

    very helpful and informative thanks

  • @littlepowerplant
    @littlepowerplant 4 года назад

    I love this intro so much!

  • @berilicioushobby
    @berilicioushobby 3 года назад

    i love your content, its very useful.
    i am working on improving food photography skills, wish me luck

  • @spencerbigum1309
    @spencerbigum1309 5 лет назад

    Really helpful tips! I'm wondering what type of light you are using here and what size that diffuser is, obviously huge lol. Thank you so much for this great content!

  • @colleenbartkovich2397
    @colleenbartkovich2397 4 года назад

    I was totally paying attention to you and then suddenly I thought a fire was starting in your kitchen behind you! I wanted to jump in a save the cookbooks back there! LOL!!

  • @jorgeterrones3800
    @jorgeterrones3800 4 года назад

    Realmente me ayudan mucho tus vídeos, it's a really helpfull..!!!

  • @BryanBenoitPhoto
    @BryanBenoitPhoto Год назад

    Very useful

  • @rondonshala8373
    @rondonshala8373 4 года назад

    very nice video thanks

  • @maryamsamadi4714
    @maryamsamadi4714 5 лет назад

    It's great to learn how to control light to your advantage and that cheesecake looks fantastic. Can you share the recipe?

  • @monuscookbook8817
    @monuscookbook8817 5 лет назад

    Very well explained.... thank you....congratulations for 100k.... 😊

  • @ohrah2003
    @ohrah2003 5 лет назад

    The flame is back, yay!

  • @facu_eze_peralta
    @facu_eze_peralta 5 лет назад

    Love this channel is so cool, great and unique! ♥ Another Techinque to get more depth is Dogde and burn, i think.

  • @danperez7804
    @danperez7804 5 лет назад

    Almost 100k!!! Good for you!

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      Doing a big giveaway with Canon when we hit it!! 🤗❤️

  • @ramonbannister9498
    @ramonbannister9498 4 года назад +1

    She's very camera friendly. :) As a videographer, I noticed she practices what she preaches for video. The one key light she has is producing shadows on the left side (our right) of her face, and making that well-known look with the triangle of light on her cheek (I think that's called the "Rembrandt"?). The left side of her face is slightly darker than the right, creating depth. She's also using the same concept on the background, where the right is brighter than the left. To bring in a point of interest, she uses a common technique of lighting a candle, which makes a potentially dark, underexposed section of the video more interesting. The candle also adds some orange to the overall black and white theme. That B&W theme is emphasized with her black top, black hair (w/ bluish highlights), which sets a sharp contrast with the white bkgd. So as to add a bit of color, she adds a pot of green grass, books with colored bindings, and even a multi-color cup in front of her. When color grading the video, she increased the contrast to accentuate a sharp look, possibly adding slight saturation in the red/orange spectrum, giving her skin a more natural look and bringing out the cup in front of her and the small painting in the bkgd. Finally, she uses the common technique of a lens w/ a fast shutter (I'm guessing in the 1.x range) that adds slight bokeh, making the bkgd out of focus and emphasizing the foreground (her) even more. She may be a good photographer, but she's an excellent videographer as well!

  • @michaelsmusic-relaxingsoun2360
    @michaelsmusic-relaxingsoun2360 4 года назад

    Great tip 📷 😎❤️ Subscribed’ God bless

  • @vaibhavkambli6023
    @vaibhavkambli6023 5 лет назад

    You are excellent

  • @aboabeeer9920
    @aboabeeer9920 5 лет назад

    You are the best teacher 👍🏻

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад

      It's one of my favorite things to do

  • @margaretjones2990
    @margaretjones2990 5 лет назад

    Very like!

  • @sprinkles21
    @sprinkles21 5 лет назад

    Jonnie!!! You are like a food photography institution 😁 loved loved both the video and You as always 😍

    • @TheBiteShot
      @TheBiteShot  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you, friend! So happy to spread the food photography love

  • @mohammedasif1955
    @mohammedasif1955 5 лет назад +1

    Congratulations for 100k subscriber.

  • @OldGamerPapi
    @OldGamerPapi 5 лет назад

    That was one of my textbooks

  • @jelenachi
    @jelenachi 5 лет назад

    I love your book club. Going to go bankrupt early lol. I'm using it as advices also for the gifts to my creative friends

  • @ayats2624
    @ayats2624 4 года назад

    You are amazing ❤. from middle east

  • @sovoelker
    @sovoelker 5 лет назад

    I'm so enjoying your videos! You are amazing! I have to ask...on your counter...Is that a Betty Crocker cookbook? It looks exactly like my first cookbook I received as a wedding present in 1969. Lots of good stuff was cooked for my family from that cookbook. :-)