How to Capture Chef Portraits in Restaurants

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@jonnymyatt9585 3 года назад

Casually having a watch before a photoshoot! :)

@BlueAdventureMedia 5 месяцев назад

Same 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

@AsianGargamel Год назад

As always worth watching your videos. Thanks for the great tips 😊

@samstanbery9496 Год назад

I have one of my first gigs this week for a new restaurant, this def helped me feel less anxious about it.

@joyfulportraits 2 года назад

This was super duper helpful! Thank you!

@gilberthenri9441 6 лет назад

After 10 years as a school photographer, first and foremost, if you're having fun, it rubs on them. Great video again. Thanks Joanie...

@ashleybrandenburg6009 6 лет назад

Just found your channel a week ago! I’m not a food photographer but I LOVE your videos ❤️

@gretam9115 6 лет назад

Joanie, I love the way you help us at every step of the way...thank you so very much

@djarif87 5 лет назад

Hi Joanie, would you please tell us what video settings are on your 5D Mark IV for recording yourself for RU-vid ?? 😊 I recently bought a 5D Mark IV along with 24-70 F2.8 and have a nifty fifty lying around !!

@megandoner2671 Год назад

Super helpful tips!! Thank you!

@acerrubrum5749 6 лет назад

A brilliant series, thank you. Great personality, a delight every video.

@chuypedrazamx 3 года назад

Joanie....!!!! Thank You so much for this video, this saturday I'm going to take a session of a important chef of my city and I was looking at someone who helps me with some advice. The information that you gave us is so value!!! Now I'm your new fan!!!

@TheBiteShot 3 года назад

Have a great shoot!!

@chuypedrazamx 3 года назад

@@TheBiteShot I did It!!! Good pictures, happy client!!!

@MadalinaZbranca 6 лет назад

Indeed, photographing people is so different than food! Thank you very much for the useful tips! I love how much I'm learning from you (photography and even video stuff for my channel)!

@MadalinaZbranca 6 лет назад

Piset Sun I'm not your sister. And not interested in random people on the internet

@luisbultron5709 3 года назад

Great video I have my first chef portrait today and definitely this tips will help a lot!

@jacquijohn3441 5 лет назад

Fantastic tips Joanie (as always) thank you so much

@robinnolan3561 6 лет назад

Great tips! For me, taking your time with these type of shots is the most important reminder. It's a little out of my comfort zone, and therefore I get antsy and tend to rush it. Thanks, Joanie!

@no-vd2rh 6 лет назад

Robin Nolan yeah! Portrait makes me nervous too!

@brianasealy6257 4 года назад

I’m loving the shoot through umbrella idea making the entire room well lit and creating such a beautiful atmosphere!!! Thank you for all the great tips :D ♥️

@tellme238 6 лет назад

Again I have found my beautiful good looking teacher excuse me photography teacher the best I like your enthusiastic, personality and down to earth attitude. thank you for that keep rocking you are doing a fantastic job I'll keep watching🙃👍

@alekseyvictorovich 5 лет назад

Thank you for your video! Very natural image you get.

@prasadpankar3794 6 лет назад

Superb video yet again... At my time zone I get your videos on Friday morning and it makes the wait that much more worth it. Thanx again for being YOU

@StefanieSpencer 6 лет назад

Doing a chef portrait tonight and I needed this pep talk. Thank you Joanie!

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

Awesome! Hope it went well!!

@adrians.9458 3 года назад

Nice tipps 👌 but a wide lense makes the subject look more squeezed actually and not wider. I feel most comfortable with 50-70mm for portaits. :)

@Screamus 6 месяцев назад

I see you using an umbrella at 5:12. Any reason you're using that instead of a softbox? I ordered the large softboxes you use for food. Should I be using the umbrella for portraits?

@sg3-h7u 4 года назад

Thanks for addressing the posture! I'm a personal trainer and everyone just likes to take "cross your hands across your chest" pictures. So annoying. I love the open posture

@vincevdijk7430 5 лет назад

HA! You confirmed my theory! You having your hands always grounded to your coffee cup elsewise they are all over the place. You are adorable and I love your videos.

@photoshareshops4687 6 лет назад

good topic and well done... Haven't had that happen yet but I'm sure it will!

@MichaBazejDuda 4 года назад

resourceful. Thank you !

@dlco4 6 лет назад

Super helpful tips Joanie - wow!!!!! Excellent video!!!! My people photos are not good to say the least - and “my peeps” don’t like to have their photo taken! Perhaps if I try using your strategies, I can achieve success! Thanks so much for this inspiring and educational video!❤️🤗

@no-vd2rh 6 лет назад

Deborah Oren same, I was never good at portraits.

@certs743 6 лет назад

Great video. I do a bit of both. Started out with portraiture actually. I love doing candid type photos the best. I shoot some posed shots but it is usually the ones of the subject relaxing and just doing their own thing that usually end up being keepers. One weird thing about portraiture I find is sometimes what looks "natural" and relaxed poses on camera are actually really awkward to do. For portraits I find a 35mm or equivalent can sometimes be a good option too if you are doing more an environmental portrait and want more of the setting like for example their restaurant or bar in the frame for a little extra context. It can be more tricky too though because you have much deeper depth of field so you have to really be careful with your backgrounds.

@DJAfinque 4 года назад

I love this video. I have a question, I am planning to do a chef portrait. I got good ideas from this video. There is a window in the kitchen and my question is, should I put the deflector near the window? Should I take the photos facing the widow?

@jkspinalchoice 3 года назад

Well done!! no pun in tended LOL!!

@emmavukman4541 3 года назад

Hi Joanie, what settings did you use on your camera for this? I love how she's super exposed but the background is darker x Thank you!

@jasonbodden8816 5 лет назад

I love your videos. I haven't shot food in a while but for me it helps sometimes to go in shooting food with the same mindset as shooting portraits. Though both genres do have quite a few differences, a lot of the same thinking for the technical part of the photography is the same (angles, use of particular depths of field, composition, and so on). I love your personality and your videos. Keep up the great work. Your channel is a dream to watch :)

@sarahbernstein2594 6 лет назад

Hi there, i really find your videos to be so helpfull and full of doable tips. Could you tell me what your light setting was? Is there a speed light behind the umbrella? Did you use only one off camera light? thank you so much!

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

I can't remember the exact power setting, but it was the 600 ex-rt canon speedlite for just a little bit of fill on the front of her. Just one light.

@luceedwards8640 2 года назад

@@TheBiteShot I had my first paid restuarant/bar shoot yesterday very nerve racking but messed up a bit when it came to lighting the bartender pouring cocktails as I was using off camera flash with shoot through umbrella and lighting the drink to avoid harsh reflection from the side but then it created a harsh shadow on the bartenders face I would of put reflector to maybe bounce light back on to her face but no space to put it on the bar any tips with one light set up as if just shooting on her own would have faced umbrella towards her instead ?

@umberto3349 6 лет назад

i love your video, toooooo much. you are so professional

@TheThriftCouple702 4 года назад

What settings did you on your camera and setting for your flash ? Please thank you.

@TheThriftCouple702 4 года назад

Use

@alexandrelima439 6 лет назад

Love this!

@lightroomblog 6 лет назад

Totally loving the channel! Watching way too many videos.. even recommending on my own humble channel. One thing I've noticed with your (generally great) audio is some sibilance. Try pointing the lapel mic down rather than up to combat this! (I've been a soundman for 30 years and a photographer for 15!). Keep up the awesome and superbly inspiring work!

@lluvia3thkpsp 5 лет назад

LOVEEEEE IT!

@pithyginger6371 6 лет назад

I rarely photograph people and don't really see myself doing it because I'm not a professional, but when I do have to photograph people because a family member asks them to, I usually like to photograph people as if I were photographing an event, looking for when people are distracted by something funny or enjoyable then quickly take the picture. I have a pretty low "hit" rate for people as a result.

@ericnathanguel 6 лет назад

I'm a commercial photographer who shoots food once every, oh, year or two. :-D I'm learning a lot, though. Thanks for this.

@Jay-if9dr 5 лет назад

IF, you're just getting into this, how does one get the client to begin with?. Do you contact places, or look at images from places and think they need a hand ?. Then how do you say then, My cost is ???, for you approached them.

@JezLerman 6 лет назад

Perfect tutorial, thank you for posting and sharing your photography knowledge. I also love the way you light all of your RU-vid clips...any chance of a clip that shows how you light your videos and the thought process behind it? Also, which lens do you use when shooting the clips (lovely quality to the footage, nice bookeh too)? Thanks again, v useful tutorial. I'm putting the kettle on, welcome to step through the screen and join me for a coffee and a chat...

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

I'll be doing a video soon on my whole filming setup for when I'm in the studio. I use a Westcott LED flex mat for the light. I use a Sigma art 50mm f1.4 lens to shoot.

@JezLerman 6 лет назад

Thanks for responding! I'm noticing a lot of the pro photographers I'm watching on RU-vid have a bagful of the Sigma Art lenses. What say you about the stability and build of these beauties? Are they built on a par as say Canon and Nikon lenses? Would you rely on them week in and week out on assignments? Just wondering, no sweat if you're too busy to respond. BTW, I'm not a food photographer - hey, I love eating it though! - yet I'm hooked on your marvellous videos, clarity of delivery and wonderful photography. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@Jdikmen 6 лет назад

Tip #7 - Don't spritz the chef to make her look fresh for their portrait!

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

Hahahahaha!!!! Yessss!!!!!

@hemanthsharmadl 6 лет назад

❤️ what's shakin' bakin' 😍

@Jay-if9dr 5 лет назад

Arms crossing bad ?, Gordon Ramsay does that on Hell's kitchen and has three michelin stars, so can't be that bad of a pose. You seriously need to get portraits of yourself done, you have great eyes, smile, looks. Simply beautiful.

@PamperedSweetTooth 6 лет назад

It's is different shooting people as opposed to food. These are great tips and I'm going to be sure to stay always from the hands/arms crossed pose. 😁🤷🏾‍♀️

@dewrosales9339 6 лет назад

Yay...Thanks!!

@SusanneGeert 6 лет назад

Great video! I have two question I hope you can help with: What settings did you use for photos? About the time issue - how long time would you typically feel comfortable spending on the portraits AND (more important: How long time do you typically plan per dish (if the styling is done between you and the chef and there is no stylist)? Thanks a lot;-)

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

The exact settings varied based on location but for the most part the aperture was wide (f2 - f1.6) and the shutter speed was at least 1/125 - 1/200 to account for being handheld and the movement of the chef. ISO stayed low and I used off camera flash to fill. As far as timing, it always varies, but for portraits, I can get a couple final images from one setting in about 10 minutes. For food, if I’m working just with the chef and we’re not doing any additional propping and they’re doing all the styling, I can do around 4 to 5 dishes in an hour. But, it all varies and depends.

@SusanneGeert 6 лет назад

Thanks for your reply. Regarding timing of dishes - I find that unless you go with the more high level restaurants (and as a newbie I aim a bit lower) the chefs/cooks are not very good at styling the food (especially for the camera). Therefore It will probably be me who would do the styling. How much time do you find reasonable to plan per dish then?

@RobJorg 6 лет назад

so a football player eating pizza, is that a sports, food or portrait foto?

@TheBiteShot 6 лет назад

Ooh, tricky question :) 🍕

@MichelleCoxPhotography 6 лет назад

Great tips here! I have photographed chefs before and I HOPE that I didn't ask them their favorite food to prepare hahahaha...

@robertad242 6 лет назад

9:14 hahahah Joanie 😂 too funny

@chefandrewchung 6 лет назад

Subscribed for a while now. Good channel, but anyone else's eyes zoom to the red pen at 5.40? I stared way too long

@darrelljohnson7052 6 лет назад

All you got to do, is ask them their favorite recipe for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich... and yes miss Joanie, you have "Island size paws"! ; -- D Lol! Continued success!