Welcome to The Bite Shot!

 

The goal of The Bite Shot is to be an educational resource to help improve your food photography so you can feel confident behind the camera.

Learning happens through free YouTube tutorials, premium online courses and an Instagram feed with daily doses of education. It’s my joy to see other food photographers move forward in their craft and business.

Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to be your teacher.

<3 Joanie

 
 
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I’m super passionate about teaching the art of using artificial light for food photography. Want to learn how to make artificial light look natural?

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Where do you find color inspiration? Swipe to see the inspiration for this image. And then join me LIVE with Bella from @ful.filled on Youtube at 8am PT (11am ET / 2pm GMT) talking about everything from color psychology to reviewing images submitted by viewers! View page is linked in my bio and so will the replay if ya can’t join us live. 📺 Also, anyone who grew up with this dessert knows that it’s a salad, a @jello salad. Don’t even try to talk us out of it 😉 📸 Canon 5D - MarkIV - 50mm - f3.2 - ISO100 - 1/200 - lighting from flash inside a 55’’ octagon softbox . #desserttable #droolclub #thebiteshot #onmyplate #imsomartha #yahoofood #artistsoninstagram #tastingtable #eeeeeats #foodbloggerpro
I was sure he was a goner! The last cold snap we had caused our little fig tree to lose all his leaves and he was looking so sad. But this past week, little one is on fire, burstin’ with fresh new leaves all over! Isn’t nature magical? 🌿 I can totally relate. ❤️ Sometimes all we need is a little time and some sunshine and to know there’s someone there who cares. ☀️ 📸Canon 5D MarkIV - 100mm- f2.8 - ISO100 - 1/125 - shot handheld in natural light - swipe to see the pull-back #photography #gardening #figs #phoenix #lifeandthyme #getoutside #spring #thehappynow #livemoremagic #stilllife
Just because we’re food photographers doesn’t mean it’s all still life. Shooting in restaurants, especially, photographing people is an important art to understand. That’s why I just added a brand new video lesson to my online course, Flash for Food Photography, all about capturing portraits and people in a restaurant with a single light setup. Swipe to see the two dapper gents at @mercbaraz who were my models for this shoot. 🍸 Want to learn how to shoot food with flash and get this bonus lesson along with other bonuses like shooting drinks, capturing action and using high speed sync? Enrollment is open and details are linked in my bio. The course comes with lifetime access to a library of 20+ videos, is self guided (and ready to start watching today!), and it includes direct access to me for help with gear and coaching in a private Facebook group. We’d love to have you join us! (link in profile) 📸 *first image* Canon 5D MarkIV - 50mm - ISO100 - 1/200 - lighting with Godox TT685 speedlight and 24’’ shoot through umbrella #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodbloggerpro #eeeeeats #onmyplate #imbibegram #drinkpunch #thebiteshot #flashesofdelight #mycanon
Want to chat LIVE about color? Thursday 3/28 at 8am PT (11am ET / 2Pm GMT) on YouTube I’ll be joined by Bella from @ful.filled! We’ll talk color, review viewer submitted images and do some Q&A. The watch page is linked in my bio and you can set a reminder there so YouTube lets you know when we’re live! 📺 And yesterday’s breakfast sandwiches with homemade cemitas rolls (recipe from @seriouseats) were, as promised, totally epic! . 📸Canon5D MarkIV | 100mm | f2.8 | ISO100 | 1/200 | Godox AD600 with 65’’ silver umbrella #foodphotography #thebiteshot #mycanon #photooftheday #eeeeeats #yahoofood #biteshotbookclub #onmyplate #droolclub #foodbloggerpro #foodbloggerscentral
It’s like a sober graduation picture 👩‍🎓4 years since March 23, 2015. Where’s my diploma? 🐓 . It’s a little dark and dramatic, but hey, have ya met me 💁🏻‍♀️? When you face your biggest fears and experience a life changing miracle, ya post what ever selfie ya darn well please. . One of the biggest things I’ve learned on this journey is how many other stories there are of addiction and addiction recovery. Everyone knows someone or is going through something, and most of the time, you’d never know it. . If you’re in the midst of a battle you think you can never shake, I send you my love and hope. If you know someone who is struggling, thank you for your kindness, and patience and grace toward that person...it’s a hard road for all involved. . And if you’re reading this and don’t know my story, like everything else around here, I made a video about it (published last year) (link in profile) . All my love to my parents, my sister and the Ry-guy, my biggest fans ❤️ #soberchicken #recovery . 📸Canon5D MarkIV - 50mm - f2.2 - ISO100 - 1/200 - LIGHTING: Godox AD600 Pro in 24’’ @westcottlighting @joelgrimesworkshops beauty dish and Godox AD600 Pro in 35 x 9 strip softbox with grid. Edited in @lightroom. . #gameoftones #flashesofdelight #communityovercompetition #portaitphotography #photooftheday #thehappynow #youcandoit #friendofbillw #mycanon
Today’s new video is linked in my profile! It’s a little out there conceptually, but hoping it will help illustrate how music can help us understand color. Today’s lamb dish inspired by Mozart’s Requiem and my favorite color. 🎨 Canon 5D MarkIV | 57mm (24-70mm lens) at f4.0 | ISO100 | 1/200 | lighting with Godox AD600 Pro (flash) inside a 9x36 strip box 📸 #droolclub #foodphotography #spoonfeed #gameoftones #chefsofinstagram #hautecuisines #thatsgoodhousekeeping #foodwinewomen #myopentable #foodstyling #thekitchn #nytfood
My dear friend and hairdresser @yvonne.style admitted to me yesterday that she’s not a fan of Paul Simon. I still love her, though. . This shot makes me want to sing “Kodachrome. They give us those nice bright colors. They give us the greens of summers. Makes you think all the world's a sunny day.” . Yvonne, that’s for you, Boo. . This was a test shot as I was setting up some fun gear from @broncolor. Hope to have some more photos using this fancy gear coming soon. . Meanwhile, it’s spring break and I’m off to @kartchnercaverns with my fellas today. Fingers crossed we see some bats! 🦇 . Canon 5D MarkIV - 65mm - f7.1 - ISO100 - 1/200 - @broncolor Picolite . #foodphotography #flashesofdelight #spoonfee #meandmymanfrotto #droolclub #propstyling #green #foodbloggerpro
All it needed was a little BLUE. If you swipe to see the “before” picture, you can see the pink tuna and the green lettuce had a lot more yellow in them. Hooray for the HSL sliders in @lightroom 🎨 Just like we’ve been learning this month in the #biteshotbookclub, manipulating colors is about being able to really SEE colors and understand their qualities and interactions. 🌈 Looking forward to sharing another video on the topic of color this Thursday! Tune in for the Premiere of it Thursday 3/21 at 7am PST. I’ll be there live in the chat when it goes up 📸 Canon 5D MarkIV - 100mm - f4 - ISO100 - 1/200 - flash inside a 9x36 strip softbox #foodphotography #f52grams #tastingtable #bastaff #nytcooking #hereismyfood #realsimple #mycanon #spoonfeed #eatpretty #droolclub #foodblogger

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