Food Photography Education
 
 

Hi! I'm Joanie, a pixie-haired food photographer, educator, wife, Mom and potato lover. So glad you're here!

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Speedlights are my go-to for restaurant shooting. I know 100% without a doubt that I can walk into any restaurant shoot and get what I want no matter what. (And they’re relatively inexpensive and they’re portable). . This shoot at @dpovrestaurant yesterday, for example, I was able to bring down the ambient exposure so that the stunning view of the mountains could be in the shot (despite being the brightest time of the day without a cloud in the sky) while then using the light of the flash to illuminate the food. Swipe for the BTS..which, side note, I forgot to take the shot before I put the speedlight back in the bag, but it was positioned just to the right of the table on a light stand shot through one of those cheap $20 white umbrellas. . Want to learn to shoot flash? Flash was a game changer for me! Link in my bio for details on my Flash for Food Photography Course. Go from knowing nothing to creating beautiful flash images in less than 2 hours 💪. . 📸Canon5D MarkIV- 50mm Sigma Art lens at f2.0 - ISO100 - 1/125 - lighting with Canon speedlite #foodphotography #phoenix #foodblogfeed #thebiteshot #foodbloggerpro #foodstyling #chefstable #chefsofinstagram #creativityfound
I have missed blogging. It’s how this whole photography journey started for me. I started a food blog (the very first one in 2008) and it needed pictures, thus the camera and the inevitable splendrous rabbit hole of food photography. . I’ve never made a full-time income off of blogging, so when I started getting hired for photography work, I shifted focus. But, the blog is still there and ad revenue from it pays the monthly utilities bills (literally keeping the lights on!), even though it has been sorely neglected for months. . I recently realized I missed it, so I have casually been adding new recipes to it, just because they make me happy. Too, it’s more fun now that I feel in control of my images, having the ability to execute on the vision in my mind’s eye. And that’s why I do what I do here on the Bite Shot. I want everyone (bloggers, photographers, everyone) to feel confident and inspired with their camera, not fearful (because woah, baby, I have been there 😬). . Food photography is a ton of little things all going right at the same time. I can’t teach everything I know in one video, and I have lots more to learn myself, but I have many years ahead to keep learning and making content that I hope gets us all closer to that feeling of creative freedom, where the limits are no longer the tools but our own unique creativity. Thanks for being here and being a part of the journey. ❤️ . If ya want the recipe for these oats, link is in my bio. . 📸 Canon 5D MarkIV - 100mm f2.8 macro lens at f2.8 - ISO100 - 1/200 - lighting with Godox AD600 Pro monolight at 1/64 in 35in square softbox - swipe for setup . #foodphotography #vegan #glutenfree #f52grams #onmyplate #yahoofood #imsomartha #thatsdarling #thebiteshot #eeeeeats #gloobyfood
New video is UP on the channel. 3 techniques I keep in mind every single time I set a scene with artificial light. (Link in da bio). Also, I cannot wait to see your comments from the video’s intro...it’s a little punny 😆 Bust out the 🥓 and let’s really shake it, aight? 📸Canon5D MarkIV- 50mm Sigma Art f1.4 lens at f2.5 - ISO100 - 1/200 - lighting with Godox AD600 Pro monolight at 1/128 and 35in square softbox with baffle (BTS when ya swipe 👍) . #foodphotography #thebiteshot #f52grams #farmersmarket #bestofvegan #foodbloggerpro #flashesofdelight #yahoofood #foodandwine #beautifulcuisines
All the veggies, all the spices, all the lights, and a few cowboys for good measure. Yesterday’s shoot at @terra_farm_and_manor was a beast, in the best way possible. 10 hours straight. Total images shot = 718. This setup was one of our finals of the day. The final final version is landscape and is 🙌 This is an outtake with the IG in mind ❤️ We were pretty wiped out when we got to this setup, but the synergy of the team helped get us through and I cannot wait to get through all the final edits to show them the magic we made together! Thanks Wendy, JP and Jeffrey, Cowboy Mitch, too! #foodphotography #client #farmhousestyle #farmtotable #myaznow #mycanonstory #gloobyfood #imsomartha
I’m headed out on a day trip today to photograph a farm-to-table paradise with some of my favorite humans in the hospitality industry. . I worked one night on the line of their former restaurant as a learning experience. My former day-job was in restaurant technology sales and I wanted to understand what my customers lives were like. They happily obliged and put me on the schedule for a Friday night during busy season and I was in charge of apps and desserts 🙈. Chef taught me how to clean soft shell crabs, how to hold a knife and how to survive the insanity that is the line in a restaurant. He also told me I was not there to get my emotional needs met, so if I got yelled at in the process of service, that I wasn’t allowed to take it personally or cry. #cheflife #nocryinginbaseball . Several years and hospitality projects later, they have been working on @terra_farm_and_manor and they invited me to do their food and farm photography. I did a scouting trip a few months back to soak up the character of the place and we’ve been diligently working on the shot-list-to-end-all-shot-lists since. With a props and food list a mile long, we are going to have the best time ever. . Yes, the location, the props, the food, everything will be amazing, but engaging creatively with people I hold dear who have cheered me on through my whole food photography journey (before it was a food photography journey), that’s the cherry on top. . Oh, and I shot this coconut curry hummus yesterday and the recipe will be posted on JoanieSimon.com on Wednesday 🤗 it’s also the subject of this week’s new @patreon Behind-the-Scenes video 👍 . Canon5D MarkIV- 100mm f2.8 macro lens at f4.0 - mounted on my c-stand - ISO100 - 1/200 - lighting with @godox_photo_equipment AD600 Pro monolight - swipe for the setup (I accidentally forgot to snap the pic before I cleaned up, but you’ll get the idea) . #foodphotography #f52grams #epicurious #gameoftones #healthyfood #foodbloggerpro #hummusrecipe #glutenfree
“The best laid plans...” . It was a last minute idea to squeeze in the final opportunity of the summer for a northern Arizona camping adventure. ⛺️ . The kids were out of their minds with excitement. Saturday morning we woke up in the tent and they were crazed, leaping and jumping, scouring the forest, picking all the wildflowers. . I love the woods, I love cooking in the woods. Everything about it puts my heart at a slower, more patient, pace. I had elaborate plans for the weenie roast of the century (along with plating ideas and tablecloth ready to capture the perfect camp spread). And don’t even get me started about the s’mores. . But, the spread didn’t happen. We packed up and drove it all back to Phoenix with a kid who tried leaping over a fallen tree and fell wonky on his arm. He was howlin’ somethin’ fierce. Ryan and I looked at each other with that oh-crap-what-do-we-do look 👀 Yay parenting 😬We waited a bit to see if things improved, but he continued to complain about his arm, so we packed up camp and headed back down to the Valley. Fortunately it’s not broken, just kinda sore and banged up. Poor fella ❤️ . But, during the short time in the woods, I did manage to make a darn tasty sandwich. I’ve been revisiting my vegan days, following one of my favorite books for re-calibrating the system. Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston. I’ve been free of caffeine, animal products, refined sugar, and gluten (obviously alcohol too) for the past week. First three days were awful, but I’m back at one hundred percent and despite the short time in the woods, it was enough to recharge the batteries and I’m ready, game face on. Let’s do this 💪 . And no, the kids didn’t eat the flowers. It was just the pose they selected 🤷🏻‍♀️ . Sorry for the super long post. I missed you ❤️ . Canon 5D MarkIV (freehand ‘cause it’s the woods) - 50mm Sigma Art f1.4 lens at f3.2 - 1/160 - ISO100 . #foodphotography #foodblogger #vegan #glutenfree #healthy #gloobyfood #mycanonstory #f52grams #travelgram