5 Flat Lay Lighting Tips for Food Photography

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This makes so much sense!!! and now i can look back and see why a number of my photos in the past didn't look right.

[@lougazzola5718]

Love the tips on flat lay lighting -- so difficult to get it just right. My favourite extra is the where you say you'll play around with the composition for another twenty minutes as I keep playing with angles, story etc. Only I measure it in hours!

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[@debbricault9350]

Thank you for the great tutorial -- especially for the suggestion of creating diagonal shadows with your lighting. I think that makes all the difference in the world!

[@RememberMex17]

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[@mariawalker292]

Hi Joanie, Oh my god....I have watched almost all your videos in the last week and I have been playing around with the tips that you give. I have also tested some shots in Manual mode as opposed to Auto or others, and I almost want to cry....from happiness....The difference is night and day, I could never imagine that a photo can be so affected by certain things...Really I want to cry and jump around screaming from joy..Thank you. I wish I could show you the before and after pictures and how your advice and guidance has improved my photos. I don't do food photography, I do clothes flat lay photography right now and your information applies 100%. I'm so happy. Thank you thank you thank you. I also love your vibes and watching your videos is pretty addicting, you are so funny, beautiful and fun. :)

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[@thedoorguycharlie]

Perfect choice for the backdrop. Just like the iconic pink doughnut box.

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Photography video is usually intimidating, but ur videos brings me to more confident to learn!!!! Thank you so much

[@makeartanubhav]

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[@tom_something]

Thank you for your tips. I've been watching several of your videos as well as others, and I just finished my first flat lay project. When the light was coming down from the top of the frame, all of the items looked really good, but I had very long shadows. When the light was almost directly behind the camera, the shadows looked good but the products looked awful. Unable to strike a happy medium, I comped two shots in Photoshop. I was pretty happy with the results. I wouldn't have been able to do that if I was just standing on a chair holding the camera. You helped convince me to invest in a C-stand. So thanks for that as well!

[@wendylilja5154]

Love your videos!! Regarding the 5 Flat Lay Lighting video, What type of lighting are you using?

[@foodiedame]

I have just found your channel and now I'm ready to go all the way for my food photography. Thank you 🙏

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End was lovely

[@jimpurcell]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@ramazanesenphotography]

Good job, thank you for sharing the experience :)

[@bhargavzantye7688]

Awesome lighting tip... Loved the part where u talk about diagonal shadows Just a simple stuff but I never noticed it You r really awesome

[@shaunagilbert9557]

Wow, this is finally starting to make sense! Thanks JS🤗

[@TheBiteShot]

Hooray!!!! So excited!

[@marypenn7239]

Thank you so much for the wonderful flat lay lighting tips! I especially enjoyed the little cutie at the end of the video:)

[@bors06]

your laugh is always contagious to me. haha i love your videos btw. I'm learning a lot. cant wait to apply it soon!

[@camille4574]

Thank you for this! I love taking flatlays, mine are of craft projects (I crochet) but the concept is largely the same in the sense that the objects I'm photographing have a lot of detail and not much height. Thank you for your helpful tips about fill light and diagonal shadows!

[@lineasdessertdiary]

An excellent tutorial. The mention of Charlotte York

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Your son is adorable! An you are one fun teacher! Regards from Ecuador

[@sarahmulcare2073]

This is so helpful thank you Joanie - I’m loving all your videos 😊 and your little boy is soooo cute

[@whatdhillanwhat]

I actually liked the sprinkles everywhere, it gives it more character!

[@ajb73]

Finally... a flat lay tutorial that answers all my questions - thank you - subscribed

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Great tips! The lighting tips in your videos have been invaluable to me. Aperature and depth of field is so important in food photography. Thank you for touching on the subject. I have a food photoshoot this Thursday, so I am reviewing your videos. You are a good teacher and have a great personality. Thank you!

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Hi Joanie, First of all you are the best ever, you are making a huge improvement on other’s lives and I am on of them 💪💪 Just would like to ask, i need artificial light, what is that rectangular one you use? And is this good for cooking videos also? I don’t have large space at home for soft boxes, so this one or soft box?

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This helped! thanks.

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Simply love your content, learning a lot! Cheers!

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Jonnie will you plzz share ever your beginning food photography scenes.. how it went so perfect

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Super helpful. I have a food gig coming up in a few days, and this gave me some great direction. Thanks for posting.

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Love it

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Great tutorial. The door in the background brings back great memories. Thank you.

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[@cookingwithalittlespice]

Wonderful video! Your channel has really made me think & helped me create better thumbnails. Thank you

[@caewhitman]

Hi Joanie! I am so appreciative of your tutorials! I am wondering if you might do a video about how you set up your C-stand for flat lays, and why you choose to use a C-stand vs. a tripod for flat lays? Also, I see many successful food bloggers shooting everything hand held. Maybe you could talk about the pros and cons of each - tripod vs c-stand vs hand held. Do you lug your C-stand to location shoots? Also, maybe a video about your on location tool kit? What/how much stuff do you bring?

[@TheBiteShot]

Yep, definitely a video about the c-stand is coming soon

[@caewhitman]

Also, sorry for all the questions today! What mount/accessories do you have for your c-stand for shooting your overhead stuff? Thank you!

[@Leyla.Stefani]

wowww this was SO HELPFUL. my pics already are WAY better. I did exactly this (but by a window) and it came out so good

[@TheBiteShot]

So glad to hear!!!

[@danielidoine766]

Great tips and really cool presentation! I just wanted to suggest that despite having a sturdy cstand or tripod, if you are shooting at 1/30 it would be better to use a remote, mirror lock up and 2 or 10 second timer to minimise wobble. I use the manafotto 190xpro3 and it wobbles like a diving board if you are not careful!

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You saved me 600 dollars. Thank you pol

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Keep it up! Looking forward to the 20 layer cake at 20,000.

[@jedi1967]

Great video. At 5:52 where you mention flash-based lighting on a flat lay, can you send me the link of that video. I am having some issues with shadows with this type of lighting to get a better flat lay and eliminate the shadows. Thank you

[@CindyTong]

What focus point will you choose when taking flatlay?in the middle or let camera run auto where it might pick a few focal point?

[@TheBiteShot]

Depends on the particular flat lay. In this one, the focus is set on one of the donuts so that all of the donuts are in focus being that they're on the same plane. Generally, whatever you intended subject is, I use one shot with a single point focus.

[@lisa.kitahara]

so helpful as always!! I can't wait to back the backboards from last time and use these tips

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Another great video. Thank you for this!

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Hi Joanie, love your tips...

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specular highlights- love it! also i'm pretty sure this is the reason i woke up wanting rainbow donuts this morning.

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I'm such a bad influence!!!

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Thanks for another great video Joanie, where can I find that bounce card. Haven’t been able to find it at the regular stores (B&H, Adorama, Samys etc.)

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This video is super helpful!!

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Can you post the link to where to purchase your white bounce card please? Thank you!

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Joanie, thanks a million. I asked about specular highlights, and you delivered :-D

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Very nice video. I just discovered you on KZbin. Subscribed. I didn't see the link below for the c-stand camera mount. Could you provide that? Thank you.

[@Yourfriendmegan]

Thank you for this video!! I do flat lays of merchandise I sell and the lighting is the part that drives me nuts!

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Really helpful! Does anyone know what the bounce card used in the video is called? I can't find it online.

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Hi, hope all is well. Your videos and personality is amazing by the way. Where did you get that bounce card from? I didn't see it in your blog. I feel as if it would be great for my product reviews. Can you give me link or make a video about it. Thanks in advance.

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Hi Joanie, how many watts would you advise us if we use a light bulb as our main source of light?

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Hi would one 400watt strobe light work or would you recommend a 600 watt strobe light. Thanks.

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Adorable ending.

[@Ginaslifeinvideos]

Joanie, is there a reason to prefer flash over an LED light? I have been using flash but I am curious if you have a preference and if there is a reason for using one over the other for certain shots.

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