6 Tips for Building A Better Props Collection

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  • @sherab39
    @sherab394 жыл бұрын

    My vote is # 5 Sometimes glass can be challenging and I love that they were from your Grandma.

  • @cindyfeingold4535
    @cindyfeingold45354 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video Joanie. It’s a topic that goes straight to my heart. I have a bit of a prop addiction. I also waited forever for my MMClay dishes, but it was so worth it. My favourite is the Moonstone colour. For darker moodier shots, it seems to go with everything! Can’t wait for next week’s video.

  • @armysoldier3398
    @armysoldier33984 жыл бұрын

    Number one! You can get very creative with those bowls, and the little rust adds some charm to them.

  • @elenigemeni818
    @elenigemeni8184 жыл бұрын

    Such a lovely video!! I voted for #1 since I find all kinds of vintage enamel bowls from France and don’t really imagine what else I could photograph with them expect soup and fruits. The copper small dishes look great with roasted uncut champignons, roasted shrimps or any other recipes for ‘petites cocottes’. The scoop gave me an out of the box idea to be used as a serving tray with the belgian style french fries and maybe a juicy tall burger or stacked mini bagels or crusty croque monsieur. Can’t wait for your next video‼️

  • @marypenn7239
    @marypenn72394 жыл бұрын

    I love, love, love shopping for props!!! Thank you for your helpful tips!

  • @julielairdjohnson7259
    @julielairdjohnson72593 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are SO awesome. They are full of real, actual good advice, rather than most of the fluff produced by other youtubers. Thank you!

  • @ronirwin8156
    @ronirwin81564 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks Joanie!

  • @ericb2775
    @ericb27754 жыл бұрын

    Dear Joanie, It's not the first time you speak about props. I remember a few months ago you made another video with lots of plates, with textures and colours. Since this time, I often go shopping and buy some plates or glasses, even if I wouldn't use them on my table, but just to take some pictures! Thank you for being still so nice, Greetings from France 😍

  • @ChefJohnPolitteItsOnlyFood
    @ChefJohnPolitteItsOnlyFood3 жыл бұрын

    I love shopping for props too! Have a groovy day Joanie!

  • @karentedesco2908
    @karentedesco29084 жыл бұрын

    Love a prop peek! Number one is my pick.

  • @GYR777
    @GYR7773 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all of your videos! So much useful tips & tricks and informations to get. You are The Queen Of Food Photography for sure. :)

  • @leah5304
    @leah53044 жыл бұрын

    You are seriously so awesome!!

  • @wildthistlekitchen
    @wildthistlekitchen4 жыл бұрын

    So helpful Joanie! I need to get back out to the local shops and also go scour ebay/etsy again. Inspired as always!!

  • @MitchGaar
    @MitchGaar2 жыл бұрын

    I live in Phoenix too. Love your content and the way you present it!. Awesome smile and Happy videos!. Keep up the great work!

  • @TheSony1900
    @TheSony19004 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos, they are very informative! Great personality!

  • @ilsehendrickx1250
    @ilsehendrickx12504 жыл бұрын

    All those props look fantastic! I vote for option 5 as I would use them for blood orange and amaretti trifles.

  • @thesenshiworld
    @thesenshiworld4 жыл бұрын

    Love your suggestions and videos! 😍

  • @thesenshiworld
    @thesenshiworld4 жыл бұрын

    Great suggestions and it's really helped me. Thank you! 💕

  • @robsteward2319
    @robsteward23194 жыл бұрын

    Hi Joannie go for no 4 those fab dishes! I love going round junks shops, especially looking for bone or wooden handled knives and forks, also got some of my grandmothers I use.

  • @thegourmetpaparazzi-karent6885
    @thegourmetpaparazzi-karent68854 жыл бұрын

    Super great video! I work full time, and try to find time for photography, but in the mean time am building a mean prop collection. I'm a little addicted. I hit Home Goods at least once a week and find some great things, and also a local city thrift and scored some super expensive dishes on a 50% off day! I love all your props and see many people suggesting gramma's glasses. I feel there are a lot of pics with glasses available online so I am voting for #1 because they are pretty unique. Thanks for always sharing amazing videos!!

  • @MrZigumza
    @MrZigumza3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for useful technique.

  • @imsleepingleavemealone
    @imsleepingleavemealone3 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel !!

  • @josephchan4198
    @josephchan4198 Жыл бұрын

    I see if I can buy your book before the end of the year. Great tips.

  • @alonzo2k
    @alonzo2k4 жыл бұрын

    Wow great tips just discovered your channel will be subscribing and studying your tutorials thank u

  • @Bumfuzzlethe1st
    @Bumfuzzlethe1st4 жыл бұрын

    I would say #2 because a challenge is always a good learning experience. But the scoop also sounds good. A thought I just had would be something baked on a pan and the scoop somewhere in the background or side with some flour spilling out of it. And then there's those beautiful antique bowls, I just really like those visually.

  • @EssentialNotes
    @EssentialNotes4 жыл бұрын

    Loved it! I vote for the green little plates!

  • @halaallam4106
    @halaallam41064 жыл бұрын

    Great video, so helpful as well. thanx 😍😍😍

  • @jahnvievebuseman9078
    @jahnvievebuseman90784 жыл бұрын

    # 5 Grandmas Coupe glasses. So lovely.

  • @reeseb8520
    @reeseb85204 жыл бұрын

    Option 2. The color is ah-mazing! I have to admit, I'd be delighted if you chose Grandma's glasses--me being sentimental and all. 💁Thanks for the prop shopping tips!

  • @benharris3949
    @benharris39494 жыл бұрын

    Trays!! I’m always on the hunt for trays and stands to layer the image, and for small items they become a surface in their own right

  • @Paleoish
    @Paleoish4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video Joanie!!! I’m totally going to hit up some antique shops soon to find some good props to spice up my images! Time to get back to the flash school though! You are such a badass teacher so thank you so much!

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    My Paleoish Life happy Thursday!!

  • @jans19772012
    @jans197720124 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always and very insightful. By the way, very nice choice on your hair color....goes nice with you. 💯 Keep it up girl.

  • @albertodybasneto8339
    @albertodybasneto83394 жыл бұрын

    Muito legal o video Joanie, parabéns!

  • @TheTravelnLass
    @TheTravelnLass4 жыл бұрын

    Among your best videos Joanie - simple but functional and very helpful. That you included an interactive element is especially noteworthy. I voted for the big scoop. Though it probably won't get the most votes, I chose it because I think it would be the most challenging and thus the most interesting to see what you'd do with it.

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dyanne! I got the idea from makeup youtubers who have their viewers pick what they create. Should be a hoot to see what the people pick!

  • @chantellehorn6357
    @chantellehorn63574 жыл бұрын

    Some great insights.

  • @miajoyce5632
    @miajoyce56324 жыл бұрын

    Option 4! It would be interesting to see what you can do with them.

  • @pambutler2962
    @pambutler29624 жыл бұрын

    Great video thanks! I vote for #3 the scoop. 😊

  • @user-vy7gp4yp1l
    @user-vy7gp4yp1l4 жыл бұрын

    Hi .. I just want to tell you that I love you so much. I love the way you smile when you talk and explain Thank you very much for what you do here .. I benefited a lot I follow you from Yemen and Saudi Arabia 💖💖💖💖

  • @maryrentzel6736
    @maryrentzel67364 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another fantastic and helpful video! Petaluma, CA is my home town and I can confirm that it is an antiquing/thrifting goldmine. :D I'm casting a vote for option #4, those are so cute.

  • @jennyli5661
    @jennyli56613 жыл бұрын

    I'm very late to this video. Thanks for the great information as always! I loved those little copper bowls with handles on them! I'm thinking turmeric creme brulee in those and really work the yellow/orange/brown earthy tones!! And yes, antique stores are.the.best!

  • @saeidehrad5070
    @saeidehrad50704 жыл бұрын

    Actually, I got involved in pottery in the search for perfect props!

  • @kokanita87
    @kokanita874 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see the scoop with some gorgeous legume 💕

  • @nijhumakter5427
    @nijhumakter54273 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know ma’am.I like you so much.your explanation,your smiling make me happy.I learn from you.❤️

  • @amandahickok4380
    @amandahickok43803 жыл бұрын

    #3 you can use elbow noodles coming outta an old barrel. I so totally see that. I wonder have you done that? Great video. Thank you for the tips.

  • @DistilledStills
    @DistilledStills4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video Jonie! I wanna see you use option number 2. I think those would be great for a nice plated dish. If you end up using option one, try using them with the dinged out spots showing in the image. I dunno just thinking it could work out. Like camp food or something.

  • @pdotj
    @pdotj4 жыл бұрын

    Number 3 would be very interesting 🤩

  • @jamiewaters1787
    @jamiewaters17874 жыл бұрын

    option number 1 please! Also, thank you Jonie!!

  • @VisyVisyTV
    @VisyVisyTV4 жыл бұрын

    Grateful for the information.

  • @marjattacajan9058
    @marjattacajan90584 жыл бұрын

    Option no 1, they are so lovely grunge!

  • @jody1622
    @jody16224 жыл бұрын

    Oh thank you! Spent an hour at Goodwill yesterday just wandering around going, 'Would Joanie get that?'

  • @thegourmetpaparazzi-karent6885

    @thegourmetpaparazzi-karent6885

    4 жыл бұрын

    Always....would Joanie use this, or OMG Joanie would love this!!

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did ya find any good stuff!? Love Goodwill ❤️

  • @jody1622

    @jody1622

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBiteShot Yeah, a little shallow textured bowl. Now, what to do with it...hmmm.

  • @missuma6822
    @missuma68224 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!😍

  • @Isabubu1980
    @Isabubu19804 жыл бұрын

    I vote for #1, they look gorgeous!!!

  • @Isabubu1980

    @Isabubu1980

    4 жыл бұрын

    ...but, if you were to choose #4, I would use those copper dishes to make some sort of Indian curry. They look similar to what's used in India to serve curry :)

  • @JadeSpy24
    @JadeSpy243 жыл бұрын

    so helpful

  • @cindyyangnutrition
    @cindyyangnutrition4 жыл бұрын

    #5 please! I've got some of those at my place as well and have no idea how to incorporate them into my food photo

  • @kamilekave5845
    @kamilekave58454 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Super useful 💗Thank you. Quick question: do you always also buy plates, cups and bowls in a set of three?

  • @AtlantaTerry
    @AtlantaTerry3 жыл бұрын

    Near me here in Atlanta, we have a large Kroger grocery store that often stocks very interesting dishes, bowls, plates, etc. So every time I shop for groceries, I check out that section because I never know what they will have next. About 20 years ago, they had some high-end German crystal glassware and decanters so, of course, I picked up a couple pieces. Terry Thomas... the photographer Atlanta, Georgia USA

  • @alliekms
    @alliekms4 жыл бұрын

    #5! Also how you pair food according to what color the prop is 😊

  • @ChristineSiracusa
    @ChristineSiracusa4 жыл бұрын

    Just started a cart at Nom Living!

  • @yaelbonfis3075
    @yaelbonfis30754 жыл бұрын

    thank you for an amazing video as always! I have a question if you don't mind: you said that there's nothing in the world more satisfying than when you shoot for a customer and you've got the perfect prop. Well, if you don't have the perfect prop, are you the one responsable for finding it and buying it? or it's the customer responsable? Ever happened that a customer gave you specific props to work with?

  • @SJ-gj7mx
    @SJ-gj7mx4 жыл бұрын

    Could you make a video on best photo styling mode to choose for food photography? I was looking at all the buttons of my canon camera and this button with styling options is something I do not use often but wanted to know what photo styling mode do you think is best for food photography

  • @MarcoCorreaBR
    @MarcoCorreaBR4 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see the scoop in the next video. By the way, your Instagram account is beautiful, great photos. Love your work, thanks for sharing with us.

  • @hotcocomama08
    @hotcocomama084 жыл бұрын

    Please use the mini copper pans! They are gorgeous! You could make mini peach cobblers w/ mint leaf garnish, blueberry tarts, mini omelets, a white chowder, maybe with corn, shrimp n grits...

  • @13mweir
    @13mweir4 жыл бұрын

    I just did a shoot for a spice company and they had an antiqued scoop I tried to incorporate. I would love to see how you would use the scoop.

  • @irfanvirji5319
    @irfanvirji53194 жыл бұрын

    You are drop dead gorgeous!

  • @jarettskeffington2052
    @jarettskeffington20524 жыл бұрын

    Petaluma! thats my town! Sooo many antique shops out here and in Sebastopol.

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love Petaluma!! We have friends in San Rafael who we like to visit and then take little day trips with.

  • @aimeewera6930
    @aimeewera69304 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see option #3

  • @techsavvydaddy5616
    @techsavvydaddy56163 жыл бұрын

    The scoop!

  • @ninacortina399
    @ninacortina3994 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber here :-) I have been lurking for the past weeks. I also vote for the scoop. I want to know what your thought process will be in featuring food in that prop. Plus it has a nice texture on it!

  • @fridasalazar8243
    @fridasalazar82434 жыл бұрын

    In Mexico City you can find a looot of things, really cheap some. There is this brand, ANFORA, with really cool props.

  • @lm2646
    @lm26464 жыл бұрын

    Woe! You seriously look like Rebeca Robeson, the interior designer.... Btw, First time on your channel and loving it!

  • @LaughterOnWater
    @LaughterOnWater4 жыл бұрын

    #2 - maybe something with a red sauce to compliment the green highlights in the plates, maybe a properly sized cheese wheel with the right red wax coating...

  • @MicRose
    @MicRose4 жыл бұрын

    Oh she back!

  • @DESIGNS-vo1mt
    @DESIGNS-vo1mt4 жыл бұрын

    The best!

  • @heidicampany478
    @heidicampany4784 жыл бұрын

    The scoop. I have one that I picked up at a thrift store and haven't used is yet.

  • @plantbasedkitchen
    @plantbasedkitchen4 жыл бұрын

    #2! the plates :)

  • @joe_a_photo
    @joe_a_photo3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if anyone will see this because this video is a year old, but magnolia has a sale going on for the 4th of July

  • @inugirl47guyzako
    @inugirl47guyzako4 жыл бұрын

    Grandma's clear glasses!!

  • @Cjones0408
    @Cjones04084 жыл бұрын

    I vote option #3!

  • @szubal
    @szubal4 жыл бұрын

    I am not hoarding .. I am building my prop options .... 💖😂. Informative as always, thank you!

  • @KenHollowayshow
    @KenHollowayshow4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe there's a 12-step program for prop junkies??? I'm sure the scoop is going to win and that's my vote too. It seems the most challenging.

  • @jifijifi
    @jifijifi4 жыл бұрын

    Nice vibe!, what camera do you use for filming you?

  • @cindyashwal9582
    @cindyashwal95824 жыл бұрын

    Option 4!

  • @ninmaxwell3848
    @ninmaxwell38483 жыл бұрын

    #4 the cool lil trays get my vote though this was a year ago so Im sure you probably already figured it out.

  • @sharonwise8664
    @sharonwise86643 жыл бұрын

    #2 with Key lime Pie, toasted meringue.

  • @GregNagelocbeerblog
    @GregNagelocbeerblog4 жыл бұрын

    Any prop tips for those of us that might shoot only on location in a restaurant?

  • @clanduncanicecream5062
    @clanduncanicecream50624 жыл бұрын

    Hey there, all the props are great but to add a little love into your next session, I would use your Grandmother's glasses, as a tribute to her.

  • @MrV2u
    @MrV2u4 жыл бұрын

    You get massive props for the props video.

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrV2u yesssssss!!!! #puns

  • @southpawterib
    @southpawterib4 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a good source for table linens? And I vote for #1.

  • @VictoriaSinyakina
    @VictoriaSinyakina4 жыл бұрын

    I vote for option 3

  • @rosemarywallsworth9994
    @rosemarywallsworth99944 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant props ... I see we suffer from the same prop problem xx

  • @cindyashwal9582
    @cindyashwal95824 жыл бұрын

    I found some nice things at Pier One. They are closing stores so many items are 40% off

  • @BOT_Botman
    @BOT_Botman4 жыл бұрын

    #4 all day.. :)

  • @debbieb9815
    @debbieb98154 жыл бұрын

    I vote for number two. i like to challenge you. I also love the plates.

  • @RodrigoFotos.
    @RodrigoFotos.4 жыл бұрын

    Olá, sempre vejo seus videos, são um show. Poderia ter legendas para português Brasil, grande abraço de Rodrifo Fotos...

  • @whadoyoumen
    @whadoyoumen4 жыл бұрын

    How about a beautiful layered tiramisu on grandma’s cup with the scoop out to focus in the background spilling coffee beans

  • @TheBiteShot

    @TheBiteShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    The DJ oooh, a two for one!!!

  • @whadoyoumen

    @whadoyoumen

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Bite Shot Maybe even push it with the tray at the bottom!! 😱

  • @brownb6
    @brownb63 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Do you ever food style using pink?

  • @UKBamagurl
    @UKBamagurl4 жыл бұрын

    Is there a prop shop in Boston?

  • @ysabeltabernerphoto
    @ysabeltabernerphoto4 жыл бұрын

    just voted :) cant wait for next video..

  • @wholefoodsvegankitchen
    @wholefoodsvegankitchen3 жыл бұрын

    Prop 4, maybe mini cookie pies

  • @Frmjoandcharlie
    @Frmjoandcharlie4 жыл бұрын

    Which Etsy shop did you get those plates from please?!