Best lens review for food photography ever. Love the photographic comparisons and examples. Great teaching style!!

One of the most informative, content-rich, authoritative photography videos I've ever watched. Thank you so much

I am so thankful for this video! Thank you for such a detailed description of all of this information. You answered every one of my questions! 💗💗💗💗 I am a beginner in food photography, and really needed to watch this 💗💗

Ive watched eons of videos about lenses but you are the first one who actually explains the difference between lenses in a way I can understand. Thank you!

This is such a good video. Wow. Haven’t heard techniques and equipment explained so thoroughly yet simply. Dope

This is the most helpful food photography video I've EVER seen! Brilliant work, thanks so much.

This is hands down one of the best explanations of this subject i've ever seen. likd & subd.

Such a simple and thorough lens breakdown, I wish all informative videos were like this.

Great video. Lovely job explaining things and following up with photos to show visually the difference between various lenses.

The most helpful video I've seen in regards to food photography. Thank you!

Fantastic video! Really helped me clear up a lot of misconceptions about focal length in particular. Thank you!

Needed a quick refresher. This provides a brilliant breakdown - thanks so much!

Love the detailed explanation. Nobody else does that. Keep up the good work!

That was one of the best videos on lenses ever. So underrated. Well done!!!

Seriously! That was an amazing video! I appreciate the specific and reliable information. Well done! I subscribed to your channel.

I don't usually leave comments, but I just had to tell you how amazingly useful this video is. to the point and simplified. Thank you for the great content

Whoa, this is exactly what I needed. Uper helpful and informative. Thanks!

You are amazing! You are sou helpful, im from spain (sorry for my english) and i see your videos all the time, thank you for help photographers like me!

This is so great! The best explanation of differences in lenses I've ever seen- thanks!

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Ehlinger I’m so glad you found it useful!

You're a really good teacher , this is so informative and i cant wait to watch more of your videos.

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃 So happy to have you here!

So helpful!! You broke it down so well.

i loved this.. thanks for sharing , i cant wait for more uploads

So glad I just discovered your channel Lauren, I'm a food stylist but also take the shots for work too. Finding this whole photography journey a minefield. You are going to be my guru as I'm after a new camera and lens, having outgrown my trusty old favourite. I've got a lot of understanding to take on board :)

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you so much! I feel the same way as you about food styling! A lot for me to learn in that department!

Sis this is an outstanding lens and food photography breakdown. I watch a lot of Photography reviews and sometimes they waste your time. Lenses is one of my favorite things to review on my channel sometimes it takes me weeks to research shoot and edit it. I'll definitely check out more of your videos. Respect

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

Raychristofer this is soooo wonderful to read! Thanks for the lovely comment! I’m so glad you found it useful!

This video was great! helped a lot, you def know your lens and cameras! thanks!

super lovely info...more references would be great. Hungry for more but full for now ^^

Excellent explanation! Thank you for sharing!

this broke down the difference way better than any other video! thank you!

Amazing overview!Be blessed and stay healthy! One love ❤️

Just arrived to your channel today and i can not love you and your work more. Keep on vanguard, a kiss from Spain!!

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Thank you so much!

This video helped me out so much! thank you!!!

Well, this was a really well thought out breakdown, thanks a lot.

This has been so very useful. A few extra examples would have made it even better. (like when you were going over your own lenses) But your video has helped me so much. Thank you!

Wow, this really cleared a whole load of stuff up for me.. thank you so very much!

Awesome video ! 100mm is my fave lend just waiting for a RF lens to come out

Awesome .. thanks for making this video

Very informative thanks for sharing 😊❤️

Very helpful! Thank you!

very nicely & simply put for a beginner like me.... thanks a lot.

this is so useful .. thanks lauren

Excellent information on lenses in general without being overly abstract arty or tech geeky.

This is so good! Thanks!

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment :D

Thank you very much. Learned a lot.

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Thanks for sharing. Great video. I find the 50mm lens as the best for most of my shoots. Do you have any recommendations on which lens to use if you are using a lateral tripod, looking down at the food?

LOVED this super informative video! Which lense are best for cooking videos like a food network type video, not a tasty top-down video?

Lauren you are great and I am a big fan Best wishes from Switzerland

Fabulous explanation thank you 😊

Thanks for sharing, learned so much

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that Reniel!

very good explanations. would have appreciated more photos included as you were explaining things. thanks!

Very nicely explained.

Amazing & deep down Knowledge

best explanations video! helped me alot when deciding which lens i should buy. Thank you

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very informative 😊😊

Thanks for great knowlege on 'Choosing Lens'. It certainly will help me in my newly started Jewelery Business on Esty. God Bless you.

awesome, thank you!

You are an angel from heaven . Terima kasih kongsi maklumat ini. Video penerangan terbaik 🥰

Superb Review!!!😊

Muchas gracias, aunque no hablo súper excelente inglés. Te entendí bien, todo súper bien explicando 🙌🏼

I really like your explanation about camera types and then your detail on explaining how to choose the best lens for me, not someone who likes a lens and thinks I should by it because they like. Thank you for the video.

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it Tommi! That's the idea, there is no one perfect lens, it really depends on you, your camera and what you're trying to shoot!

@TommiGirl

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lauren! I appreciate your response! :-)

THIS IS SO SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU! LOVE YA! HAHA

@LaurenCarisShort

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad Katrin!!

Thanks!!

great video, but looking at 6:49 , I see the cloth near knife tip has a change in shape, they are not taken at the same time.

Awesome. Thank you.

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Love the way you broke everything down

Such a helpful video on taking food photographs. If only the 90mm lense is more affordable!

I swear this math of camera is is never going to get in my head.

@tonypmedia

4 жыл бұрын

Don't need it anyways. This is photography ... There's no "right lens for _you_". ALL lens are perfect... it's about what works for the shot. In simplicity, crop factor is nothing more than (what your camera reduces to * The lens) = ACTUAL mm your lens equals. Nobody had time for all the math mess. Just makes you sound smarter. You know your camera when you shoot with it.

Fantastic video,)

Hi, I love your video, great information, but I have some question. which is better 90mm macro G or 100mm GM?

Your beautiful and the video is amazing, good explanation 👍🏻 keep it up

Thank you 🙏🏽

Great tips...just wondering if you shoot stock photography..???...Thank you for the video

You know what .. you are stunning mate .. cheers from Surrey

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I am from Surrey originally woo!

Need your advice. I already have a Canon 50mm 1.2L but thinking which one I should get between Canon 100mm 1.2L IS USM or Canon 85mm 1.4 IS. Im more of a food photographer but do a lot of video also. Thanks

Nice feed photography video.

Hi.. which lens do you use with your canon 80D?

Thanks for the video. One question, why can’t you just crop into a picture in post (given we have such large MP cameras now) instead of using a macro lens?

Thank you..!

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

just subscribed to your channel, I loved this video! can I also ask you a recommendation? do you perhaps know or suggest a fuji lens in particular? I already have a 35mm (which correspond to a 50mm full frame so I would use that for flatlays) and I'm still considering which lens I should buy to add to my kit. I checked the 60mm macro and the 55-200 but I don't know!

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have personal experience with Fuji lenses, but I would personally go for the 60mm if you're on a crop sensor. That's what I had when I was on a crop sensor and loved it!

what an intersting video! always wondered about this maybe i chose the wrong lens the last time i shot food the shots were crappy :P thanks for sharing this with us

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

Haha which lens do you have? I bet the shots weren't crappy!!!

There is a Sony 90mm Macro lens G master but not any Sony Zeiss 90mm macro! Am I wrong?

Hi, I've just found you're channel and I'm so glad I love your videos. I was just wondering I have a canon 80d and want to invest in a macro lens for my food photography what would you suggest. Thanks

@incredible421

4 жыл бұрын

Which lens u bought?

Thank you for the awesome video! You explained it very well why you can’t move closer with a lower focal length, but I was just curious if the same funky thing would occur if you used a 100mm length and backed away from the subject. Thanks again :) subbed

@ryank7911

3 жыл бұрын

Also out of curiosity, were the lenses you used for the three photos used on a full frame or a crop sensor camera to mimic the a 28mm, 50mm, & 100mm length?

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! If you move back with a long focal length, you wouldn't get the same distortion but you'd need to move SUPER far back to get the same subject size! Hope that makes sense! The images in this video were shot on a crop sensor (so the mm are equivalent), but I use a full frame now :)

Thanks

Hello, Please I'm about to get the canon 800d for food photography, is it a good a start, a bit confused as canon eos 2000d is cheaper too. 800d vs 2000d, Please I really need your help

@randyrahmandar46

4 жыл бұрын

Ive been using 800d for almost a year for food photography. Coupled with 100mm L series macro and sigma 50mm dg. Both lenses are designed for full frame but i like how they behave on each photo that i took. 100mm would be around 160mm and 50mm would be around 80mm on a cropped sensor camera.

awesome

what about canon ef 24-70 f4L is usm ?

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I concern abt distortion which lense fit my style

Hi Lauren i have canon m50 and i do some food vide vlog and food photography what kind of lens can you suggest if i want a closer shot that doesn't have too much blur, its like i wanted to see every details on the photo

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

You'd want something that you can shoot at a very narrow aperture with, if you're going to be close to your subject you're probably going to want f/16 upwards to keep the background in focus. It's a mix of aperture and the depth of your scene and perspective that affect the background blur. Hope that helps!

Great video! If I want the effect of the 50 mm on a micro 4/3rd sensor, which focal lenght should I use?

@jean-marcschwartz2525

3 жыл бұрын

A 25 mm👌

You are awesome.

But what about camera ? Is 80d good for food photography ?

This is so great, Lauren! Very clearly explained and useful info. Question for you: I'd like to do more of these kinds of "talking head" videos myself (combined with top-down cooking shots) and have been using my Nikon 35mm 1.8 lens on my Nikon D810 camera. It's OK, but I have to use manual focus because the autofocus is too slow for video and produces noise when the lens zooms. Can you recommend a faster, quieter lens that I can use for video and photo? Thank you so much in advance

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, so glad you found it useful! Ok 2 things: I love the sigma Art lenses, there's also a 35mm compatible with Nikon and the autofocus is great. As for the noise, I would really recommend using off camera sound recording when you're talking/cooking. There will always be a few funky noises coming out of your camera, and if you record audio of cam you'll avoid that. I use the rode smartlav mic for recording my audio. You can either plug it directly into your camera or into an external audio recorder like the Zoom H4N.

@thenewbaguette

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to answer, Lauren! This is very helpful. Right now I'm using the Rode on-camera mic but plan to switch to a lapel mic soon-ish. I've been hearing a lot about Sigma lenses since they seem to be beloved among food photographers. I always assumed since I have a Nikon camera I need to use Nikon lenses but I guess that's not so. Thanks again! :)

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Wow I’m blown away by the board length that seems so different at 6:45

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

Right! It's crazy the impact a lens can have!

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Which full frame camera did you upgrade to? I followed the link you share for your camera but is goes to Sony a7;-)

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

oops I'll have to update that! It's the Sony A7iii!

Which camera & lense did you use for the top down photography shown initialy in your video, it would have been better if you could have shared some demo as well, thanks

@LaurenCarisShort

6 жыл бұрын

S Kanjilal S Kanjilal that was on my 55mm :) i hope you found the comparisons of the different lenses in my example useful!

@skanjilal2608

6 жыл бұрын

Too useful no doubt abt it, thank you once again and waiting for more such

very informative! Thank you! Have you done any fresh meat photography? i'm having a hard time because of the many reflective surfaces on meat (it's a wet product) i was wondering if you had any tips to minimize those spots, Thank you!

@LaurenCarisShort

3 жыл бұрын

I think the key is shooting it super fresh, so pre-lighting is key. Also the specular highlights can be really nice if you get the light in the right position!

great

Thanks for this great info What about 60mm nikon macro lens plz?

@marcoss6212

5 жыл бұрын

I have the Nikon 60mm micro, and it does fantastic! Most of what I shoot is with the 60mm, depending on where I shoot space wise, then I use Kenko extension tubes to bring it to 105mm, and if you want to be more creative, use a crop sensor camera like the D500 with a 1.5 crop factor, even closer without moving the camera. The 60mm micro lens is the sharpest Nikon lens there is, less glass elements in it.

@FidaaHaddad

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcoss6212 thank u so much 😍

@marcoss6212

5 жыл бұрын

@@FidaaHaddad You're welcome