Food and beverage photography.
Shot by someone who cooked professionally for years. That matters more than it sounds, because knowing how a plate is built tells you where to put the camera and how long you have before it dies.
What a food shoot covers.
Menu photography
Individual dishes shot consistently so a full menu reads as one set rather than a collection.
Cocktails and bar
Drinks shot fast, before condensation and dilution take them. Bar programme, garnish work and pours.
Chef and kitchen
The people and the process. Service, prep, plating. This is what gives a restaurant a story.
Room and atmosphere
The dining room at service, lit the way guests actually see it.
Styling included
We style on set. No separate food stylist line item unless the shoot genuinely calls for one.
Social crops
Every dish delivered in vertical as well as horizontal, ready for Instagram and delivery platforms.
Plates, bars and kitchens.
How a food shoot runs.
Menu review
We go through the menu together and pick what photographs well and what actually needs to sell.
Shoot between services
Usually mid morning or between lunch and dinner, so the kitchen is working but not slammed.
Plate and shoot fast
Food has a short window. We work in a tight loop with the kitchen, ten to fifteen dishes in a session.
Deliver in 48 hours
Graded, cropped for menu, web, delivery platforms and social.
Food & beverage photography, answered
Ten to fifteen in a half day, twenty to thirty in a full day, depending on complexity and how fast the kitchen can plate.
Usually not. Styling is included and handled on set. For a large campaign shoot we will tell you if bringing one in is worth it.
Atmosphere and room shots, yes. Individual dishes are better shot between services when the kitchen has room to plate for camera.
Yes. Those have specific crop and background requirements and we deliver to them alongside your menu and web set.
Refreshing a menu?
Send it over and we will tell you what is worth shooting and what is not.