Restaurant Photoshoots
Need photos of your restaurant and food? Here are a handful of tips on working with an on-site photographer to get the best out of your photo session.
Photos Before You Open
Photographing a restaurant is best if we’re able to come before you open it to the public. For restaurant photography, it’s a fantastic time to hire a photographer is during a soft open, a training day, or set up a fake dinner. It gives us the opportunity to photograph all angles and workers more organically.
Bring in Your People
Bring in your cooks, bartenders, waitstaff, and invite family, friends, and business partners, and put everyone through a practice day of work.
No one cares that you are taking their photo (maybe they do, but they are less annoyed at this time since it’s not a real workday but a practice one). It’s also easier for us as your photographer to stage an image of someone working.
Consult with Your Head Chef
I’ve photographed chefs working on preparing meals during an event before, and although the images definitely showcase the high pace, move fast and stay out of the way, look, it can be frustrating for both photographer and kitchen staff. If you want this look, I suggest letting us (your photographer) speak with the head chef before everyone starts cooking. That way we can come up with a game plan on where is best to stand and where to stay clear.
Consider a Food Stylist
If you need only images of your food, plated to perfection, I recommend hiring a food stylist along with your photographer. They are the ones who will make sure that strawberry is the perfect shade of red, that your french fries are intricately laid out, and the foam on your beer is the perfect foam to beer ratio.
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