If you own a restaurant and want to take your own photos of the dishes, it is highly recommended to purchased a good camera, a speed light, a add-on diffuser/reflector, and a wireless flash trigger (if your camera does not support wireless flash trigger). Our personal equipment for casual food photoshoots that do not require much planning is as follows: …
[Case Study] A Vancouver Japanese Restaurant Menu Lightbox Display Redesigned
Today we wanted to show our process of designing menu digital displays for a restaurant in Vancouver. Before starting any project, it is important to align our vision visually with our clients, to make sure we are on the same page. However, it is often the case that the design language used by a designer cannot be understood by the …
How to take good photos of a pizza?
About Pizza photos. Pizza is one of the most challenging food to photoshoot because of it’s flat shape. Without touching the food or integrating some kind of movement in the photos, the angles that we can work with is limited. The key is to try to find an angle that will allow you to fill 60-70% of the frame and shift …
What Lighting Equipment for Restaurant Food Photography
Lighting is the secret to food photography. All these mouthwatering images you see is produced with proper lightings. There is no best way to light your food. It all depends on the kind of feel you are going after. However, to get started, the rule of thumb is to keep the lighting consistent. Perhaps you can set it up this …
The “Local Farm Market” on Blenheim St. in Vancouver Photoshoot
We were fortunate enough to be invited to do a photoshoot for the Local Farm Market in Vancouver. The resulting photos are to be used in their website, branding, social media and all material. Take a look at the following sample images:
3 quick advices for better restaurant marketing by Commercial Food Photographers
Branding is expensive, if you don’t know what you are doing. Without further delay, let us recommend you the best practice in running a restaurant business, in terms of branding. 1. Make sure your logo is the same everywhere. Believe it or not, we see a lot of inconsistent logos from our clients. There could be 3 versions or more …
5 determining factors of food photography and styling?
For us, there are 5 determining factors that decides the pricing of food photography and styling. Photoshoot Session For photographers at Food Photography Vancouver, time is one of the most important factor. We are all professoinals that are making a living by contributing our time. Time includes setup and the actual session. Depending on the complexity of the shoot, setting up …
TEISHOKU Poster Design for a Japanese Restaurant in Vancouver
We recently completed a poster design for a Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. The poster features Kanji, English, and professional food photography and styling. We were hoping to achieve a healthier fresh look, so in attempt of doing so, we decided to go for a white background, with wooden trays, and organic looking cloth. Here is the original before we do …