Food Photography in Suffolk

I photograph food for restaurants, cafes, pubs and food producers across Suffolk. The aim is straightforward: images that show a dish as itself at its best, so the photograph works on your menu, your website and your social media without needing a caption to explain it.

Studio or on location

I shoot food two ways. In the studio at Rendlesham I have full control of the light, the background and the props, which suits packshots, menu images and product-style shots for packaging or online listings. On location in your own kitchen or dining room, I work around your service so each plate is photographed fresh, in the setting your customers already recognise. Which one fits depends on how the images will be used, and I am happy to talk that through before we book.

What I photograph

  • Menu and dish photography for restaurants, cafes and pubs
  • Packaging and packshots for food and drink producers
  • Lifestyle and social media images that show food in context

How a food shoot works

Before the shoot I ask what the images are for, how many dishes we are covering and where they will appear. That tells me how to set the lighting and how much time to allow. On the day, plating matters as much as the camera, so it helps to have the kitchen ready to send dishes out one at a time, exactly as they would go to a customer. I show you the images as we work, so we can adjust a plate or the light before moving on rather than finding a problem later.

Why it is worth doing properly

People choose where to eat with their eyes. A clear, honest photograph of a dish does more than a written description, and a consistent set of images keeps your menu, website and social feed looking like one business rather than three different ones.

  • Food photography at a Suffolk wedding venue
  • Adnams Copper House Gin bottle, studio product shot
  • Plated wedding food at Brasteds, Norwich
  • Restaurant dish at The Bell Hotel, Clare, Suffolk
  • Food photography for The Bell Hotel, Clare
  • Food and drink at The Plough, Wangford, for Adnams
  • Menu dish photographed for The Bell Hotel, Clare
  • Smoked salmon and horseradish sandwich with fries and salad, The Bell Hotel, Clare
  • Suffolk cheese board at The Bell Hotel, Clare
  • Food photography for The Bell Hotel, Clare
  • Homemade Turkish delight ice cream at The Galley, Woodbridge
  • Bottle of Domaine d'Ardhuy Les Combottes wine, studio shot
  • Lunch dish at The Galley, Woodbridge
  • Food photography from a Suffolk restaurant shoot
  • Turkish dish at The Galley, Woodbridge
  • Dish at The Galley Restaurant, Woodbridge
  • Plated dish at The Galley Restaurant, Woodbridge

Get in touch

If you run a food business in Suffolk and want photographs you can actually use, get in touch to talk through what you need and whether the studio or your own premises would suit the shoot better. Food photography is part of my commercial photography work, and pricing is set out on the commercial rates page.