Food, menus & dining rooms
Photography & Video for Restaurants & Cafés
Food photography and video for restaurants and cafés: dish photos, menus, delivery app images, interiors, chef stories and ads for social and local TV.
- 750+ conferences · 2,200+ weddings
- Rated 5 stars
- Insured by State Farm: $1M / $2M
- Published prices, book & pay online
How MacroSnaps helps restaurants & cafés
People decide where to eat with their eyes, usually on a phone. Your photos on Google, Instagram, Uber Eats and your own website do the work a host and a menu used to do. When the dishes look flat or the only interior shot is a dim phone photo, guests pick the place down the street.
MacroSnaps food photographers and videographers come to your restaurant or café and shoot your actual dishes, drinks, dining room and team. We work with your kitchen to plate each item, light it properly and capture it quickly, so food goes from the pass to the camera while it still looks fresh. Most shoots happen before opening or between lunch and dinner service.
The same visit can produce menu photos, delivery app images, interior shots, a chef story video and short clips for Instagram and TikTok. We also produce ad spots for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google, plus broadcast-ready commercials for local TV. Edited photos arrive in about a week and videos in two to four weeks, so new dishes can go live quickly.
The challenge
What restaurants & cafés need from photos & video
Delivery apps reward good photos
On Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, the photo is often the only thing a customer sees before ordering. Every item needs a clear, appetizing image in the right format.
Menus change often
Seasonal dishes, specials and new cocktails need fresh photos. A repeatable lighting setup keeps new shots consistent with the ones you already have.
The room sells the reservation
For date nights, private events and brunch crowds, guests want to see the atmosphere: the bar, the patio, the lighting at dinner. That takes more than a quick phone photo.
Deliverables
What we create for you
Dish and drink photos
Hero shots and overhead flat-lays of every menu item, cocktail and dessert, styled with your kitchen and bar staff.
Delivery app image sets
Clean, consistently lit photos cropped to the specs for Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub and your online ordering system.
Interior and exterior photos
Dining room, bar, patio, private event space and storefront, shot during golden hour or set for service.
Chef and team stories
Portraits and short documentary-style videos of your chef, owners and staff talking about the food and the place.
Kitchen action video
Searing, plating, pouring and pulling pizzas out of the oven: short clips for Reels, TikTok and ads.
Ads for social, YouTube and local TV
15- and 30-second spots for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google, plus broadcast-ready commercials for local TV.
Our work
Services
Services for this project
Book any of these online at our published rates.
Need a website, ads or SEO too?
Our sister agency MacroHype puts your photos & videos to work
If you also need a new restaurant website, online ordering pages or local ad campaigns, our sister agency MacroHype handles websites, Google Ads, social media and SEO for restaurants.
How it works
Simple, transparent booking
- 1
Choose your package
Pick the service and number of hours. Every price is published, so there are no quotes to wait for.
- 2
Book & pay online
Enter your date, start time and venue, then pay securely by card. Your slot is reserved the moment you book.
- 3
Your crew is confirmed
We assign a MacroSnaps photographer or videographer for your city and confirm the details by email.
- 4
Receive your gallery
Every photo is edited and retouched, then delivered in a private online gallery in high resolution.
Professional photography doesn't have to be expensive
Why clients choose MacroSnaps
13+ years, 750+ conferences, 2,200+ weddings
MacroSnaps and our parent company MacroHype have been photographing and filming for more than 13 years: over 750 corporate events and conferences and more than 2,200 weddings and private events. Restaurants & Cafés gets the same experienced crews and standards we bring to every city we work in.
Prices published, not negotiated
Many vendors price by how much they think you can pay. We publish every rate: photography is $250 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour, videography is $300 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour, with a 2-hour minimum. Everyone pays the same price.
Insured by State Farm
We carry $1 million per occurrence and $2 million general aggregate liability coverage. If your venue needs a certificate of insurance, we send it before your event.
Our own network, not a marketplace
We are one company with our own photographers and videographers across all 50 states, Washington, DC, Ontario and Quebec, so the quality, editing and delivery standards stay the same wherever you book.
Book and pay online in minutes
Choose your service and hours, pick your date and pay securely. Your slot is reserved the moment you book, and your crew is confirmed by email.
Every image edited
All photos are edited and retouched and delivered in a private online gallery in about a week. Highlight videos are delivered in 2 to 4 weeks with music of your choice.
FAQ
Restaurants & Cafés: common questions
How many dishes can you photograph in a session?
It depends on how quickly the kitchen can plate and how much styling each dish needs. A two-hour session usually covers a focused menu plus a few interior shots; full menus and video need more time. We'll help you plan the order.
Do you bring a food stylist?
Our photographers handle basic styling and arrangement with your chef. For heavily styled advertising work, we can add a stylist as part of a custom quote.
Can you shoot during service?
We recommend shooting dishes before opening or between lunch and dinner. Atmosphere photos with guests can be taken during service if your guests are comfortable with it.
Can you make a TV commercial for our restaurant?
Yes. We produce broadcast-ready commercials for local TV along with cut-downs for YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. We produce the spot; airtime is purchased separately.
What does restaurant photography cost?
Photography is $250 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour with a two-hour minimum. Video is $300 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour. Multi-day or ad campaign shoots get a custom quote.
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Let's plan your shoot
Pick your hours and book online, or call us to plan a multi-day or multi-location production.