Food & Beverage Photography in Portland

People eat with their eyes first, and they often choose a winery or restaurant from a single photograph. Our food and beverage photography is shaped by years of shooting for our own stories — plates in busy kitchens, glasses catching late light in the vineyard, long tables full of friends. We bring that editorial sensibility to your brand, creating images that look appetizing, honest and unmistakably yours. From menu shots to bottle portraits to event coverage, we plan carefully, style thoughtfully and deliver polished files ready for web, social and print.

What’s included

Every shoot is planned around how you’ll use the images. Standard bookings include:

• Pre-shoot planning. A call to discuss goals, mood and where the images will appear, followed by a written shot list you approve.
• Styling. Basic food and prop styling with surfaces, linens and small props we bring along, plus guidance on plating and garnish.
• Photography. Natural light whenever possible, supplemented with portable lighting for interiors and evening shoots.
• Editing. Careful color correction and retouching that keeps food looking like food — appealing, not artificial.
• Delivery. High-resolution files plus web-optimized versions, delivered through an online gallery in about seven business days.
• Licensing. A usage license for web, social media and print marketing, with the scope confirmed in your agreement.

What we shoot

• Restaurant menus. Signature dishes, drinks and interiors for menus, websites and delivery apps.
• Winery bottle shots. Clean, consistent bottle images on white or styled backgrounds for e-commerce, tech sheets and trade.
• Lifestyle and vineyard. Vines, cellars, tasting rooms and people enjoying them, captured with an editorial eye.
• Event coverage. Winemaker dinners, release parties, festivals and private celebrations.

How it works

1. Inquiry. Tell us what you need photographed, when and where, and how the images will be used.
2. Proposal. We send a customized quote covering shoot length, styling, number of final images and licensing.
3. Planning. Together we finalize the shot list, schedule and any props, ingredients or people needed on the day.
4. Shoot day. We arrive early, set up efficiently and work around your service so the kitchen keeps moving.
5. Selection and editing. You choose favorites from a proof gallery, or we curate the best frames for you; then we edit.
6. Delivery. Final images arrive in about seven business days, organized and ready to publish.

Who it’s for

Restaurants and cafés refreshing a menu or launching a new concept. Wineries preparing a new release, an online shop or a trade presentation. Food and beverage producers who need product and lifestyle images. Hotels, inns and tourism businesses showing off their dining and surroundings. And event organizers who want a record of the evening that’s good enough to use in next year’s promotion.

We work quietly and efficiently in working kitchens and tasting rooms, and we’re happy to shoot before opening, between services or during a quiet weekday so your business keeps running.

Sample half-day shoot plan

Here’s how a half-day restaurant menu shoot might be structured. Your schedule is built around your kitchen and service times.

Add-ons & options

• Full-day shoot. Ideal for larger menus or combining bottle shots with vineyard lifestyle images.
• Professional food styling. Expanded styling and prop sourcing for cookbook-level or advertising images.
• Short video clips. Simple vertical clips for social media captured during your shoot.
• Extended licensing. Broader usage such as packaging, paid advertising or exclusive rights.
• Rush delivery. Faster turnaround when our schedule allows.
• Copy to match. Pair images with captions or web copy from our writing service.

Good to know

• Pricing. $450 is the starting price for a half-day shoot in the Portland area with a standard number of edited images. Travel, extended licensing and additional images are quoted separately.
• Food and props. Clients supply the dishes, drinks and products to be photographed. We bring basic props and surfaces.
• Weather. Outdoor and vineyard shoots depend on conditions; we’ll work with you to reschedule if weather makes the shoot impractical.
• Usage. Your license covers the uses agreed in writing. We may ask to share selected images in our portfolio, and we’ll always respect a request not to.
• Cancellations. Please review our terms of use for cancellation and rescheduling policies.
• Alcohol on set. Anyone appearing in images with alcohol must be 21 or older, and tasting on set is kept responsible. Please never drink and drive after an event.

Ready to make your food and wine look as good as they taste? Tell us about your shoot and we’ll send a shot list idea and a custom quote.