Food photographyin Melbourne.
Food, drinks and venue photography for restaurants, cafes, bars and hospitality businesses across Melbourne and the South East. We photograph the finished dishes, the preparation and the place people come to enjoy them. Planned with your team, shot on location and edited in house for your website and social channels.
Updated 25 September 2026
Food, drinksand the venue around them.
The shot list starts with what your venue needs to show, from a new dish to the atmosphere of service.
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Food and menu details
Finished dishes, ingredients and the details that make each plate recognisable. We agree the priority dishes with you before the shoot.
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Drinks and the bar
Cocktails, pours and preparation, from the finished glass to the hands making it. Plan the drinks with the bar team so each one is ready when it is needed.
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Kitchen and preparation
The work behind the plate: cooking, finishing and the people preparing it. Access and timing are agreed around the venue’s work.
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People and atmosphere
The dining room, bar, terrace and service in use. We plan who will be involved and what each scene needs to show before the day.
Plan the dishes.Make room for the shoot.
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Brief the work
Tell us what is changing, which dishes or drinks matter and where the photographs will be used. We scope the photography, any filming and the edit before quoting.
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Set the priorities
We build a shot list with your team before the day. It gives the kitchen and bar a running order, with the most important subjects clear.
Prepare your restaurant shoot - 03/
Agree the timing
Plan access, people and preparation with the venue. Some scenes need a quiet room; others need the atmosphere of service. The brief determines the shoot window.
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Edit and deliver
We edit the selected photographs in house and deliver the agreed files for the places you will use them. Delivery and usage rights are agreed in writing.
Food and drinks,at Circa 1884.
Our ongoing work for Circa 1884 in Berwick covers the venue, food, drinks and events. These photographs move from the finishing touch in the kitchen to the cocktail menu and guests on the terrace.
Plan a food shootfor your venue.
Yes. Start with a defined shoot for the dishes, drinks or venue images you need. Ongoing production comes when the business has a regular need for new work.
Yes. Our monthly photo and video work is planned around what the business has coming up, with the agreed photographs and video cuts edited and delivered. Your team handles posting and running the accounts.
Yes. We plan photography and video together before the shoot, including the subjects, actions and finished versions you need. Our Circa 1884 case study includes actual food, cocktail and event films.
Yes. We work across Melbourne and the South East. Tell us where the venue is and what access the shoot needs when we scope the work.
We agree the shot list, photography, any filming and editing before quoting. The work is scoped for your venue; there is no assumed package or file quantity.
Tell uswhat is coming up.
A menu update may need one shoot. A venue with changing dishes, drinks and events may need regular production. We scope the work around that need.
Compare a retainer and a one-off shoot