Food & Beverage Photography | Lausch Studio

Food & Beverage Photography that makes people book and order

Food has seconds to win attention. I photograph dishes, drinks, interiors and people with honest colour, clean light and a consistent look, so your website, socials and menus feel fresh, premium and easy to trust.

Dishes, drinks, interiors, one consistent, brand-clean set

Most common types of food & drink shoots

Starter — from £145

Built for delivery apps and quick updates.

  • 1–1.5 hours on site (quiet, low-footprint).

  • 5–10 edited images of hero dishes on clean backgrounds; natural-light look, basic post.

  • Delivery-app ready exports (square/vertical variants for Uber Eats / Deliveroo / Just Eat).

  • Turnaround: preview in 48h, finals in 3–5 working days.

Best for: simple menu refresh, new specials, delivery-only brands.

Menu Launch (Half Day) - from £480

The comprehensive set for a new menu or campaign.

  • Up to 4 hours, planned shot list with chef.

  • 20–25 edited images: dishes, 2–3 cocktails, ambience/details; controlled reflections.

  • Light styling on set; team/chef portraits included if needed.

  • Options: work with a food stylist, models, tethered previews for precise colour/composition.

  • Add-on: Advanced retouch 

Best for: restaurants and hotel F&B launching seasonal menus or PR features.

Full-Day Feature + Social Video - from £850

A brand-level story in one day.

  • 6–8 hours covering dishes, bar, interiors & mood, staged service scenes.

  • 40–50 edited images with consistent, premium grading.

  • Social video included: 3–5 vertical micro clips (6–12s) showing steam/pour/garnish, cut for Reels/Shorts.

  • Optional: 30–60s walkthrough edit, aerial establishing (where legal & safe).

  • Advanced post included at this tier.

Best for: launches, rebrands, hotel restaurants that need a full library in one go.

What we cover

Signature dishes and set menus, cocktails and coffee, hero plates and detail cut-ins, interiors and ambience, team & chef portraits, bar/FOH workflow, exterior and signage. We plan for service windows, shoot quietly around operations and keep the footprint minimal.

Food & interior video

Short, smooth clips that show texture, steam, pour and atmosphere. Filmed quietly alongside the photos, so production stays efficient.

Why it helps

  • Shows texture, steam and pour — appetite in seconds

  • Adds movement and atmosphere to menus and pages

  • Performs well on social and delivery platforms

  • Great for launches, seasonal menus and PR

Formats

Micro clips

3–5 × 6–12 s vertical — steam, pour, garnish (social-ready)

from £180

Walkthrough

30–60 s edit (vertical or horizontal) — kitchen moves + ambience

from £350

Mini feature

60–90 s with simple titles/captions — launch/rebrand

Custom

Mini case studies 

Local restaurant — Glasgow (new menu) — £450

Brief: Photograph a new menu with clean, appetising visuals for website, socials and delivery platforms.
Approach: Controlled lighting with flags/scrims to tame reflections and soften shadows; exposure bracketing & blending for natural, balanced highlights; on-site tethered previews so colour and composition stay on brand.
Coverage: 6–8 hero dishes, a small set of ambience/details, several cocktails with reflection control.
People: Two work portraits — bartender and head chef.
Deliverables: 20–28 edited images, standard retouch (colour, cleanup, perspective), web/social exports and print-ready files.
Turnaround: preview in 48h, finals in 3–5 working days.

Boutique hotel restaurant — Edinburgh (menu + atmosphere) — £890 (+ model fees)

Brief: New menu plus atmosphere and interiors that sell the experience, not just the food.
Approach: Time-of-day plan for kitchen service and dining light; models acting as guests to stage real situations; controlled light with flags/scrims; exposure discipline for clean, elegant highlights.
Scenes created: date night, romantic dinner, business lunch, and a cocktail moment at the bar.
Coverage: Menu heroes and details, interiors (dining room, bar, textures), service moments with models, light ambience sequences.
Deliverables: 35–50 edited images, consistent grading across the set, web/social exports and print-ready files.
Notes: Models booked via agency (model fees extra). Preview in 48h; finals in 3–5 working days.

  • Yes, we do light styling with your kitchen so plates look natural and appetising. For big launches we can bring a stylist; otherwise we keep it efficient.

  • We control angles, use flags/scrims and a polariser where it helps. Goal: crisp highlights without harsh glare.

  • Yes. We plan short windows, work quietly and avoid recognisable guests without consent. For busy nights we focus on dishes and bar moves; wide ambience is often best before or after service.

  • Mostly natural light with subtle fill when it truly helps. We keep colour temperatures consistent so dishes look real.

  • Preview in 48 h; finals in 3–5 working days depending on scope. Rush 24–48 h available.

  • Your channels are included. Suppliers/brands can license per image or per project via a simple add-on.