Restaurant Photography Projects

Dec 18

I specialize in helping restaurants and chefs create outstanding menu images. I deliver high-quality results with my mobile studio, expert styling, and advanced Photoshop skills. Take a look at recent projects where I collaborated with chefs on location to style dishes, followed by retouching and editing for menus, signs, and banners.

Compelling restaurant food photography must make the food look appetizing and relatable while staying true to its authentic presentation. Having photographed hundreds of restaurant menus, I’m equipped to easily handle any lighting and production setup.

New Zealand Fruit Ice Cream Cones — New Zealand Fruit Ice Cream for Cruel Donuts

Restaurant menu page with entree photos, menu photography — Phonomenal Entree Banner

Three gourmet burgers on a wood board, restaurant menu photography — Heart Bakery Burgers

Burgers and tacos menu page with food photos, restaurant menu photography

Kitchen specialties menu page with food photos, restaurant menu photography — Hearth Bakery Restaurant Breakfast Menu

From the hearth classics menu page with food photos, restaurant menu photography — Hearth Bakery Restaurant Breakfast Menu

Salad ingredients flying out of a takeout box, restaurant food photography — Jayna Gyro Take Out Menu - From TakeOut Item Shot in Studio

Catering Menu for Strizzi’s

Urban Momo Nepalese Menu

Jayna Gyro and Tarla

See more of our restaurant photography, or schedule a free call to plan your shoot.

Bakery case lineup of cakes and pastries, restaurant photography — Cafe Valley gif for Swander Pace Capital website

Pouring sauce over sliced steak, restaurant food photography — CIA at Copia - Olive Grove Menu

Flan dessert with a cappuccino, restaurant dessert photography — Brazilian Steakhouse Dessert

Tandoori chicken platter with rice and naan, restaurant food photography — Nepal Kabobs - Nepalese Restaurant

Server holding a plated dish in a busy restaurant, restaurant photography — Serving Tuna House Salad - Bakery Cafe SF

Dim sum in a bamboo steamer, overhead restaurant food photography — Dim Sum - China Town San Jose

Udon noodle soup with tempura, restaurant food photography — Vietnamese Udon Noodles

Sushi rolls on a black plate, restaurant food photography — Sushi Sakura Bistro

Ramen bowl with ingredients and dumplings, restaurant food photography — Japanese Ramen House Spread

Ramen bowl with egg on a dark background, overhead restaurant food photography — Ramen in SF

Cheese pull on a pizza slice, restaurant food photography — Pizza by Tony’s and Alba’s Pizza, San Jose

Chicken wings with ranch dip, restaurant food photography — Chicken Wings San Jose

Restaurant

Judy Doherty

I am a food, beverage, and CPG product photographer specializing in photos, stop motion, and video, with over 250,000 visuals delivered worldwide. Based in Southern California and formerly in the San Francisco Bay Area, I work in my studio, throughout California, and on location nationwide. Clients hire me for my eye, creative direction, and passion for taking their idea to the next level.

My strength lies in a nimble and lean creative process. Clients love getting creative content at a reasonable cost since my studio can art direct, style, and shoot their images quickly and on budget. My studio features an extensive surface library and prop house with a fully equipped kitchen and two shooting studios.

I bring over 20 years of professional culinary experience and more than a decade in commercial photography. My work as a chef, stylist, and photographer has earned many awards, including APA Top 100, ACF Gold Medal, and a juried fine art photo exhibit at Art Basel Miami. I was Executive Pastry Chef for two Hyatt Hotels and Resorts before completing two post-baccalaureate certificates for Visual Art and Graphic Design at U.C. Berkeley Extension in San Francisco.

https://judydohertyphotography.com

Restaurant Photography Projects

Shopping: Box and Bag

CPG Beverage Products