Based in Southern California, my full-service studio creates crave-worthy product, lifestyle, and conceptual photo, video, and stop-motion content for food, beverage, and CPG brands—spotlighting your product’s story from concept to final assets.

Studio Capabilities Our Clients Love

  • ✓ Creative Direction
    Mood boards, art direction, and shot planning are crafted to align perfectly with your brand’s vision.

    ✓ Seamless Collaboration
    Real-time communication and feedback—on-site or remote—through every phase of production.

    ✓ Styling & Props
    In-house food, beverage, and prop styling with hundreds of surfaces plus an extensive selection of lifestyle props for our social media content.

    ✓ Talent Access
    Sourcing and coordinating local models for lifestyle and product shoots.

    ✓ Product Prep & Styling
    Expert handling and presentation of packaging, food, and products for camera-ready results.

    ✓ Pro Gear for Stills & Motion
    Phase One medium-format systems, Nikon, Sony, Canon Cinema, Capture One tethering, and Adobe Creative Suite.

    ✓ Lighting & Studio Spaces
    Two indoor studio sets with Broncolor strobes and LED video lighting, styled living/dining room sets, a camera-ready kitchen, and an outdoor patio.

    ✓ Kitchen & Storage
    A fully equipped kitchen for recipe development, testing, and prep—plus dedicated refrigeration, freezer, and dry storage.

    ✓ Fresh + Seasonal Ingredients
    Sourcing from local farms, markets, and our studio garden for beautiful, seasonal visuals.

    ✓ Scalable Production Crew
    Trusted local production talent available to support projects of any size.

    ✓ Video Production
    Reels, YouTube, web, and branded video content—shot, produced, and edited in-house.

    ✓ Custom Art & Prop Studio
    Hand-crafted surfaces, backgrounds, and bespoke props created to match your brand aesthetic.

    ✓ Fast Post-Production Turnaround
    Editing and retouching are handled in-house, with additional partners available to scale quickly. Efficient, creative, and agile—many projects deliver in under a week.

    Have a project in mind? Let’s chat!
    Call or text 415-935-3591
    Email: judy@judydohertyphotography.com

    Check out the gallery below for a behind-the-scenes look at our production studio, props, and lifestyle sets. We constantly curate props from Williams-Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, CB2, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Anthropologie, Macy’s, Amazon, and more, with a focus on design and relatability.

  • Studio is located in Southern California — between Los Angeles and San Diego, easy to visit for local brands and worth the trip for everyone else. Ship your product, join remotely, or come spend a day in the studio. Southern California light, Southern California energy.

Judy Doherty Food Photographer
Food Styling in Food Photography Studio
Three smiling people taking a selfie in an office with a computer displaying a colorful ice cream sundae image in the background.
Shelves filled with various stacks of plates, bowls, and serving dishes in different colors and styles, organized in a kitchen or store setting.
Metal shelving unit filled with various colorful ceramic dishes, bowls, and plates in different sizes and shapes in a storage room.
Shelves filled with various glassware, ceramic cups, plates, kitchen utensils, and storage containers in a kitchen or storage room.
Metal shelving unit filled with various glassware including wine glasses, tumblers, bowls, and decorated glasses, each labeled with handwritten tags such as 'cocktail', 'food dessert', and 'juice'.
Food Photography Studio Props
Food Photography Studio Props
Various black, white, and patterned dinnerware including plates, bowls, cups, and utensils arranged on a table with a checkered napkin.
Arrangement of blue and white dishware including plates, bowls, glasses, cups, and cutlery on a table.
Arrangement of wooden cutting boards, utensils, and dried decorative plants on a wooden surface, featuring cutting boards of different sizes and shapes with dried star anise on top.
Food Photography Studio
Food Photography Studio Judy Doherty
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Outdoor studioo
Person pouring hot sauce onto a pizza with pineapple and bacon, on a cardboard pizza box on a dining table. There are two mason jar cups with straws, a bottle of hot sauce, and some playing cards on the table.
A person pouring iced tea with fruit garnish into a glass, with a container of Sue Bee sea salt honey nearby, on a wooden outdoor table decorated with flowers and strawberries.
A woman with curly brown hair smiling while holding a pink bowl with strawberry shortcake and strawberries in a kitchen.
Various bottles of honey, including Aunt Sue's Raw & Unfiltered Wildflower Honey and Sue Bee Pure Honey, displayed on a wooden table with drinks garnished with berries in the background outdoors.
A picnic setting on a checkered tablecloth with a large wooden tray of chocolates, fresh berries, and cheese, and a metal ice bucket filled with ice cubes. Small bowls of berries and a small candle are also on the table.
A person wearing a striped yellow, red, and green shirt holding a mustard yellow handbag with two SuBee Pure Honey packets inside, and a golden clasp in front of a green grassy background. A dog with a red ball in its mouth is visible in the left cor
Person mixing pasta salad with arugula in a glass bowl at outdoor table, with a basket of lemons, a container of Sue Bee hot honey, and potted basil plant in the background.
A person pouring honey onto a plate of grilled corn, chicken, and vegetables at an outdoor barbecue.
Two women having a conversation at a table outdoors in a backyard, with one woman handing drinks to the other. The table is filled with bowls of food, drinks, apples, and a basket of lemons.
Three prepared cheeseburgers on a wooden cutting board with a person's hand placing one burger.
A young woman with long red hair wearing a pink T-shirt and jeans, drinking orange juice through a straw from a clear glass.
Two women, one wearing a red apron and the other wearing a brown apron, are standing at a table with food, including sandwiches and pasta, in a festive setting with pink walls and fairy lights.
A woman with curly hair and a pink hair clip is talking on a vintage pink phone while sitting on a pink fluffy blanket. She is wearing a pink plaid dress and has an expressive, joyful face.
A woman with dark brown hair, wearing a red shirt and a necklace, sits on an orange couch and smiles during a video call, with her phone mounted on a ring light stand in front of her.
A woman with red hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a purple sleeveless top, practicing yoga outdoors with a white fence and aloe vera plant in the background.
A young woman with long brown hair and earrings, smiling in an office setting.
Group of friends sitting around a fire pit at dusk, drinking canned beverages, with a backyard fence and trees in the background.
A decorated breakfast table with pink and orange checkered tablecloth, donuts on red plates and a white platter, a glass of iced coffee, a bowl of blueberries, and a pitcher of orange juice being poured into a glass by a person. There is a white vase
A woman standing behind a beige couch, holding pink flowers in a white vase. On the coffee table in front, there is a birthday cake decorated with pink flower petals and colorful sprinkles, with two glasses of iced soda nearby. The room features gree
A birthday cake decorated with pink rose petals and colorful sprinkles on a wooden tray, with two glasses of iced tea, a stack of small plates, and a pink napkin, set on a wooden table in a cozy living room.
Assorted donuts with pink and chocolate icing and sprinkles on a white platter, blueberries in a star-shaped dish, glasses of orange juice, glasses of iced tea, and orange and pink plates on a checkered orange and white tablecloth.
A round birthday cake with white frosting, colorful sprinkles, and pink flower petals on top. A slice is being cut from the cake, revealing yellow cake layers. The cake is on a white marble cake stand. There are two small forks and pink napkin undern
A woman in a chef's coat wearing star-shaped red sunglasses, holding a bouquet of red roses and red-and-white polka dot bowl, standing behind a table with takeout boxes, in a commercial kitchen setting.