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Restaurant Photography Booking and Pricing

Book professional headshots with Big Swede Media Works. Select your package, choose a time, and pay online in minutes.

The Quick Bite

Fresh, crave-worthy food photography, done fast.

Perfect for restaurants that need a handful of standout images without a full production day. I come to you, set up, and capture your best plates in a focused session built to get you marketing-ready quickly.

 

What’s included

  • 5 to 6 of your signature dishes, styled and photographed

  • 1.5 to 2 hours on location, with setup included

  • 15 lightly retouched, high-resolution images

  • Your finished gallery delivered within 5 business days

  • Images licensed for your website, organic social media, and Google Business Profile

  • A featured article about your restaurant on Venue-Orbit.com, giving you added exposure and a lasting backlink

Travel outside the Birmingham metro area is billed separately

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$ 395

Digital Storefront & Delivery

Menu-ready photography built for the apps your customers order from.

Designed for restaurants that need a full, consistent menu catalog. Every dish is shot on the same clean, simple background, so your listings look sharp and cohesive on every platform.

 

What’s included

  • 15 to 20 menu items photographed

  • 3 hours on location, with setup included

  • 35 to 40 images captured, with up to 20 professionally retouched and delivered (additional retouched images are $35 each)

  • Consistent, simple background across every image

  • Optimized for DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub

  • Unlimited usage license that never expires, with no restrictions on where or how long you use your images

  • Your finished gallery delivered within 5 business days

 

 

$895

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Optional add-on

Social Media (+$350)

(On the Same day)
Scroll-stopping content for your feed, stories, and reels.

 

 

  • 5-6 additional lifestyle and styled images, shot with more depth, props, and atmosphere than the clean menu shots

  • 2 hours more time (Max of 5 Hours)

  • Mix of vertical (4:5 and 9:16) and square crops sized for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok

  • A few detail and “hero” close-ups, such as steam, a cheese pull, or a sauce pour depending on what is called for:

  • Optional 2 to 3 short vertical video clips for Reels and Stories

  • Unlimited usage license that never expires, with no restrictions on where or how long you use your images

  • Delivered with your main gallery

  • A featured article about your restaurant on Venue-Orbit.com, giving you added exposure and a lasting backlink

 

 

Travel outside the Birmingham metro area is billed separately.

 

 

With Social Media Option

$1245

Chef's Table & Brand Refresh

The full story of your restaurant, from the pass to the dining room. A complete visual package for restaurants that want more than menu shots. This session captures your food, your people, and your space, so you have a polished image library ready for press, marketing, and every platform you use.

 

What’s included

  • 4 hours on location, with setup included

  • 8 to 10 signature dishes plus 2 drinks, styled and photographed

  • Kitchen action shots showing your team at work

  • Chef portraits, including a dedicated portrait of your head chef

  • Dining room, bar, and exterior photography to show off your atmosphere

  • 30 to 35 professionally retouched images, delivered in both horizontal and vertical formats

  • Your finished gallery delivered within 5 to 7 business days

  • Unlimited usage license that never expires, with no restrictions on where or how long you use your images

  • A featured article about your restaurant on Venue-Orbit.com, giving you added exposure and a lasting backlink

   

  Travel outside the Birmingham metro area is billed separately.

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$1350

The Grand Opening

Everything you need to launch with a full library of images, from first light to the last pour.

The most complete package for new restaurants and major relaunches. Two sessions, one for daytime and one for evening, capture your food, your drinks, your people, and your space in both lights, so you open with a gallery that is ready for every channel on day one.

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What’s included

  • 7 to 8 hours on location, split across a day and an evening session

  • 15+ dishes, plus desserts and your full beverage program, styled and photographed

  • Staged lifestyle scenes that show your restaurant as guests will experience it

  • Portraits of your key team, such as chef, sommelier, mixologist, and management

  • 35+ professionally retouched images

  • Your finished gallery delivered within 7-10 business days

  • A featured article about your restaurant on Venue-Orbit.com, giving you added exposure and a lasting backlink

  • Unlimited usage license that never expires, with no restrictions on where or how long you use your images

Travel outside the Birmingham metro area is billed separately.

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$2200

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