Irvine Food Photographer
Based in Irvine, shooting menus, delivery-app photos and reels for restaurants and food brands across Orange County for twenty years.
Orange County is home. I’ve been shooting food here for twenty years, for kitchens that range from a Disneyland dining room to a falafel counter — and none of them want the same light. I bring the lighting, work around live service, and shoot stills and vertical video in the same visit, so your menu, your website and your social all come out of one shoot.
Need a food stylist in Orange County? For restaurant shoots that don’t need a full stylist, I offer touch-up food styling at a reduced rate, with shot design, propping, surfaces and basic props from my own styling kit. When a dish needs to be built or cooked from a recipe, I bring in experienced food stylists I’ve worked with for over 10 years. See food styling →
From the blog: 20 years of food photography in Orange County.
Orange County food photography.
Restaurants, menus and reels.
Food photography and restaurant video for restaurants, cafes and food brands in Orange County. Flat rates from $495 with unlimited images, delivered in three business days.
Orange County is home
Twenty years of shooting food here.
On location in Orange County. I bring a full lighting setup to your restaurant, so there is nothing for you to move and no studio to book.
Photos and video, one visit. Still photos for menus and websites plus short vertical reels, captured on the same shoot day.
Unlimited images. Flat rates from $495 include every usable image from the shoot, delivered in three business days.
Hungry for better photos?
Tell me how many dishes and when you need them. I will come back with a straight number within one business day.
Food photography in Irvine
Plate to Pixel is based in Irvine, so this is the shortest drive I make. I photograph restaurants, cafes, bakeries and food brands across the Irvine Spectrum, Woodbridge, University Center, Northwood, the Great Park and the Irvine Business Complex, as well as the corporate food brands and test kitchens headquartered here. Twenty years of Orange County menu, delivery-app and lifestyle work means the shot list and the pacing are handled before I arrive.
What I shoot in Irvine
Restaurant and menu photography, delivery-app photos for DoorDash and Uber Eats, lifestyle and dining-room photography, chef and owner portraits, cocktails and beverages, pastry and dessert, product and packaging, and restaurant video and reels. Recent Orange County work includes Stag Bar in Newport Beach, Mizu Sushi, Tommy’s Burgers, Daphne’s, Slater’s 50/50, Hidden House Coffee, Milk and Cookies, Sugar and Spice on Balboa Island and Chef Cody Storts at Grits in Fullerton. National campaign work includes Chipotle, Subway, Disney, Coca-Cola and Tyson Foods.
Areas I cover around Irvine
Irvine Spectrum, Woodbridge, Westpark, Northwood, University Park, UCI and University Center, Great Park, Orchard Hills, Portola Springs, the Irvine Business Complex and neighboring Tustin, Lake Forest, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.
Rates, turnaround and booking
Flat rates start at $495 and include unlimited images with full commercial use. Photos are edited and delivered within three business days; video edits usually take about a week depending on the footage. Tell me how many dishes, where in Irvine you are and roughly when you need them, and I will come back with a straight number within one business day.
Irvine food photography questions
How much does a food photographer cost in Irvine?
My flat rates start at $495 and are the same in Irvine as everywhere else I shoot in Southern California, with no travel fee. Every rate includes unlimited images with full commercial use, delivered within three business days. Half-day and full-day rates cover a whole menu; hourly is available for smaller jobs. See food photography pricing.
Do you come to my restaurant in Irvine?
Yes. I shoot on location at your restaurant, bar, bakery or kitchen with a full mobile lighting setup, so there is nothing to move and no studio to book. Shooting in your space is included in every rate and means the photos show your real plates, surfaces and dining room.
Which areas of Irvine do you cover?
Irvine Spectrum, Woodbridge, Westpark, Northwood, University Park, UCI and University Center, Great Park, Orchard Hills, Portola Springs, the Irvine Business Complex and neighboring Tustin, Lake Forest, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. All at the same rate with no travel fee.
Do we have to close the restaurant for the shoot?
No. Most Irvine shoots happen between lunch and dinner service or on a slow morning, working from a corner table or the bar with a compact lighting footprint. If you would rather shoot when the room is empty, that works too.
Can I use the images on DoorDash, Uber Eats and my website?
Yes. Every image includes full commercial use with no licensing tiers, so the same set works on DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, your website, printed menus, Google Business Profile and social media. I shoot delivery-app framing on the same visit. See menu photography.
Do you shoot restaurant video and reels in Irvine?
Yes. Restaurant video and vertical reels for Instagram and TikTok are shot across Irvine and the rest of Orange County, usually on the same day as photography for one discounted rate. See restaurant video production.
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