Pasadena Food Photographer
Old Town, South Lake, Playhouse Village and the San Gabriel Valley — menus, delivery-app photos and reels shot on location in Pasadena.
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 Pasadena
Pasadena restaurants range from Old Town dining rooms to the family-run kitchens of the San Gabriel Valley, and I shoot on location in all of them with a full mobile lighting setup. Pasadena is normal territory from my Orange County base with no travel fee. Menu shots, delivery-app images, chef and owner portraits, cocktails and vertical reels come from the same visit, delivered within three business days.
What I shoot in Pasadena
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. Pasadena work includes restaurant-owner portraits and dining-room photography for Pasadena restaurants, alongside Los Angeles clients like Water Grill, Universal CityWalk, Randy’s Donuts, Terranea Resort, Azabu, Cha Cha Cha and Tel Aviv Grill.
Areas I cover around Pasadena
Old Town Pasadena, Playhouse Village, South Lake Avenue, East Pasadena, the Rose Bowl area, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia and the wider San Gabriel Valley.
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 Pasadena you are and roughly when you need them, and I will come back with a straight number within one business day.
Pasadena food photography questions
How much does a food photographer cost in Pasadena?
My flat rates start at $495 and are the same in Pasadena 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 Pasadena?
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 Pasadena do you cover?
Old Town Pasadena, Playhouse Village, South Lake Avenue, East Pasadena, the Rose Bowl area, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia and the wider San Gabriel Valley. All at the same rate with no travel fee.
Do we have to close the restaurant for the shoot?
No. Most Pasadena 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 Pasadena?
Yes. Restaurant video and vertical reels for Instagram and TikTok are shot across Pasadena and the rest of Los Angeles County, usually on the same day as photography for one discounted rate. See restaurant video production.
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