Santa Ana Food Photographer
Menus, dining rooms, delivery-app photos and reels for Santa Ana restaurants, from Downtown and 4th Street Market to the Main Street corridor.
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 Santa Ana
Santa Ana has one of the most interesting restaurant scenes in Orange County, from the chef-driven rooms of Downtown Santa Ana and the stalls at 4th Street Market to the taquerias and panaderias along Main, Bristol and 17th Street. I shoot on location across the city with a mobile lighting setup, covering menu, delivery-app, website and social formats in one visit.
What I shoot in Santa Ana
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, Mexican and Latin food photography, product and packaging, and restaurant video and reels. Much of my Westways magazine work came out of Santa Ana kitchens.
Areas I cover around Santa Ana
Downtown Santa Ana and the Artists Village, 4th Street Market, Main Street, Bristol Street, 17th Street, South Coast Metro, the Civic Center area and neighboring Costa Mesa, Tustin, Orange, Garden Grove and Irvine.
Rates, turnaround and booking
Flat rates start at $495 and include unlimited images with no per-image fees. Hourly is available for smaller jobs, video and reels start at $695, and photo and video together are quoted as one flat rate. Photos are delivered within three business days and video edits in about a week. Send me the menu and a date and I will come back with a straight number within one business day.
Restaurants and food brands I have photographed in Santa Ana
- Mix Mix Kitchen Bar (Chef Ross Pangilinan)
- Irenia (Chef Ryan Garlitos)
- El Mercado Modern Cuisine
- Model Meals at 4th Street Market
- Zest in a Bowl
- Kutsi Cocina Bar & Lounge (Chef Chris Tzorin)
- Club 616
- Playground DTSA
- Jason's Catering
- Water Grill (Santa Ana shoot)
- TAPS Fish House & Brewery
Mix Mix, Irenia, El Mercado Modern and Playground all ran in AAA Westways or Locale Magazine with my photography. See the national brands and publications I have worked with, or how a restaurant shoot works.
Santa Ana food photography questions
How much does a food photographer cost in Santa Ana?
Flat rates start at $495 and include unlimited images from the shoot. A half day covers most Santa Ana menus; hourly is available for small jobs, and video and reels start at $695.
Do you come to my restaurant in Santa Ana?
Yes. All shoots are on location and Santa Ana is minutes from the studio, with no travel fee. I bring lighting, surfaces and a small styling kit and work around your service.
Do you photograph Mexican and Latin food?
Yes, a lot of it. I have shot taquerias, mariscos, panaderias and a Mexican salsa cookbook, and I know how to keep the color in a mole and the steam on a plate of tacos.
How many dishes can we photograph in a day?
A half day usually covers 12 to 20 dishes and drinks; a full day covers a complete menu plus the room, portraits and reels.
Can the photos be used on DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub?
Yes. Delivery-app images are shot to each platform's crop and background requirements in the same session as the menu and lifestyle work.
How fast will I get the photos?
Edited photos are delivered within three business days. Video edits take about a week.
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