Food photography
Food photography
that sells the dish.
Photos of your food that look like the plate people actually get handed. Shot in your room, on your tables, in the hour before service so nothing has to be faked.
Most restaurant photography fails for the same reason: it was shot somewhere else. A studio set, a stand in plate, a prop glass. The picture looks good and the dish that arrives looks nothing like it, so the photo stops doing its job the moment a guest sits down.
We shoot in your room. Your plates, your tables, your glasses, the light that comes through your front window. Your kitchen plates the dish the way it goes out on a normal service and we photograph that. Pien styles on set, but only to the point where the food still reads as food you can order.
We work around service rather than through it. Most shoots happen in the quiet hour before opening or on a closed day, so nobody is waiting on a pass while we set up. You get a first edit back typically within 48 hours, colour matched across the set so your menu, your website and your feed all look like one restaurant.
What you get
- Edited stills, colour matched across the whole set
- Crops sized for your menu, your website and your feed
- Full usage rights for your own marketing, with no time limit
- A first edit back typically within 48 hours
Questions
The things people
ask us first.
Do we have to close for a shoot?
No. Most of our shoots happen in the quiet hour before service or on a closing day. We have shot a full menu in an evening while the room was being set around us.
Do you travel outside Arnhem?
Yes. We are based in Arnhem and shoot across the Netherlands. Nijmegen, Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are all regular trips.
Who styles the food?
Your kitchen plates it the way they serve it, and Pien styles on set from there. We do not swap in props or stand in ingredients, because the photo has to match what a guest is actually served.
How quickly do we get the photos?
A first edit is typically back within 48 hours. The full set follows once you have picked your favourites.
Can we use the photos anywhere?
Yes. You get full usage rights for your own marketing, with no time limit and no per platform licensing.
Get in touch
Ready to make your food look
as good as it tastes?
Tell us about your place and what you need. Arnhem, Amsterdam or anywhere in between. We usually reply the same day.
info@sidedish.studioOr find us on Instagram