Food Photography in San Diego
Restaurant Makover is San Diego’s premier food photography that brings you the quality usually only available to big chains at prices made affordable for local eateries.
Top reasons you need a great food photographer in San Diego:
- You need great food photography for your Yelp and other review sites..
- You can bring your online menus (and even printed menus) to life with awesome food photography.
- Food photographer in San Diego Laurens Antoine
We hope you choose us as your San Diego food photographer!
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Not just food photography, but an online makeover for your restaurant or bar!
It’s a new world where new customers first see you online, and many even order from their devices. Between Yelp and other reviews sites, online menus, and social media, never before has food photography been so important. Truly stunning images of food are expensive to come by. Or are they?
Introducing Restaurant Makeover. A very affordable way to bring your creations and presentation to life, online, and looking it’s mouthwatering best. Multiple components allow you to pick and choose exactly what style and budget helps your venue the most. Each affordable, all very beneficial!
Read what acclaimed San Diego restaurateurs have to say!
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A food photographer that is bringing food photography to the table in an affordable way. Compare food photographers here.
Restaurants all need food photography. Showcase photos, online delivery menus, social media, advertising, and more. A good food photographer will meet all these needs!
Jonathan Yu
So Cal Regional Director; Morton’s The Steakhouse
“Simply put, I was overwhelmed when I first saw Laurens Antoine’s food photography. During my long tenure in fine dining, I’ve worked with some of the most prestigious photographers in the industry. Laurens’ work has always exceeded my expectations and his attention to detail is unparalleled. His expereince and creativity allow me to sit back and watch his artistic creations unfold. Trust me, Laurens is top notch!”
Madison Rosen
Marketing Manager; Juniper & Ivy and Crack Shack
“Laurens and his team were very professional and easy to work with. We love the photos they took for us and are using one of them as our website header! My highest recommendation!”
Steven Yeng
Owner; OB Noodle House
“Having become the fortunate beneficiary of a lot of press and editorials lately, I have become quite media savvy. Unequivocally, the photos taken by Laurens are by far the best I have ever seen, at any price. Highly recommended!”
Derek Dahlen
Partner & General Manager; Bully’s East
“As a 46 year old brand and family business, we are steeped in tradition and excellence. It’s important that in everything we do, our values show. Laurens’ photographs certainly match our high standards!”
Shane Hardin
Owner; Hodads
“Laurens Antoine’s culinary photos are the equivalent of the Mercedes Benz of food photography!”
Katie Barton
Marketing Manager; Carnitas Snack Shack
“I work hard to make all our food to taste great and present well. I expect it to look great when photographed too. Laurens not only delivered on making the food look appealing, but on blending it with our branding as well. We look forward to working with him again!”
Photography Solutions We Offer Restaurants
Showcase Food Photography
Shot exactly like, and to the same quality standards as those very expensive photographs you see in big chain advertising. These are made affordable by using real food, prepared and styled by your chefs or cooks. Each shot has the lighting and angles adjusted for the most mouthwatering and dramatic effects that best show off your most prized, or popular offerings.
Used for: Review sites, advertising, editorials, toppers and social media. Did you know you can take control of the first 5 images on your Yelp carousel for free? Or even 25 for a nominal fee. No more half-eaten food with bite marks being presented front and center to potential customers comparing reviews to decide where to eat.
You’ll find plenty of other uses for these images, and you’ll be shocked at how affordable we’ve made upgrading how you can present your food!
Online Delivery Menu Photos!
Amazon, Grub Hub, Postmates, Uber Eats and the list goes on. It’s the hot new way for urban dwellers and now even suburbanites to eat their meals. It’s also one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to increase revenues, especially when you have limited seating.
One of the biggest drawbacks from being successful in this exciting new space is getting proper photography that sells your food and maintain s your reputation. Sure, you can shoot your own food, but you know how that turns out. Many delivery services offer cheap photography solutions for you to use, but that doesn’t turn out much better either.
How we do it for you: Our online delivery menu photos are expressly designed for delivery, or your own online take out menus. They depict portion size, and exactly what you get when you order that dish. We’ll even crop them for you in the exact spec for each delivery service you use, and come back to shoot new offerings when needed for a very modest charge.
Did you know that properly photographed dishes sell 400% – 800% better than items only offered by a text description?
Lead Photos
Specialized images that are a must have for online delivery websites. Use them as the “splash page” to introduce your restaurant. These also work very well for slide shows on your website, and social media as they depict a variety of items being offered.
Lead photos are offered as an add-on to both Showcase and Online Delivery Menu photos.
Beverage Photography
Available stand alone for bars and clubs, or as an add-on for restaurants, beverage photography has a lot of benefits.
As table toppers, thirst quenching photographs of signature drinks can increase average check size by creating high profit impulse buys with many patrons. They also make powerful inviational posts on social media, especally associated with happy hours.
Welcome Photographs
How do you encapsulate the mood of your venue, or personalities of severs in just a few sentences? With a welcome photograph!
Crafted to suit the mood of the restaurant these make great social media avatars, especially if fun is the statement you want to make. While food photos capture the essence of what you serve, Welcome Photographs depict the ambiance and mood of the venue, and the experience expected when it’s being served.
Available as an add-on to Showcase or Online Menu photography.