Photographer for Restaurants

For restaurants and cafes

Billie lights each dish for the plate and the room, and shoots the space, the team and the details that make the place recognisable.

What Billie makes

Full menu photography
Interior and exterior shots of the venue
Chef and team portraits
Images sized for delivery and booking platforms

On the shoot

Food that holds on camera

Hot dishes lose their steam and sauces set within minutes, so plates are cooked to order for the camera and shot quickly, with a stand-in plate used to set the light first.

Food safety in the kitchen

The crew follows the kitchen’s own food safety rules: hair tied back or covered, no gear on prep benches and nothing set down where food is handled.

The service

Billie shoots stills the same way it shoots film: with a clear idea, careful light and an eye for the frame. Artist portraits, campaign imagery, posters and behind-the-scenes stills can be shot on their own or alongside a video project.

What’s included

Artist and studio portraits
Campaign and product stills
Posters and key art
Behind-the-scenes coverage
Retouched, web-ready files

Which retainer suits

Essential at $1,500 NZD a month suits a single restaurant or cafe that needs a steady supply of short-form edits and a few finished pieces each month. Creative at $3,000 NZD a month suits a busy venue or a small group with menu changes, events and launches to cover, and Studio Partner, on enquiry, suits a hospitality group that wants weekly sessions. A one-off opening campaign can be quoted as Bespoke Production.

Production Retainers

Visuals with intention. Stories with impact.

Ongoing film production and creative services for brands and businesses. Built around consistent output, considered creative direction and quality visual storytelling.

Essential

For those building their visual identity.

$1,500

NZD a month

1 production session per month
3 edited video pieces
5 short-form edits
Professional editing and colour grading
Monthly content planning

Creative

For those ready to expand their visual presence.

$3,000

NZD a month

2 production sessions per month
6 edited video pieces
8-10 short-form edits
Creative direction and concept development
Professional editing, colour grading and sound design
Monthly production planning

Studio Partner

For those seeking an ongoing creative partnership.

On enquiry

Weekly production sessions
Original film and campaign production
Short-form and long-form content
Creative direction and visual development
Advanced post-production
Priority production scheduling
Ongoing creative consultation

Bespoke Production

For projects beyond our retainer services, Billie offers tailored production for music videos, visual campaigns, branded films and original creative projects.

Our work

The key art for Two Wheels, Billie’s own short film, shows the same eye for a single frame.

Still from Two Wheels — Two WheelsFilm & Television

Still from Faithful Flavours — Faithful FlavoursFilm & Television

Still from Le Grá — Le GráFilm & Television

Questions

Is this a paid service?

Yes. Billie is a paid production company. Production Retainers are $1,500 NZD a month for Essential and $3,000 NZD a month for Creative, and Studio Partner is priced on enquiry. Projects outside a retainer are quoted per project as Bespoke Production.

Do we need to cook every dish for the shoot?

Each dish being photographed or filmed needs to be plated for the camera, so the kitchen plans a short list in advance. Billie works from that list so food is not wasted.

What is included?

Artist and studio portraits, campaign and product stills, posters and key art, behind-the-scenes coverage, retouched, web-ready files. The exact scope depends on the brief, and every quote is put together for the project.

Work with Billie

Every vision begins somewhere.

Tell Billie about the project, the timeline and which retainer suits, or ask for a Bespoke Production quote.

Photographer for Restaurants and Cafes