Simple menu images from a recent photography shoot in Auckland

Quite often with food photography I complete simple menu images for clients who want food photographs with just their dishes by themselves in front, or on a white background so they can easily remove the background later and use the images across a variety of marketing areas to show potential clients their menu.

Example image of Simple menu images of a loaded chicken toasted sandwich on a white background for background removal in post processing

The simple clean background style of the image above is in contrast to the example below which is more stylised using a textured background and props in addition to the dish itself.

top down food photography image of food dish with chopsticks and a red drink

With simple menu images photographed for background removal I can setup the white background restaurant dining area after the restaurant opening hours or some other area close ot the kitchen so that the food comes straight from the kitchen to the camera. I need a space roughly 4×5 meters to setup in along with my lights to make sure I can show the food to is best making the colours and textures pop which is especially important since the food is the only thing in the images.

food photography of diced chicken on a simple plain white background for later background removal

Above is an other example of where this style of simple menu images is often used. While not a menu the idea is the same with the client removing the background of the image later so that the image can be used across various marketing areas later.

Photography of alcoholic bottle on a white background

And again the same basic idea applied with the bottle I photographed for a bottle shop. They needed to use this image along with images of their entire range on their website without the background showing. This was actually captured durringn covid lockdown when they wanted to improve their website ordering.

Simple food image for menu board and layout use

The background doesn’t always have to be white. With the burger photograph above the client wanted to be able to add text around the burger later for their marketing. They were able to use their food photography for this and also remove the background and end up with two different versions of the image for even more versatility in their use of the burger photographs in their marketing.

Simple image of a food dish on a white background for use on a restaurant menu

professional photograph of a chicken burger on a white background for later clearcutting and menu use

Simple food photography of a sweet christmas treat

If you need some food photography for your menu displays or other areas of your marketing get in touch using the form below.

For more information on my food photography services have look at this food services page

For some other food blog posts you can have a look at this one on cook book food photography

or another on some photography I captured for source cafe here in Auckland

For a more examples of my past food photography have a look at this gallery of food images I have captured over the years in Auckland and further afield