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Denver Food Photography + Video

Photo and video content that makes people want what you’re serving.

Professional food photography, brand photography and short-form video for restaurants, food trucks and private chefs. Built for websites, delivery and booking platforms, Google and social media, with content planned around how your business actually gets customers.

Restaurant packages start at $600 · Food truck packages start at $475 · Private chef sessions start at $850

Why it matters

Customers judge the food before they ever taste it.

One shoot. Content for every place customers find you.

Ordering + booking platforms

Clean food photography designed for delivery apps, private chef profiles and anywhere customers compare what you offer.

Google + your website

Professional food, people and brand photography that builds trust before someone visits, orders or books.

Social media

A reusable library of photos, vertical clips and edited Reels—not another folder of images you still have to figure out.

DoorDash studied more than 15,000 small-business merchants and found that menus with item photos can generate up to 44% more monthly sales. Our restaurant packages start at $600 and include professional food photography, restaurant coverage and hands-on placement support.

Source: DoorDash for Merchants
Restaurant review
★★★★★
Diana Marquez Tacos & Margaritas
“Matt was amazing to work with! He is extremely professional and was able to create an amazing video plus extra content for us. We will definitely keep his information handy!”
Platform experience. Custom creative.

We know what platforms require—and what your brand needs beyond them.

We’ve created food content across the Denver metro—from delivery-first menus and food trucks to complete photo and video libraries. Every direct shoot is planned around your food, brand, people and how customers actually find and choose you, rather than a standardized shot list. For a private chef, that can mean a website, booking profile, social media and the full private dining experience.

Platform assignment
Direct AesthetiCo shoot
Planned around platform requirements
Planned around your business
Standardized shot list
Custom styling, lighting and priorities
Primarily created for one listing
Photos and video created for every major channel
Platform-focused delivery
Commercial usage plus upload and placement support

Restaurant experience

Restaurant photo and video work across Denver.

We’ve created photo and video content for restaurants across the Denver area through direct AesthetiCo sessions and DoorDash’s restaurant photography program.

Tacos & Margaritas · Nonna’s Italian Bistro · Encanto Taqueria y Cantina · The Flaming Grill · Bistro King · The Barrel Room · Chi’s Express · African Caribbean Palate · Wings My Way · Willow Creek Cafe · La Cocinita · Antojitos Salvadoreños Anita · Delicious Bakery

See the menus we’ve photographed →

Food Photography

Selected restaurant work

A selection of menu photography across different cuisines and service styles. Clean enough for ordering platforms, polished enough for websites, social media and campaigns.

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Birria tacos with consomme
Birria tacos
Birria tacos · Menu photography
Prosciutto and arugula pizza
Prosciutto pizza
Prosciutto pizza · Restaurant menu
Crispy beef with broccoli
Crispy beef
Crispy beef · Plated entrée
Torta sandwich with roasted jalapeno
Torta
Torta · Fast casual
Buffalo wings with fries
Wings
Wings · Restaurant menu
BBQ burger with fries
BBQ burger
BBQ burger · Bar and grill
Linguine with feta and cherry tomato
Linguine
Linguine · Dine in
Maryland crab cake eggs benedict
Crab cake benedict
Crab cake benedict · Brunch
Sauced chicken wings plated for restaurant menu photography
Sauced wings
Sauced wings · Menu photography
Video Production

Brand films, commercials and food stories.

Selected video work from AesthetiCo, ranging from brand storytelling for food businesses to restaurant films and commercial spots. For our broader commercial production portfolio, visit AesthetiCo.us.

Brand Story · Front Porch Meats

Brand Film · Front Porch Meats

Restaurant Brand Film · Tacos and Margaritas

Restaurant Commercial · Potager Restaurant & Wine Bar

More Video Experience

Food Media is one part of AesthetiCo.

Need something bigger than a restaurant content session? AesthetiCo also produces commercial video, brand films, interviews and larger-scale productions. Visit our main production site to see a broader library of video work and experience beyond food.

AesthetiCo.us View Our Video Work →
Restaurant packages

Start with the content your restaurant needs now.

Menu & Restaurant Refresh
A polished photo reset across every place customers find you.
$600
  • 10 professionally photographed dishes
  • Interior, exterior, signage and branded-detail photos
  • 3 owner, chef or staff portraits
  • 3 short vertical clips (5–10 seconds each)
  • Platform-specific exports and hands-on upload assistance
  • Most sessions take approximately 2–3 hours
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Recommended
Restaurant Photo + Video Refresh
Add useful motion content without committing to a full production.
$950
  • 15 dish photos plus restaurant coverage
  • 3 owner, chef or staff portraits
  • 10 polished vertical video clips
  • 2 fully edited social Reels
  • Most sessions take approximately 3–4 hours
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Best Value
Restaurant Content Library
Enough professional photo and video to market consistently for months.
$1,500
  • 25 dish, drink and dessert photos
  • Restaurant, action and branded-detail photography
  • 5 owner, chef, staff or team portraits
  • 20 vertical clips and 3 edited Reels
  • Most sessions take approximately 4–6 hours
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Restaurant Marketing Library
A complete multi-platform library for your website, listings, social and advertising.
$2,950
  • 40 edited photos across food, people, action and location
  • 30 polished vertical video clips
  • 5 fully edited social Reels
  • 1 website hero video
  • Most sessions take approximately 6–8 hours
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Complete Restaurant Brand Library
A full visual production for restaurants ready to overhaul their entire online presence.
$4,950
  • 65+ edited photos across the full restaurant experience
  • 50+ polished vertical video clips
  • 10 fully edited social Reels
  • Brand film, website hero video and drone when appropriate
  • Most productions take approximately 8–10 hours
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Food truck packages

Professional content built around a mobile kitchen.

Every session happens on location at the truck, commissary or regular service spot so dishes can be prepared fresh and the truck itself can be photographed.

Vertical clips are quick single-idea videos — one dish, one moment — with the dish name or a short line of on-screen text. Reels are fully edited: an opening hook, multiple shots, music and on-screen text, ready to publish as-is.

Lower-cost starting option

Food Truck Menu Refresh

A small photo-and-motion starter library for improving delivery listings while creating polished content for Google and social media.

  • 10 professionally photographed menu items
  • Truck exterior, service window, logo, signage and menu-board photos
  • 2 owner or staff portraits
  • 3 short vertical clips (5–10 seconds each)
  • Platform-ready exports and upload assistance
  • Most sessions take approximately 1.5–2.5 hours
Recommended

Food Truck Photo + Video Refresh

A month of social content plus refreshed menu photography, shot in a single visit to your truck.

  • 10 professionally photographed menu items
  • Truck exterior, service window, logo, signage and menu-board photos
  • 2 owner or staff portraits
  • 12 vertical clips, each with the dish name or a short text overlay
  • 2 fully edited Reels, ready to publish
  • Platform-ready exports and upload assistance
  • Most sessions take approximately 2.5–3 hours

Running more than one truck, or shooting an event? Multi-truck, multi-day and event coverage is quoted per job. Get a custom quote →

Private chefs

Content that sells the chef, the food and the experience.

Private chef clients are not just choosing a plate. They are choosing who comes into their home, how the dinner will feel and whether the experience is worth booking. These sessions are built around trust, personality, process and finished food.

Recommended private chef package

Private Chef Booking Library

A complete photo-and-video library designed to show potential clients who you are, what you cook and what hiring you actually feels like.

  • 20–25 finished photographs
  • Chef portraits and personal brand photography
  • 3–5 signature dishes plus ingredients, cooking and plating coverage
  • Tablescape and hospitality details
  • 20+ polished vertical video clips
  • 2 fully edited Reels
  • Website, social media and booking-profile exports

Private chef sessions start at $850. Full private dinner coverage starts at $2,000. Need fresh content throughout the year? Chef Content Club starts at $900/month. Ask about monthly chef content →

Every package includes professional editing, commercial usage rights, platform-specific exports and hands-on help placing the content across delivery apps, booking profiles, Google, your website and social media. Final photos are delivered within 48 hours; edited-video timing is confirmed with the scope. A 50% deposit holds your date. Compare every deliverable or build your package →

Also available

Website / Booking Landing Page

A mobile-friendly one-page site built around your new photography, services, menu, contact information and the action you want customers to take.

Starting at $500

Menu design

A digital or print-ready menu designed around your new photos. You supply the final copy and pricing.

Starting at $350

Same-day photo delivery

Final photographs delivered by the end of the shoot day, subject to availability.

$200

Add any of these to a package on the Packages page →

Managed Social · Monthly

Monthly content without the monthly scramble.

One shoot a month keeps your photos, clips and posts current—so you’re never scrambling for something to publish or reusing the same three photos on every platform.

  • One shoot per month at the restaurant, about two hours
  • 12 new photographs and 4 vertical clips each month
  • 12 posts written, scheduled and published across Instagram, Facebook and your Google profile
  • Quarterly delivery-app photo refresh, so listings never go stale
  • Monthly listing check—what’s missing, what’s underperforming, what to shoot next
  • Priority booking for specials, seasonal menus and events

Three-month minimum, then month to month.

$1,500/mo
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How it works

Simple, and built around your kitchen.

01

Plan the shoot

Send us your menu, website or booking profile, your priorities and where the content will be used. We’ll recommend the right package and build the shot plan.

02

We photograph and film it

We come to your restaurant, food truck, kitchen or private dining service and capture the food, people, process and experience included in your package.

03

We edit everything

Every image and video is professionally edited and formatted for its intended use—from delivery-app tiles and booking profiles to websites and social Reels.

04

We help put it to work

Final photos are delivered within 48 hours and formatted for the platforms where they will actually be used, from delivery apps and Google to websites, booking profiles and social media. Monthly content and social management options are also available.

What to expect

Questions we get before a shoot.

What’s the difference between a clip and a Reel?

A vertical clip is a short single-idea video—one dish, one moment—edited and finished with the dish name or a short text overlay. A Reel is fully produced: an opening hook, multiple shots, music and on-screen text, ready to publish exactly as delivered. Neither includes subtitles unless someone is speaking on camera.

Who plates and preps the food?

You do—we don’t cook or plate. Before the shoot, we’ll walk through which dishes are being photographed and how you’ll plate them, so the kitchen knows exactly what’s expected on the day.

Do you need the kitchen?

Just proximity to it. We need a clean surface near the kitchen or dining room to shoot on, and access to plated dishes as they come up—not the kitchen itself.

Do restaurants have to close or pause service?

No. We schedule around a slower period so the kitchen and dining room keep running normally. The shoot works around your service, not the other way around.

How long does the shoot take?

Most sessions run two to six hours. Larger marketing and brand-library productions can take six to ten hours, depending on the number of dishes, locations and video deliverables.

Do you shoot during service?

Yes when it makes sense. Restaurants often prefer a slower window, while private dinner coverage is intentionally built around real service. We’ll recommend timing when we plan the shoot.

What if a dish doesn’t photograph well?

We’ll flag it in the moment and either restyle it or swap in another dish from your list. Nothing goes to final delivery that doesn’t look right.

Who provides props, boards and surfaces?

We bring boards, backgrounds and styling props. If there’s something specific to your brand—a signature plate, table or setting—bring that too and we’ll build the shot around it.

Do you help upload everything?

Yes. We prepare the correct exports and help place the finished images across delivery apps, booking profiles, Google Business Profile, your website and social channels so the content does not just sit in a download folder.

Can you photograph an actual private dinner?

Yes. The Private Dining Story package is built around a real service so we can capture preparation, cooking, plating, tablescape, service and the guest experience. We plan around the dinner so production does not interfere with service, and recognizable guests must approve marketing use.

Do private chefs need a studio?

No. We can shoot in your kitchen, a client location or another suitable space as long as there is enough room to work and a clean area for food and portrait photography.

What if we want a reshoot?

If the photos aren’t right, we reshoot. No charge.

Your food already sells in person. Let’s make the whole experience sell online.

Send us your menu, website or booking profile and tell us what you’re trying to improve. We’ll recommend the most practical photo-and-video package and explain exactly what we’d capture.

Prefer to build your own? See the Packages page →

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