How can I take your food beyond the plate?

Food doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s deeply personal and there is always a story to tell.

My goal is to capture that story honestly in all its vibrant and engaging whole.

You spend so much effort in creating a detailed product and experience.

I want to find ways for your customers to feel your passion.

Who are my clients?

“Megan has been wonderful. She follows directions and guidelines carefully, is very prompt in responding, and she makes an effort to understand our vision through communication. She also brings a creative approach to make the execution of our vision come to reality..”

Nuove Sales B2C

“Great to work with, friendly, and adaptable.”

Benedict Koenig IV, Heritage Eats

“Megan is wonderful! Her work is on point, she is creative, accommodating, and so easy to work with. She is worth every cent!”

Laura Saunders, Brewed.Napa

Every commercial job is different. The pricing options below are starting points. Together we will craft the details, including the pricing, of the job.

Concept Shoots

Concept shoots are great for when a small amount of images for very specific purposes are needed. Examples include feature images for a website’s homepage, themed campaigns, and magazine or book spreads.

$476

Perfect for product photography.

Products can include packaged food (the package is the subject, not the food) or non food related products.

  • 1 concept (one story, theme, or style direction)
  • Concepting & styling research
  • Setup & styling
  • 1-hour of shooting
  • Post-production of 5 high-resolution images
$550

For food products that need very little prep and no recipe.

For example: packaged cookies, tea, crackers, etc..

  • 1 concept (one story, theme, or style direction)
  • Concepting & styling research
  • Setup & styling
  • 2-hours of shooting
  • Post-production of 5 high-resolution images
$600

For when a dish or meal needs to be cooked, styled, and photographed.

Examples: recipe in a magazine or online media.

  • 1 concept (one story, theme, or style direction)
  • Concepting and styling research
  • Cooking
  • Setup & styling
  • 2-hours of shooting
  • Post-production of 5 high-resolution images

Day, Hourly, and Per Image Shoots

Day, hourly, and per image rates are better choices for large shot lists, less intensive styling needs, or large volumes of work for ongoing client work.

$700

Ideal for events or large shot lists that require no cooking and very little or no styling.

Examples: festivals, industry events, or restaurant shoots where the food is already cooked and plated by the chef.

  • Up to 8 hours of shooting
  • Post-production of images
  • 50+ high-resolution images
$500

Ideal for events or large shot lists that require no cooking and very little or no styling.

Examples: festivals, industry events, or restaurant shoots where the food is already cooked and plated by the chef.

  • Up to 4 hours of shooting
  • Post-production of images
  • 25-50 high-resolution images
$135 per hour

Billed in 15-minutes blocks.

If the scope of a job is too big to fit into a prescribed amount of time or if a job continues to expand beyond the original scope, I charge my hourly – overtime rate. Exceptions include:

  • Very small jobs
  • Reduced rate jobs (mostly for bloggers)
$150 per image

Ideal for large volumes of work or ongoing client work.

For example: cookbooks or producing a set number of images per month.

  • 1 concept (one story, theme, or style direction)
  • Concepting & styling research
  • Setup & styling
  • 1-hour of shooting
  • Post-production of image

Other Services

Hourly retouching

$30

Advanced retouching needs (reflection or highlight removal, composites, GIFs, cinemagraphs)

Hourly food styling

$45

If you would like to hire me purely for food styling, I charge $45 per hour.

hourly recipe development

$45

If you would like to hire me for recipe development jobs, I charge $45 per hour.