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    Could my various services help fill the gaps in the needs of your business? The photos and videos I have taken have been used by world-class, Michelin star restaurants, venues, and notable musicians for marketing, publicity, social media, print media, and more. My photos and videos of world renowned chefs like Morimoto, Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, and Carla Hall have been widely shared. I also have over twenty years of experience in marketing, publicity, and in the past ten years, social media management.

   My photos have been published in The LA Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes, and others. The diverse services I offer cover a broad range of needs for restaurants, chefs, and companies. Services include utilizing media for:  menus, marketing, publicity, and social media. This will increase sales, followers, brand awareness, and customer engagement. 

Photography would be used for your website, marketing, social media, and publicity. Images we take can be sent to Uber Eats, Grubhub, Doordash, Open Table, etc. potentially saving hundreds of dollars of your food and time. Food would only need to be prepared once for all of these platforms, instead of multiple times.

Price $150 per hour for the photo session (2 hour minimum) Standard post-processing including enhancing colors, and minor edits are included for no additional fee. Editing, beyond the standard post-processing, like removing an object from images, $50 an hour. We can customize the style and types of the photos to your needs. Planning out the shoot ahead of time including thinking about props etc.

A full photo package would include

3 - 4 different photos of each item on the menu from different angles (customized to make that particular item look best)   

90 degree

45 degree angle 

5-10 degree - low angle (Burgers, Sushi) 
Group shots of food / drinks highlighting a variety of foods and groups of similar items like drinks and apps.
Photos of interior and exterior of the restaurant showing wide views and details. Photos of the restaurant empty with everything staged to look its best. Photos with people in the restaurant, busy and full.
Action shots, staged or candid, of the chefs, servers, people enjoying the food, and interacting with staff. Close up shots of hands reaching for food, shot from above, etc.
Posed portraits of the owners / staff
Experience
The images I have created are in use by hundreds of restaurants, have been shared on the social media and websites of legendary chefs, musicians, and actors such as Eric Ripert (three Michelin star chef), Sir Ian Mckellen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. I have worked extensively for the SF Giants. I have done the photography for two published cookbooks. Additionally companies such as Grubhub, Uber Eats, Doordash, Artisana, and Nutiva have utilized my photos for various purposes.

Videography can help bring the food to life with engaging movement for a greater sense of realism with sensory immersive imagery and sound.

Price $200 an hour for the raw footage and $75 an hour for editing the footage into a completed video with various shots, etc. (2 hour minimum) We can customize the style and types of the videos to your needs. Planning out the shoot ahead of time, making a script, thinking about props etc.

A full video package would include
Videos of all the items on the menu, individually, from the various angles that look best for that particular item, including on a 360 spinning platform. I can also assist in styling the items.
Items in various groups like drinks, apps, etc. Shots up close and zooming / moving out to see a number of items and perhaps people at the table.
Videos of the chefs cooking, servers delivering food, staged scenes of food being enjoyed, hands taking food off a table full of items.
Interiors showing wide angles, smaller details, and exteriors.
Quality and Resolution
I use very high quality equipment with broadcast quality results. My camera is capable of shooting 8k video. I can also shoot 4k 120p (slow motion). These 4k slow motion shots look great with food, people, interiors, etc. I would set up lights, tripod, stabilizer, and more.
  Experience
The videos I have created have been used regularly by many businesses, musicians, actors, etc. for their websites, social media, and press. I have shot videos extensively for the SF Giants, nineteen-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck, James Taylor, among numerous others.

Social Media Management  to engage and grow followers and increase brand awareness. The content I can create with photography, videography, and graphics design can be used with great results. Regular posting, multiple times a week, is key for growth. 

Price: Customized cost structure adapted to the business's specific needs

A full social media manager package would include
Creating and utilizing photo, video, text, and designed content to create engaging content including reels and images. Utilizing Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. 
Posting content with a pre-scheduled plan, outlined in a shared spreadsheet, analyzing results on a weekly/monthly basis and revising strategies based on results.
Experience
The images / videos I have created have been shared on the social media and websites of legendary chefs, musicians, and actors such as Eric Ripert (three Michelin star chef), Sir Ian McKellen, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne garnering hundreds of thousands of interactions overall. Companies like the SF Giants have posted my photos dozens of times to their various platforms. I have experience working as a social media manager for publications such as the Half Moon Bay Review, Half Moon Bay Magazine, and Pacifica magazine. I posted photos, videos, and content multiple times a week that greatly increased engagement and the number of followers.

Marketing is essential to grow a business’s sales, reservations, brand awareness, influencing consumer choices, highlight what makes the business unique, and more.

Price: Customized cost structure adapted to the business's specific needs

A full Marketing package would include
Creating various ads for Google, utilizing my extensive knowledge on how it works, creating / managing accounts for Open Table, Resy, Yelp, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, print media, signage, etc. Utilizing the right wording to draw customers in. Improving the SEO (search engine optimization) on the business’s website to achieve higher rankings in search engine results. Collaborating with the management to create specials, deals, and special events surrounding the launch of a new product, item(s) on the menu, chef, owners, etc.
Experience
As a former manager of bands I was often in charge of marketing for projects including for Grammy winning musicians such as Joan Baez, and Charles Neville (The Neville Brothers.) I have worked with many marketing directors and organizations to create media to use for campaigns. For example, the SF Giants used my photos on the largest screen during baseball games, on billboards, and in online ads.  
My image used to promote the Giant Race at Oracle Park during a Giants Game.
Concert posters I designed, using my images, for artists such as Grammy winners Joan Baez, Charles Neville
My image used to promote the Giant Race on a large billboard at Oracle Park.
My image used to promote the Giant Race on The SF Giants' Giant Race website.

Publicity for restaurants and brands greatly increases brand awareness, sometimes for less cost than traditional advertising. Managing a client's public image and securing media coverage by crafting exceptional, effective press releases, photos, and videos, and through strategic communication.

Price: Customized cost structure adapted to the business's specific needs

A full publicity package would include
• Creating press releases to introduce a restaurant, product, special event, chef, and more. Sending the press releases to print and online publications, bloggers, and influencers.
• Refining the story of the business, owners, chefs, staff, etc. to make it appealing to the press for coverage.
• Acting as a liaison between the client and the public, using media relations, writing skills, and strategic planning to ensure their client's message is communicated effectively.
• Utilizing previous press contacts and developing new contacts
Experience
My work in photography and videography has connected me with world renowned publications, broadcasters, editors, and journalists who I have an ongoing relationship with. With my background working full time for a newspaper, and two magazines, I have firsthand experience of what a publication is looking for. I have also worked extensively for bands / musicians / events creating and sending press releases out garnering coverage from renowned publications, journalists, and broadcasters. I am effective at developing positive relationships with these organizations. I have a BA in English composition from USF.

Web Design This website was designed completely by me including the layout, interactions, 3D animation, and graphic design aspects. I have extensive experience using Webflow, my recomended web design service.

Price: Customized cost structure adapted to the business's specific needs