Yana Skakun
Yana Skakun
Cambridge & Cambridgeshire
Cambridge Restaurant Photography
Cambridge has one of the most competitive restaurant scenes between London and the North — university city dining, a tech cluster demanding good corporate lunch options, and a well-travelled, food-literate clientele who research before they book. In this market, the quality of your photography is not a detail; it is the primary factor driving a potential diner from Google to a reservation.
I photograph Cambridge restaurants, cafés, gastropubs and hotel dining rooms with the same attention to light, composition and authenticity I bring to all my work. The goal is imagery that is genuinely yours — your kitchen's actual food, your actual dining room atmosphere, your actual team — rather than generic stock that could belong to any restaurant in any city.
Packages
Starter
£395
Most Popular
Standard
£695
Complete
£995
What We Create
Dishes photographed to look their best — precise styling, correct light, accurate colour. Images sized for print menus, web menus, delivery platforms (Uber Eats, Deliveroo) and social media.
The ambiance that makes your restaurant worth visiting — tables laid for service, the bar at golden hour, candlelit dining rooms. These images sell the experience, not just the food.
Authentic portrait imagery of your chefs, front-of-house team and sommelier — giving personality and trust to your website, social media and press coverage.
Signature cocktails, wine pairings, coffee art and seasonal drinks menus photographed to stand out in an increasingly visual platform landscape.
Photography for private dining rooms, chef's table experiences, Saturday brunches and special events — imagery you can reuse for marketing each season.
Every session results in a library of Instagram-ready square and portrait formats, A4-optimised menu images, and website hero images — ready to use immediately.
Work
FAQ
Most restaurant photography works best before or after service — during preparatory mise en place or in the quiet hour before doors open. This avoids disrupting guests and gives full access to tables and styling. Some atmospheric service-time shots can be captured during a quiet lunch.
I work with your kitchen team to present dishes at their best — correct portioning, clean plate edges, garnish placement, appropriate steam and texture. For full styling sessions with a dedicated food stylist, I can recommend trusted collaborators.
Yes — all packages include a commercial licence. Images are delivered in the exact dimensions required by major delivery platforms. Menu photography formatted for delivery apps typically increases conversion by 20–30% according to the platforms themselves.
I work under client confidentiality but have photographed for independent restaurants, hotel dining rooms, gastropubs and café groups across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. I am happy to discuss portfolio examples under NDA.
Edited images are delivered via a private gallery within 7 business days. Rush delivery (48 hours) is available for seasonal menu launches or PR deadlines.
Get in Touch
Tell me about your vision and I'll be in touch within 24 hours.