Top 7 Food Photographers in Chattanooga, TN

Commercial photography is vital for your branding, products and food creations. Today’s audiences are a visual bunch with multiple brands and businesses vying for their attention.

You need enticing and motivating imagery that conveys your brand message and guides them towards a culinary experience.    

While Chattanooga is famous for its scenic spots and outdoorsy activities, it has its share of dining spots and food businesses that need this visual content.

The commercial food photographers and videographers on our list help you achieve your branding, marketing and advertising goals.

Tom Clark Photo

For over 13 years, Tom has been providing commercial and editorial photography to clients in and around Chattanooga. In addition to food and product images, he undertakes portraits, architecture, interiors and landscape-based assignments.  

Tom firmly believes that viewers are the most important asset a business can have. He strives to create custom food imagery that provides a sensory experience.

While he prefers simple layouts over chaotic scenes, he does make perfect use of colors, props, and other food elements. He enjoys creating classic images and fascinating photos that evoke a positive response.

Working with Tom means you’ll be getting a professional who understands that each project needs a unique perspective and solution.

Dotson Commercial

A former designer turned commercial photographer – that is Grant from Dotson Commercial. After years of working as a art director for national brands, he chose to pursue photography full time in 2006.

Grant is one of the photographers who believes good lighting solves all image woes. His food portfolio reveals his desire for perfection in shots, creative eye, and refined methods he has mastered over the years.

Grant is one of those rare photographers who prefers to chat with the client’s designer first, before taking on the new project.

Some of his clientele includes Mama Wilson’s Bakery, Consumer Reports Magazine, Crabtree Farms, Starbucks Coffee, Easy Bistro & Bar, and Mt. Vernon Restaurant.

When he is not working on food and beverage, he can be seen shooting flooring products, professional headshots, annual reports (case studies) and architecture.

You can see some of his work in TasteBuds Magazine, Chattanooga Magazine, The Local Palate and The Art of the Menu.

Becky Winkler

That Becky is a talented food stylist and photographer is quite obvious from her online gallery. What is equally impressive is that she is both a recipe developer without her own food site and a cookbook author.

While she has a special interest in gluten-free and paleo foods, she works with clients on all kinds of photo sessions related to food and drinks.

Her work as an author and photographer has been featured in MSN, Honest Cooking, Whisk magazine, The Daily Meal and Huffington Post among others.

Some of her past clients include Colavita, Pure Indian Foods, Sun-Maid and U.S. Potato Board.

Forrest Photography 

This photography studio is the dreamchild of a young couple, Ava and Uriah. They provide branding and advertising visual content for clients in the food, travel, places, and people lifestyle space.

The couple love to travel across the globe capturing images of food, places and food. This experience helps them offer a unique perspective to commercial projects they undertake.

They believe that every click of the camera should tell a story about the astounding food and its creators. In addition to using various composition, styling and lighting techniques, Ava and Uriah focus on capturing passion and creativity behind food products and culinary items.

Baron Production 

Baron Production specializes in commercial photography and videos. They produce visual content for clients in advertising, retail, manufacturing, real estate, television, corporate training along with food and product imagery.

While the team led by Baron works in their home studio, they are equally at ease working on client location, or other studio locations. Baron Production happens to be one of the few on our list who offer aerial and drone photography services.

While Baron, the primary videographer and photographer, enjoys working with his crew of creatives, he often takes up solo projects. His experience in covering everything from technical documentaries to engrossing promotional materials comes in handy here.

Webb Photography  

Joshua studied at the Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville before working as a staff and editorial photographer for Waitr App. INC.

This valuable experience has helped him work with clients not limited to Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Inside Cleveland magazine and MarathonFoto.

In 2006, Joshua was named as Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" cementing his reputation as a go-to commercial photographer. He is dedicated to encouraging local talent and works with restaurants, food companies and small businesses in Chattanooga, Cookeville, Nashville, Bowling Green, Clarksville, and Chicago.

He provides clients with striking images and colorful images using simple and uncluttered compositions.

Matt Reiter Photo  

Matt is a photographer based in Chattanooga who focuses on commercial and documentary photography. When he is not capturing beautiful food images, he enjoys shooting interesting images of products, cars, people portraits and musical events.

He works with clients to make sure each dish, drink or food product looks its best in front of the camera. Bright, colorful and airy food images combined with simple compositions and minimal props reveal his signature style.

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