Food Photographer London | High-End & Commercial

Sarnies Better: Cathedral City cheese makes ham, lettuce and tomato sandwiches better

Melted chocolate and caramel being poured over a nut and cereal bar base, with visible peanut pieces

Colourful food photography by London photographer Scott Choucino of a frost-covered ice lolly twisted with red, yellow and blue swirls on a wooden stick, against a blue background

Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar unwrapped from its purple packaging, showing the segmented bar

Elderly man in a suit resting his chin on his hands, looking unimpressed beside a party hat and a cake with a single candle

Close-up of stacked cheeseburgers with melted cheese, beef patties, pickles, mustard and ketchup between sesame seed buns

Social first food photograph Jacob's Mikado biscuit topped with jam and pink coconut, advertised as marshmallow, jammy, coconutty. Text: Sounds crazy, tastes amazey. Bakes it better

Baguette sandwich filled with sliced soft-boiled eggs, spinach leaves, sun-dried tomatoes and a drizzle of chilli sauce

Bold and Graphic Food Photographer

Fork holding battered fish, a chip and mushy peas against an orange background

Massive Xmas left over sandwich stack

Woman eating a spoonful of Queen Millz cereal from a bowl, flanked by "Outside The Box" branded boxes

Divided tray meal of sausages in gravy, mashed potato, peas and chocolate brownie with custard, on a pink tray

Three burgers displayed on plinths of varying heights: a classic cheeseburger, a crispy chicken burger, and a burger topped with mixed leaves and slaw

Close-up of a glossy red boiled sweet on a red textured background

Close-up of ring-shaped pasta shapes in tomato sauce, filling the entire frame

Beans on toast, then topped with melted Cathedral City cheddar, showing the pack: "Makes it better

Close-up of a stacked fried breakfast sandwich with egg, bacon, sausage, baked beans and ketchup dripping between layers of bread

Close-up of raw cauliflower florets with a few small green leaves scattered among them

Hippeas Nacho Vibes flavoured chickpea tortilla chips, 142g bag, gluten-free, non-GMO and dairy-free

Hand using chopsticks to lift spiralised beetroot, carrot and courgette noodles from a takeaway carton

Digitally rendered scene of glossy red apple-shaped orbs on thin stems planted like trees, set against a sunset sky

A tray of jam tarts beside a coffee cup and stovetop moka pot, all bathed in blue light

Man sitting at a table eating instant noodles from a King pot, looking away, with colourful bunting above

Baguette sandwich filled with prawns, cucumber ribbons, lettuce, rocket and a pink sauce

Wrap filled with crispy fried chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and mayonnaise in a tortilla

Hands reaching for three bao buns filled with glazed chicken, spring onion, coriander and radish on a wooden board

Woman with curly hair and tinted glasses eating a swirled marshmallow lolly, wearing a shirt printed with illustrated faces and figures

Stack of white bread sandwiches layered with jam and crisps, against a bright pink background

A prawn topped with creamy sauce and spring onion, served on lettuce speared on a fork, against a pink background

Woman with an exaggerated expression about to bite a curly fried snack, pink background

Burgers Better: Cathedral City cheese melted over a burger patty with pickles, red onion and sauce, Cathedral City makes it better

Rocket-shaped ice lolly with a red tip and yellow body, set against a dark blue background with a white moon-like circle

A hand holding up a bowl of poke salad with salmon, mango, radish, pickled ginger and edamame against a blue background

Citrus juicers gripping halved oranges and lemons, arranged with loose wedges on a bright blue background

Ketchup bottle dripping sauce onto a stacked pile of chips against a green background

Older woman in a palm-tree print shirt and shorts eating an ice lolly against a blue background

Halved avocado with stone removed, standing upright against a bright blue background

Stack of waffles layered with ice cream scoops, topped with an upturned ice cream cone, served with cherries, cream and a strawberry milkshake

Close-up of a large pile of freshly fried thick-cut chips

Crispy fried chicken burger with lettuce and creamy sauce in a brioche bun, displayed on a pedestal

Rows of gold-coloured chocolate bars embossed with the word "GOLD", stacked in a repeating pattern

Breakfast muffin with sausage patty, melted cheese and fried egg on a toasted English muffin

Fried chicken and waffles topped with sriracha and sliced chillies, served with a bottle of Thai Dragon sriracha, maple syrup and an iced cold drink

A strawberry layer cake and coffee pot on a table in a monochromatic blue room, with a chair beside it

Slice of pepperoni pizza lifted from the pie, with melted cheese stretching in long strings

Rows of golden breaded chicken nuggets arranged on a red background, one bitten to show the inside

Five red-and-white striped cartons of chips arranged on a red, blue and yellow background

Full English breakfast with bacon, sausages, egg, beans, hash browns, mushrooms and tomato, served with toast, tea and sauce bottles on a red background

Waffles topped with a fried egg and bacon, served with a jar of ketchup, a pepper grinder and an iced drink

Curly orange cheese puff snacks scattered across a green surface

Round chocolate cookie coated in blue and white speckled sugar beads, on a yellow background

Close-up of a stacked burger with layers of ketchup, lettuce, tomato and bun visible

Close-up cross-section of a double-decker BLT sandwich, showing layers of crispy bacon, sliced tomato, lettuce and mayonnaise between toasted bread

Rows of sugar-coated doughnut holes arranged on a blue tray, with a splash of red jam alongside them

A hand lifts noodles with chopsticks from a bowl of ramen with egg, greens and mushrooms

A hand reaching for a hard-shell taco topped with salad and chilli, among rows of tacos and lime wedges on a green and blue background

Repeating pattern of hot dogs with mustard drizzle and striped cartons of chips on a pale blue background

Close-up of fresh green basil leaves densely covering the entire frame

Two halved tomatoes on a cream surface against a dark green background

A fried egg with a bright orange yolk, viewed from above on a blue background

Two plates of iced sponge cake with custard, served with spoons and cups of black coffee on a purple background

Bowl of fish and prawn stew with peppers, rice and lime, hand holding a fork below it

A single pear casting a long dramatic shadow against a teal and cream background

Tub of Hackney Gelato Alphonso Mango plant-based sorbetto, topped with a swirl of mango sorbet, on a yellow background

Blue Proper Corn Sea Salted Popcorn bag, marked "New Recipe", overflowing with popcorn

Assorted colourful ice lollies and jelly sweets standing upright in a snowy bank against a blue sky

Breakfast spread of waffles topped with a fried egg and bacon, a cup of coffee, salt and pepper shakers, and a bowl of eggs

Grid of pink iced doughnuts with sprinkles on a lilac background, one with a bite taken out

Close-up of a person wearing glasses licking a chocolate ice lolly

Hot dog in a bun topped with a zigzag of yellow mustard, on a blue background

Plate piled with crispy fried chicken drumsticks and pieces, on a red background

Close-up of a single ripe blackberry against a purple background

Breaded meat cutlets deep-frying in bubbling oil in a wire fryer basket

Close-up of macaroni pasta coated in a creamy cheese sauce, filling the entire frame

Close-up of golden, cheese-baked cauliflower gratin with a spoon lifting a bubbling, browned floret

Rows of Bourbon and custard cream biscuits arranged with pink, white and yellow iced ring biscuits

Small chocolate eggs wrapped in blue, pink, gold and green foil, piled together

Rows of assorted sweets including gummy bears, jelly beans, liquorice allsorts, cola bottles and rainbow gummy snakes

Rows of speckled mini chocolate eggs in pastel colours arranged in a grid on a yellow background, some cracked open revealing chocolate

Close-up of green gummy bear sweets arranged closely together on a green background

Cross-section of a layered dessert with toasted meringue, mango, vanilla and raspberry layers atop a sponge base

Close-up of a frosty orange and red ice lolly on a stick, covered in ice crystals, against a blue background

A peeled banana displayed on a round yellow pedestal against an orange archway backdrop

Close-up of a halved cherry with its stem, pit removed, against a red background

Yellow banana-shaped bath bomb with textured ridges on a pink background

Pink foam mould with an imprinted handprint, showing the palm and finger indentations, on a yellow background

Close-up of golden fried potato chips covering the entire frame

I’m Scott Choucino, a high-end food photographer in London, and I make food look so good it’s slightly unfair on everything else in the aisle. My work is bold, graphic and colourful, with a big helping of playful nostalgia. It’s always properly made: real food, built sets and lighting that’s been sweated over.

For over 15 years I’ve shot commercial food and drink photography for everything from a start-up’s very first shoot to worldwide campaigns. I shoot stills and motion, in my own studios or on location, across London, the UK and abroad. I’m represented worldwide by Agent At Large.

Get in touch about a shoot

A commercial food photographer for brands that want to stand out

Some briefs need a clean, straightforward product shot. Others need something with real production value behind it: bespoke sets, considered lighting and a level of craft that reads instantly as premium. I do both. This page is about the second kind, where the photography isn’t just showing the product but carrying the brand’s positioning.

Brands and agencies I’ve worked with include Kenvue, PepsiCo, Doritos, Dolmio, Papa Johns, KFC, Greggs, Cathedral City, Ben’s Original (Uncle Ben’s), McCain, Jacob’s, Iceland, Ocado, Gopuff, Babybel, Hippeas, Wafflemeister and Deli France. I’ve also shot for the BBC, The Times, Guardian Food and Virgin Media.

Food photography services

Advertising and OOH campaigns

National and out-of-home work where the image has to hold up at billboard scale. I work with agency creatives from mood board to final retouch, so the idea that was sold to the client still works as a photograph.

Packaging and pack shots

Hero shots for packs and ranges, where colour, consistency and accuracy matter as much as appetite appeal.

Hero food and macro photography

Stretching cheese, glossy drips, crunchy textures and close-up macro work that makes people want to lick the screen. (Please don’t.)

Social-first food content

Scroll-stopping stills and short-form content built for social from the start, not cropped out of a print shoot as an afterthought.

Food and drink motion

TV and online commercials, social films, pack-in-motion, time-lapse and stop motion, all shot alongside the stills.

Drinks

Food rarely turns up on its own. I also shoot drinks: pours, splashes, ice, fizz and condensation. See my drinks photography.

Who I work with

Brand and marketing managers

You need imagery that sells, lands on time and makes your product look like the best version of itself. I’ll help shape the brief, keep the production in proportion to the budget, and deliver files for every channel you need, from packaging to paid social.

Agency art directors and producers

You need someone who shoots to the brief and protects the creative you’ve already sold in. That means pre-production calls, agreed shot lists, approved test lighting before the real shoot starts, and the flexibility to problem-solve on the day when a concept doesn’t quite translate from paper to plate. There’s more on how I work with advertising agencies.

Start-up and challenger brand founders

Heroing a brave start-up is some of my favourite work. Lots of my clients are challenger brands who need to look bigger than they are, and a strong set of images can do a lot of that heavy lifting. I’ll help you work out what you actually need so you don’t pay for what you don’t.

Selected case studies

Cathedral City: national billboard campaign

Briefed by Otherway, this campaign paired cheese with macro food photography for a national out-of-home run. The imagery had to be sharp and considered enough to hold up at billboard scale. Read the Cathedral City case study

Kenvue: global rebrand photography

Photography for a worldwide rebrand covering household health brands including Calpol, Listerine and Neutrogena. It was produced with Agent At Large, ARWEC production and stylist Ambra. Read the Kenvue case study

Wafflemeister: bold and colourful waffle photography

A full production built around colour, texture and food styling craft, with food stylist Christina Murray, prop stylist Karen White and retoucher Robert Gurney. Read the Wafflemeister case study

How a high-end food shoot works

The brief. Tell me what you’re selling, where the images will run and any references you love (or hate). I’ll ask lots of questions, then my agent or I will come back with a quote.
Pre-production. We agree the shot list or storyboard, and I pull together the right team. That can include food stylists, home economists, prop stylists, set builders, set designers, DOPs, digital techs, retouchers and assistants. For bigger jobs, you’ll see the plan well before the shoot day, so there are no surprises.
Shoot day. Lighting and test shots are approved before we start the real thing. You’re welcome on set, or I can send selects through the day for sign-off.
Post-production and delivery. Retouching, and for motion an edit and grade. Everything is delivered in the sizes and formats you need, from print-ready large format to social cut-downs. Typical turnaround: [placeholder: typical turnaround time].

With 15+ years behind me, there aren’t many scenarios I haven’t come across, from shooting in five countries in a week to building custom studio set-ups for time-lapse and stop-motion food and drink video.

My food photography studios: London and Leicester

I shoot from fully equipped studios in London and Leicester, both set up for bespoke builds. My food and drink photography studio in London, just outside central London, has high-end cameras and Broncolor lighting. It also has an in-house editing suite, prop storage and a wide choice of backdrops.

My Leicester photography studio has 14ft ceilings, two loading bays, parking, a food photography kitchen and a prop house, which makes it ideal for big, messy set builds.

Both studios have a full grip package, high-resolution view cameras and an extensive prop and background store. If it’s easier for your team, we can also hire a studio close to you, whether that’s South London or the outskirts of Paris.

Stills and motion from one shoot

I also work as a food and drink videographer in London. Shooting stills and motion on the same day, with the same crew, keeps costs down and keeps your visuals consistent across every channel. I shoot 6K raw slow motion as standard, and for precise, repeatable camera moves I offer motion control for food and drink commercials.

Why work with me

A distinctive style. Bold, graphic, colourful and a little bit cheeky, so your product doesn’t blend into the shelf.
Proper production. Broncolor lighting, bespoke sets and a big address book of trusted crew.
One team for stills and motion. Fewer suppliers, fewer handovers, one consistent look.
Agency backing. Agent At Large can handle budgeting, scheduling and full production logistics.
Scale up or down. From a start-up’s first shoot to national and global campaigns.

London Food Photographer

Food Photography and Drink Photography Clients I have worked with

Iceland
Papa Johns
Dolmio
Uncle Bens
Doritos
Ocado
Deli France
British Pepper And Spice
Seeds Of Change
Askeys
Crave Pet Food
Nutro Pet Food
James Wellbeloved Pet Food
Symmingtons
Nutri Bullet
Quadrapan
Pressure King Pro
BBC
The Telegraph
High Street TV
Thermapen
Tether Tools
Specsavers
Virgin Media
British Airways
Land Rover Experience
Jones Bootmakers
Lands End Clothing
Premier Drums
Fiona Cairns
Everards
HRG
ESL Gaming
The Fire Service
Hollandse-Hoogte International Photographic Agency
Silver Lake Archive
The Flash Centre
Fstoppers