The biggest question when finding someone to shoot your food content for your restaurant is always “how much does it cost?” And we’re here to tell you how much you should be paying for a professional videographer focused in food videography in Los Angeles.
There’s a few factors that contribute to the total cost when hiring a videographer for your restaurant or food business. A few of these costs are the videographer itself, the gear, location costs, food stylist, etc.
Does shooting on an iPhone vs a Cinema camera change costs?
The cost of actually hiring a videographer that focuses on food content is usually dictated by their experience and gear. Someone shooting with their iPhone vs someone with a full cinema camera rig will charge very different rates. At Spool Creative we like to provide the highest quality videos so we prefer to shoot content for clients on RED Cinema Cameras and Sony Cinema Cameras.
What is the cost of a food videographer?
When looking for a food videographer in Los Angeles specifically, you’ll usually see a day rate from $350 to $850 for a videographer without gear and have to add on rental equipment later one. For a food videographer with a full kit, you’ll see rates anywhere from $850 to $2000 per day. The cost varies project to project, as different scenarios could increase the costs.
What additional costs should I think about when shooting food videos?
When planning a video shoot for your restaurant or food content, you should consider a few different additional costs. A big one is location! Do you want to shoot in a studio kitchen? Or do you want to shoot on location at the restaurant? Another cost to consider is do you want a food stylist to make the food look even better on camera, or plate it yourself. Also depending on the size of the shoot, crew size may increase as well, increasing food costs for the production.
If you’re looking to shoot food content for your business, shoot us an email! We’d love to connect and see how we can help!