Mallik Photography
Professional food photography in Dubai for restaurants, cafés & brands. Menu, social media and commercial food shoots that attract customers.
Who we are
We are a creative food photography team passionate about turning dishes into irresistible visual experiences. At Mallik Photography, we believe food is more than a meal — it’s color, texture, culture, and emotion. Our goal is to capture the freshness, detail, and personality of every dish in a way that instantly makes people want to taste it.
With a strong eye for lighting, styling, and composition, we create images that highlight textures, ingredients, and presentation beautifully. From elegant fine dining plates to casual café favorites, we understand how to photograph food so it looks natural, vibrant, and full of life. We work closely with chefs, restaurants, cafés, and food brands to ensure every shoot reflects their unique style and atmosphere.
Our approach combines technical precision with creative storytelling. We pay attention to steam rising from a hot dish, the gloss of a sauce, or the crunch of fresh ingredients — the small details that make a big visual impact. The result is mouth-watering imagery perfect for menus, social media, websites, and advertising.
What defines us:
We don’t just photograph food — we make it visually unforgettable.
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What we Offer
Mallik Photography offers a complete range of fashion videography services in Dubai, designed for fashion brands, designers, models, and influencers seeking premium-quality video content.
We create professional food photography that helps restaurants and cafés present their dishes in the most appetizing and inviting way possible.
Our goal is to capture the freshness, colors, and textures that make each dish unique, while also reflecting the atmosphere and personality of your establishment. Whether you run a fine dining restaurant, a trendy café, or a cozy local eatery, we tailor the visual style to match your brand identity.
We carefully style each plate, adjust lighting to enhance natural tones, and choose angles that make food look vibrant and full of flavor. Beyond just the dish, we also capture the dining environment, table setups, and signature elements that give customers a sense of your experience.
These images are perfect for menus, websites, delivery platforms, and social media, helping attract customers before they even step inside.
Important Points: Highlights freshness and presentation, matches restaurant branding, ideal for menus and marketing, creates strong first impressions.
Your menu is a powerful sales tool, and professional menu photography can directly influence what customers choose to order.
We focus on capturing each dish clearly and attractively, ensuring colors, textures, and portions are represented in a way that looks both realistic and delicious. Consistency across all dishes is key, so we maintain a uniform lighting and styling approach throughout the shoot.
We work closely with chefs or kitchen staff to ensure every plate is presented at its best. Small details like garnish placement, sauce textures, and plate cleanliness make a big difference in the final image. The result is a set of polished, high-quality photos that elevate the professionalism of your menu and build trust with customers.
These photos are suitable for printed menus, digital displays, and food delivery apps, where strong visuals can increase customer interest and sales.
Important Points: Clean and consistent presentation, accurate yet appetizing visuals, boosts customer confidence, increases menu appeal.
Social media moves fast, and your food visuals need to grab attention instantly. We create engaging food photography designed specifically for platforms like Instagram and Facebook, where color, composition, and mood play a huge role.
These images are styled to be vibrant, modern, and visually striking while still staying true to your brand.
We focus on creative angles, natural lighting, and lifestyle touches that make food feel approachable and shareable. Whether it’s a dramatic close-up of a signature dish or a cozy café table scene, our goal is to create images that stop people from scrolling.
Regular content like this helps restaurants and food brands stay active online and build a stronger connection with their audience.
Important Points: Scroll-stopping visuals, platform-optimized style, boosts online engagement, strengthens brand presence.
Food product photography is essential for brands selling packaged or retail food items. We create clean, professional images that highlight packaging design, product texture, and quality.
Our goal is to make your product look appealing and trustworthy, whether it’s displayed on an e-commerce website, in advertising, or on social media.
We carefully control lighting and backgrounds to keep focus on the product while enhancing details like labels, ingredients, and texture. Lifestyle setups can also be included to show how the product is used or enjoyed in real situations.
These visuals help customers better understand your product while making your brand stand out in a competitive market.
Important Points: Clean and professional presentation, highlights packaging and details, ideal for e-commerce and ads, builds product trust.
Lifestyle food photography tells a story beyond the plate. Instead of focusing only on the dish, we capture the experience of enjoying food in natural, real-life settings.
This might include friends sharing a meal, a cozy café moment, or a beautifully styled dining table at home. These images create emotional connections that help customers imagine themselves enjoying your food.
We carefully plan settings, props, and lighting to keep everything looking natural yet polished. The result is imagery that feels warm, inviting, and authentic.
Lifestyle food photos are perfect for branding, advertising, and social media, where storytelling and atmosphere play a big role in customer attraction.
Important Points: Story-driven visuals, emotional brand connection, natural yet styled scenes, ideal for marketing campaigns.
Behind every great dish is a story of skill and passion. Our chef and kitchen photography captures the energy, craftsmanship, and dedication that go into creating your food.
From chefs preparing ingredients to action shots in the kitchen, these images add personality and authenticity to your brand.
We focus on natural movements, expressions, and real working moments that feel genuine and engaging. These visuals are ideal for websites, promotional materials, and social media, helping customers connect with the people behind the food.
Important Points: Showcases authenticity, highlights culinary craftsmanship, builds trust and personality, great for brand storytelling.
Beverage photography requires special attention to lighting, transparency, and detail.
We capture drinks in a way that makes them look refreshing, rich, and visually appealing. From coffee and juices to cocktails and specialty beverages, we focus on color, texture, and presentation.
Condensation on a glass, steam rising from a hot drink, or garnishes placed perfectly — these small elements make a big difference.
These images are ideal for menus, advertising, and social media, helping drinks look as tempting as they taste.
Important Points: Highlights color and texture, enhances drink appeal, perfect for menus and promotions, visually refreshing results.
Work Process
We start by learning about your restaurant, brand, or food product. From signature dishes to your target audience, we align on style, mood, and marketing goals. This ensures every shot reflects your brand personality and appeals to your customers while staying visually consistent and appetizing.
Once the vision is clear, we plan locations, props, lighting setups, and food styling. We create mood boards and shot lists to organize every detail. This preparation ensures a smooth shoot, highlights the textures, colors, and presentation of the dishes, and guarantees images are polished and high-end.
Before the shoot, we prepare cameras, lenses, lighting, and studio or on-location setups. We adjust everything to capture the food at its most appetizing angle and color. Every technical aspect is tested in advance so we can focus fully on creativity and capturing mouth-watering visuals.
During the shoot, we guide chefs, models, or hands-on props while keeping a relaxed, collaborative atmosphere. We focus on natural movement, texture, and detail. Each shot captures the freshness, appeal, and story behind the dish, making food look irresistible while reflecting your brand style.
After shooting, we select the best images and enhance them professionally. Color, brightness, contrast, and sharpness are adjusted to make dishes look vivid and realistic. Retouching ensures every plate looks flawless while keeping the food authentic and visually appetizing.
We deliver your images in high-resolution formats ready for menus, social media, websites, or advertising. We provide support for minor edits or future shoots, ensuring consistency and a professional visual identity. Many clients return because they trust our process, creativity, and reliability.
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