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Hospitality, Venue and Restaurant Photography Services

Bonjour, I'm Lucie! The creative eye behind 'Pictured by Lucie'

I specialise in food photography and content creation for restaurants, bars, and hospitality brands. Based in Hamilton, Waikato, I help showcase your dishes, atmosphere, drinks, and teams.
If you're after updated menu shots, Behind-The-Scenes content, or imagery that captures the feel of your space, I’m your girl.

Let’s tell your venue’s story through professional imagery that brings in customers.

Photography

  • Food Photography

  • Portraits / Staff Headshots / Team Photos

  • Venue / Restaurant Photography

  • Food Styling experience

  • Event Photography

 

Support & Editing

  • Photography Counselling & Assisting

  • Picture Editing & Retouching

 

Content Creation

  • Stop Motion

  • Reels / Short Videos / BTS

  • Content Management​​

Hamilton Venue Photography Offers

Hospitality Photography Sessions are outlined below and include:

Editing, camera & lighting standard gear (using natural light where possible), travel to Hamilton location, com & licence.

Premium Session

eg. Full venue, headshots, menus, details, branding

4h30 on site - 4 h shooting, 80 edited images - $2,450

Comprehensive Session

eg. Interior, headshots, menus

3h30 on site - 3 h shooting, 50 edited images - $1,490

Standard Session

eg. Food & drink menus

2h20 on site - 2 h shooting, 30 edited images - $890

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Photography That Grows With You

Special offers for investing in several sessions per year.

Refresh your content half-yearly / quarterly / monthly.

4x Standard shoots → $3,060​ (save $500)

2x Mini shoots & 2x Standard shoots → $2,460 (save $300)

2x Comprehensive shoots → $2,380​ (save $400)

2x Mini shoots & 1x Standard shoot → $1,670 (save $200)

2x Mini shoots → $880 (save $100)​

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Production

Production Costs & Hourly Support:

  • Retouched Image (Photoshop) → $100

  • Prop & Background Sourcing → $70/h

  • Baking, Cooking & Recipe Testing/Development → $70/h

  • Organising Models & Locations → $70/h

  • Food & Prop Styling → $100/h

  • Pack Shots → $100/h

  • Art Direction & Counselling → $125/h

  • Photography Assistant → $125/h

  • Music Sourcing → Enquire

  • Shooting Only/Shooting Video (depends on the project) → Enquire

  • Clear Cutting (per clear-cut, not per image) → $25

  • Setting up different locations → Enquire

  • Travel outside of Hamilton City → $1.5/km

  • Rush Edit (overnight/over the weekend) → $250

  • Any work required on the week-end → $250

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Add-ons to your session

  • Additional Edited Image $30

  • Whole Gallery/Light Edit → Enquire

  • Short Reel (up to 15s edited clip) → $200

  • Long Reel (up to 60s edited clip) → $400

  • Rounds of Revision → $125/h

  • Stop-Motion → $65

  • Second Shooter or Assistant → Enquire

  • Studio & Gear Hire → Enquire

  • Content Management → Enquire

  • Film Photography → Enquire

Estimates/rates in NZD, no GST added.
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Let’s create delicious pics for your venue!

Ready to chat?

 

Every project is unique, and I’d love to learn all about yours.

Let's schedule a 15min call to chat about it.

(Happy to chat on the phone too!)

Working with Lucie was great!
She’s a lovely person and an amazing professional.
Definitely recommend her work!

Isabella

Event Photography

Authentic event photography that documents every important moment, from guest interactions and keynote speakers to behind-the-scenes details. Perfect for corporate events, brand activations, launches, conferences, and special occasions across Hamilton, Waikato, and New Zealand.

2-Hour Coverage
$750

Perfect for smaller events, launches, networking sessions, and team gatherings. Capture the key moments and atmosphere of your event.

3-Hour Coverage
$950

A great option for events with multiple activities or speakers. From guest arrivals to candid interactions and branded moments.

4-Hour Coverage
$1,050

Ideal for larger events. You'll receive a complete visual story to use across all your marketing, social media, PR, and future promotions.

What’s included:

  • Experienced photographer covering the event (please enquire for second shooter or additional coverage)

  • All photos from the event lightly edited.

  • Photos delivered promptly within 3 business days.

  • Online gallery for easy access, sharing and downloads to instagram/web-sized images.

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I've worked with

My Food Bag, Fresh Start, Bargain Box, Made, Foodbox, Maison Vauron, L’Atelier du Fromage, Sky City Hamilton, Social Social, Vital Zing, Bowl & Social, Magic T, Broadsheet Media, The Green - A chef's table, Designwell, Daymark, Kohi Beach Eatery, Barre Figure, Rainger & Rolfe, Running with Scissors, Bobux, Lex Fleming Design, Le Rendez-vous crêperie, Dance Plant Collective, Kohl Tyler, Harry McAlpine, Bukibaby, Mara Sommer, Paris Zig Zag, Palace Scope, Le Petit Futé, Eat Burger, Mizzoni pizzeria, Karajoz coffee, The Shadow Factory, L’Authentique, Pepler’s, FOLK coffee, Communion Brewing, Alliance Française Hamilton, Alpha St Kitchen, Lovebug, Groovy Group, Epic Foods, Clean Nutrition, Dental on Mahoe, Tieke Bistro & Bar, Archgola, The Southern Tea Co, Greenstone Creek, Palate, The Good George, About You Gift Box Hamilton Hotel, BodyiQ, Neo, Gilmour Studios, Hello Stranger, Prolife Foods, Haddrell's of Cambridge, Table Talks, NZ Hospo Awards, DTM...

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