Carnivore Restaurant

Overview

Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi is a place for generous, meat-centred dining. We photographed its food and dining experience and turned the shoot into marketing content for its social channels and promotions.

The challenge

Meat is one of the hardest subjects in food photography, because it can quickly look dry, flat or heavy on screen. The images had to feel appetising while capturing the warmth of a meal out with friends, so the content sold the experience as well as the food.

Our approach

We timed the shoot so dishes came straight from the kitchen to set and were photographed while they still had their gloss and steam. Low, angled light brought out the texture of the meat, and we kept the styling simple, with boards, sauces and sides arranged for a shared table. We also captured lifestyle frames of diners and service, keeping the restaurant's own lighting where it added warmth. Every scene was shot in horizontal and vertical, so the set works on feeds, Stories and promotional graphics. In the edit we balanced the mixed light and graded the images to a warm, rich palette.

What we delivered

• Food photography
• Lifestyle photography
• Social media content
• Promotional images in horizontal and vertical formats

Outcome

Carnivore Restaurant now has a set of images that sells both the food and the night out, with enough range to support months of posts and promotions.