Commercial lifestyle, food and beverage photos by Amy Carson, a commercial photographer.
Commercial lifestyle, food and beverage photos by Amy Carson, a commercial photographer.

Orange County Food Photographer

Story-driven visuals for premium food, beverage, and hospitality brands

Logos of Pepsi, JPMorgan Chase, Bighorn, Los Angeles Times, Booch Craft, Eater, and a certification mark for Pecorino Romano cheese.

Select Clients:


Food

Beverage

Lifestyle

Hospitality

Self-portrait of Southern California commercial food and lifestyle photographer Amy Carson

How I Work

I work with food and beverage brands, hotels, restaurant groups, agencies, and production companies in Orange County and throughout Southern California, creating photography, stop-motion, and cinemagraphs for commercial advertising campaigns, cookbooks, and editorial publications. Every assignment is approached with a focus on developing imagery that engages audiences while supporting a brand's broader marketing objectives.

Whether working on a solo editorial assignment or collaborating with a full creative team on location, I strive to create images that are both visually striking and emotionally authentic. No matter the client or subject, my aim is always to craft memorable, narrative-driven visuals that leave a lasting impression.

Featured Projects

Commercial food lifestyle photo of a woman eating a healthy shrimp bowl on her couch.

GLOW Kitchen

Camarena Tequila

Heavenly Bodega

What Clients are Saying

“Amy immediately understood the brief and brought fresh, creative ideas to the table. Her eye for styling elevated our original concept and resulted in a library of stunning images that we've used throughout our marketing campaigns, website, recipe app, and socials, as well as in our cookbook. The lifestyle portraits she took of our founder are natural-looking and vibrant—We will definitely be hiring her again.”

—Giselle Sancari, Creative Director, GLOW

“It's been amazing working with Amy for our self-care brand. Her photos came out beautifully, and she goes above and beyond to make sure you get exactly what you want. I’d highly recommend her to any DTC brand looking for a photographer!”

—Benjamin Tan, Founder, Slow Living, Inc.

“Amy is simply the best! Her photography brought a new level of sophistication and professionalism to our menu items. Her attention to detail beautifully captured the look, feel, and essence of what we offer at Heavenly Bodega; you can almost taste each menu item through her photography. We will definitely work with her again in the future.”

—Kyle Fidelke, Founder, Heavenly Bodega