Baja California Sur
Restaurant & food photography · Todos Santos
In short
Restaurant & food photography in Todos Santos starts at $450: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Todos Santos, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose restaurant & food photography in Todos Santos?
A Pueblo Mágico on the Pacific 76.4 km north of Cabo San Lucas, where the sun sets over open ocean and a beach event permit without alcohol costs MXN 1,374.52. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Todos Santos and works across Baja California Sur all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Centro Histórico de Todos Santos, the window to aim for is late afternoon, when the plaza and the brick façades go warm. The session runs 3 hours and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Todos Santos look like?
The typical session runs 3 hours across two locations: we start at Centro Histórico de Todos Santos and move on to Playa La Cachora. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does restaurant & food photography in Todos Santos include?
- 3 hours at your restaurant, before service or on a closed day
- 30 edited photographs of dishes, drinks, the team and the room
- Edited files delivered within 5 business days
- A dish list and shooting order agreed with the chef beforehand
- Square, vertical and horizontal crops for menus, apps and social media
Permits at these locations: Centro Histórico de Todos Santos: Public streets of the Pueblo Mágico; an organised event inside the delegación needs the delegate’s consent under the La Paz event permit Playa La Cachora: No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up costs MXN 1,374.52 without alcohol through the La Paz municipality Playa Punta Lobos: No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up goes through the La Paz event permit and needs the delegate’s consent Playa Las Palmas: No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a set-up needs a SEMARNAT or ZOFEMAT approval under the La Paz event permit Playa Los Cerritos: No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up follows the La Paz event permit, which is half price where the area counts as rural
FAQ — Restaurant & food photography in Todos Santos
Restaurant & food photography in Todos Santos: what time should we book?
For a session at Centro Histórico de Todos Santos in Todos Santos, aim for late afternoon, when the plaza and the brick façades go warm. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Todos Santos?
At some Todos Santos locations, yes: Centro Histórico de Todos Santos (Public streets of the Pueblo Mágico; an organised event inside the delegación needs the delegate’s consent under the La Paz event permit); Playa La Cachora (No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up costs MXN 1,374.52 without alcohol through the La Paz municipality); Playa Punta Lobos (No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up goes through the La Paz event permit and needs the delegate’s consent); Playa Las Palmas (No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a set-up needs a SEMARNAT or ZOFEMAT approval under the La Paz event permit); Playa Los Cerritos (No published fee for a simple portrait session on a public beach; a beach event with a set-up follows the La Paz event permit, which is half price where the area counts as rural). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Todos Santos?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Todos Santos location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Todos Santos?
A session in Todos Santos is delivered within 5 business days, in a private online gallery: 30 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.