Hospitality Photo Shoots: See The Power of Photography

Branding & DesignContent Marketing

In a world of increasingly AI-created images, see how high-quality hospitality photo shoots have the power to create content that drives engagement and brand image.

Investing in photography means investing in your brand.

A close-up photo of a hand holding a plate of festive food including roast potatoes, broccoli, and turkey, smothered in gravy. A pint of beer can be seen out of focus on the left-hand side with festive decorations.

Brief

When it comes to hospitality photo shoots, there is undeniably a bespoke brief required based on each client's business, objectives, and platform.

Even so, they're all looking for the same thing:

A collection of high-quality, on-brand assets that can be used across marketing platforms, from Instagram Reels to paid social media adverts.

So, that's what we deliver.

A close-up photo of two people “cheers-ing” over a wooden table with a glass of Madri and a glass of rose wine. Out of focus food can be seen in the background, including a plate of salad and a bowl of chips.

Approach

Pictures speak a thousand words.

Put simply, the human brain can process entire images quicker than words, meaning engaging visuals can show off your brand essence in an instant.

By investing in photography as a service, we've been able to deliver content shoots for:

• Innkeeper’s Collection: Across a number of shoots, we’ve captured high-quality assets, forming a growing library of images and videos for their selection of hotels.

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• The Arden Hotel: A full refresh of photography across the different areas of their Solihull-based hotel and leisure club, reflecting the luxury and diversity that their guests can expect.

A close-up photo of food on a table in a pub. A hand is reaching into frame to pick up some of the food. To the left of the frame is an out of focus glass of Madri and a bowl of chips.

• Stonegate: Opted for the Brewmaster package – one of our most intensive social media content creation packages – made for capturing the atmosphere, tempting tipples, and delicious dishes of their pubs and clubs as they should be seen.

“Just wanted to pass on our appreciation for the photographer over the weekend. The site provided great feedback, noting that [Jim from Brew] was very professional and worked well with the team. The Popworld photos turned out great!” – Taya Latchford, Digital Marketing Manager

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• The Engine Room: A multi-channel approach for their launch, leading the creation and management of paid social, paid search, PR, and content creation via a half-day hospitality content shoot.

“The standard of the work, the results achieved, and the personal, friendly way the Brew team supported us made this a really positive experience and partnership.” – Leslie-Ann Cardow, Marketing Manager

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• Oakman Inns: We created a suite of visual assets across a one-day content shoot, capturing assets to promote their Christmas menu.

“We loved working with Brew on this shoot. The content produced had such a nice local, pub feel to it…” – Ella Sharrock, Senior Marketing Comms Manager

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Wadworth Brewery:An extensive suite of assets, capturing the brand’s essence and qualities across food, drinks, interiors and exteriors, seasonal events, and a behind-the-scenes look at the brewery itself.

Mitchells & Butler’s: Alongside taking part as one of five professional photographers, we confidently managed a large-scale project of hospitality photo shoots across 216 pubs, delivered through a scalable, repeatable process with minimal disruption to venue operations.

Solution

By crafting bespoke content shoots and photography packages for each brand, tailored to their objectives and audience, we're protecting the quality and value of authentic, in-person hospitality photography – something that cannot be understated in the era of AI-generated content.

Whether capturing everyday social media assets for independent pubs and bars or launching big seasonal campaigns for multi-location operators, we're all about shining the spotlight on the power of hospitality photo shoots.

What could we capture for you?

A bright, airy dining room with freshly laid tables. In the background, spacious green views.

A classic British pub bar during the World Cup; around the edge of the bar, all the countries' flags are hung. Blue accents and patterns catch the eye.

The welcoming, yet striking entrance to The Arden Hotel & Leisure Club at night.

What our clients say

Catherine Terry, Marketing Manager

Innkeeper’s Collection

We have used Brew for three content shoots, with a mix of a 3-night, 1-night and a 1-day shoots. All of the shoots have been well planned out in advance, with a mixture of ideas coming from client and agency side.

This has ensured we get a good mix of business objective driven content, but also social trend content, too. The shoots themselves have all gone very smoothly and we have always managed to capture all planned content in the allocated times.

The finished photos and videos have also been exactly what we were hoping for and we’re seeing improved engagement on our social channels from the new content we’ve gained from the shoots.

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