Los Angeles Food Photographer & Recipe Developer

Want your brand’s product to be a must-have in shoppers’ kitchens?

I can help with crave-worthy content, from vibrant photography to must-make original recipes.

At Content Kitchen Food Creative, I specialize in food photography and recipe development that helps brands like yours share delicious stories about their products and welcome customers to the table.

Based in sunny L.A., I work with national food and beverage companies, restaurants, and content teams to create images and recipes that inspire action—from a craving to a click to a purchase.

Creative Services for Food & Beverage Brands

Greek Salad by Alison Ashton Food Photography

Food Photography

Nothing draws people to your brand like juicy visuals. I create images that encourage your audience to eat with their eyes, connect with your brand, and drive sales. Here are 6 things your food photographer wants to know.

Palm Done Right Roasted Winter Vegetable Quinoa Bowls

Recipe Development

Recipes are the ultimate interactive content to take your message from page to plate and inspire audience engagement on the deepest level. Here’s how the recipe development process works.

Whether you need scroll-stopping product photography, fresh recipes, or content for your next campaign, I offer a full range of content creation services:

  • Product & Packaging Photography, Including E-commerce
  • Recipe Development for Food & Beverage Brands
  • Branded Social Media Content Creation
  • Editorial Food Photography
  • Cookbook Photography

Content Kitchen founder & Los Angeles food photographer Alison AshtonHi, I’m Alison, Los Angeles Food Photographer & Recipe Developer

Brands like yours work with me to craft images and recipes their customers crave. Is there anything more fun than that? I don’t think so!

I’ve spent my career developing audience-focused lifestyle content that surprises, inspires, engages, and informs.

Twenty years ago, I joined Cooking Light as their Senior Food Editor. I worked with a top-notch team of editors, contributors, test kitchen staff, photographers, and designers to develop mouthwatering, award-winning features, recipes, and images.

It’s always exciting when a someone says, “I saw that picture and had to make that dish.” Or, “I made this recipe and my family loved it!”

When I returned to my home turf of Southern California, I dove deeper into creating food content. I even got a Culinary Arts Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu in Los Angeles to sharpen my knowledge and skills about ingredients and techniques.

In 2008, I founded Content Kitchen to produce food-focused content for national digital and print outlets, including PARADE MagazineEatingWell, and Cooking Light. I also develop custom recipes and images for brands, including Nourish Evolution, La Tortilla Factory, Natural Habitats, and Palm Done Right.

Client Testimonials

Middle Eastern Cauliflower, Black-Eyed Pea & Kale Salad for Nourish Evolution by food photographer Alison AshtonOne of the (many) things I love about Alison she shapes authentic, engaging content relevant to the NOURISH brand and is an invaluable partner in my business.

Lia Huber, founder and CEO, NOURISH Evolution

Turkey Burgers for La Tortilla Factory by Los Angeles food photographer Alison AshtonAlison’s knowledge and passion for food, photography, and recipe development are contagious! It’s a joy to collaborate with her on new trends and ideas.

Lori Selby, Marketing Specialist

Lemon-Blueberry Dutch Baby by Los Angeles Food Photographer & Recipe Developer Alison Ashton

 Alison’s a joy to work with. She’s knowledgeable, creative, organized, deadline- and budget-savvy and incredibly solutions-oriented.

Anne Krueger, VP/Editor-in-Chief, PARADE Magazine

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La Tortilla Factory logo

Hatch Chile Co. logo

Palm Done Right logo

505 Southwestern logo

The Nourish Evolution logo

Parade Media logo

Ready to Cook Up Something Delicious?

Get in touch to discuss your campaign, brainstorm recipes for your audience, or book a shoot.