7 mistakes restaurant owners make when hiring photographers (let’s talk about it): 1. They don’t do their research. They hire whoever’s available or affordable—without checking if their work actually fits the brand. 2. They don’t have clear goals for the shoot. No one knows if the photos are for social, the website, delivery apps, or press. Everyone’s guessing. 3. They don’t hire based on style. Then they expect the photographer to shoot like someone else—or in a way that doesn’t even match their portfolio. 4. They don’t trust the expert. Photographers get micromanaged on lighting, angles, framing—you hired them, now let them work. 5. They don’t prep the space or the food. No clean setup, no styled dishes—then they wonder why the results don’t look premium. 6. They don’t give direction—then don’t like the outcome. No brief. No reference. No input. But somehow still disappointed. 7. They don’t think long-term. They treat content like a one-off task instead of part of a bigger bra...