Nice to meet you.

We’re Robin & Sue, a food photography and styling team based in Maplewood, NJ, working from our light-filled kitchen studio just a short train ride from NYC.

We’re so glad you’ve found your way here.

What Sets Us Apart

We believe that truly impactful images start with listening. That’s why we take the time to understand your brand, what drives it, what sets it apart, and what story you want to tell. Our process is thoughtful and collaborative, with the goal of creating visuals that not only look beautiful, but feel like you.

Nine years ago, we left our full-time jobs to build this business with purpose: to offer a more personal, hands-on experience for brands looking to elevate their visual presence. We’ve been doing that ever since, and we absolutely love what we do!

Who We Work With

Our clients include restaurants, food brands, product distributors, editorial publications, and cookbook authors. We've created imagery for packaging, websites, social media, cookbooks, marketing material, and more.

Want to hear what our clients say? Here’s some testimonials.

What We Offer

📸 Website & Packaging Photography
Need standout images for your website or product packaging? We’ll create photography that helps your brand shine, both online and on the shelf.

📱 Social Media Content
Looking to build a strong Instagram presence? We’ll create a custom image library and reels that fits your feed and offers plenty of content to post year-round. We can help plan your content calendar to keep things fresh and aligned. We also have monthly packages available to keep content fresh and save you money in the long term.

🍴 Recipe Development + Photography
Need custom recipes that feature your product? We can create delicious, on-brand recipes, then capture them in stunning imagery for your site and socials.

If you're looking to create brand imagery that’s both beautiful and meaningful, through a process that feels personal and collaborative, we’d love to talk.

Want to learn more? Here’s a fun article about how we started Robin & Sue Photography!

Robin Chase

Robin is a food photographer based in Maplewood, New Jersey, whose love for food began early with an Easy-Bake Oven and an eye for the little details that make a dish beautiful. That early fascination turned into a full-blown obsession with the visual storytelling of food.

Together with her stylist and creative partner, Sue, Robin has collaborated with a wide range of clients, from restaurants and magazines to packaging teams, cookbook publishers, and digital brands, creating imagery for websites, social media feeds, and everything in between.

People often ask, “What’s your favorite food to shoot?” Her answer is always the same: “All of it.”

When she’s not behind the camera, you’ll likely find Robin reading cookbooks cover to cover or happily lost in the tabletop aisle, hunting down the perfect imperfect spoon or a placemat with just the right texture.

Sue von Brachel

Sue is a food stylist based in Maplewood, New Jersey, with a background as a freelance advertising art director specializing in the food and beverage industry. After years of directing shoots for national TV and print campaigns, she found herself drawn to the production side, wanting to be closer to the action (and the food).

That curiosity led her to study food styling at the International Culinary Center in NYC, where she discovered the perfect blend of creativity, hands-on work, and storytelling. With a strong eye for detail and years of experience in art direction, Sue brings a unique and thoughtful approach to every project.

When she’s not styling food, you’ll likely find her baking, cooking, and experimenting in the kitchen with her two daughters, Tess and Elinor.