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Shoot tea the way it is served: close, warm and a little slow.

Window light, steam, hands on glasses, the grain of a wooden tray. Pictures should feel like you are sitting at the table, never like an advert.

Copy these looks.

The frames below are drawn placeholders. Replace them with your own photography.

Low side light from a window, late afternoon.
One glass, close, with space above for text.
Wide room shots with people small and unposed.
  • Hands and backs of heads. Faces only with a signed release.
  • Real tea, poured on the day. Steam is shot, never added.
  • Leave a calm area for the logo and a headline in every frame.

Avoid these looks.

Direct flash: flat and shiny.
Cold, blue light.
Busy patterns behind the glass.
  • Stock photos of lanterns, deserts and camels. We are a tea house in a city.
  • Heavy filters that change the color of the tea.
  • Staged smiles straight to camera.