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Shawaya Daaoun

Charcoal-grilled chicken imagery for Shawaya Daaoun's delivery menu.

The brief

Basic images were carrying the delivery listing for Shawaya Daaoun, a charcoal grilled chicken brand in Abu Dhabi. We proposed rebuilding the whole range for the aggregator rather than for the wall, as a Visual Uplift made for delivery.

How we shot it

We styled every dish with charcoal and Khaleeji cues, from the chicken on spiced orange rice to the chopped salad and the mint lemon drink in its copper cup. A plate that looks generous on a wall can shrink to almost nothing in a delivery app grid, so each frame was composed to read at thumbnail size.

Delivery app photography in Abu Dhabi

For Shawaya Daaoun, an Abu Dhabi charcoal grilled chicken brand, we rebuilt the whole range as menu and delivery app photography, with food styling built to read at thumbnail size. From our Abu Dhabi studio, Photolicious delivers food photography, food video production, product photography and food styling for campaigns in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.

Selected work

Shawaya Daaoun grilled chicken on spiced orange rice, with a green salad, three dipping sauces and a cola bottle

Grilled chicken on a creamy white base drizzled with oil in a patterned dish, three sauces and clay jugs beside

Chopped tomato, cucumber and lettuce salad with lemon and a romaine leaf in a white bowl on a small red rug

Mint and lemon drink in a hammered copper cup on a small red rug, lemon wedges and fresh mint beside

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