Beverage Photographer, California

Dawn Heumann is a California beverage photographer shooting wine, plant-based milks, coffee, and cocktails for national brands. Her beverage work pairs hero product photography with lifestyle moments, so the drink lives in a hand, at a table, in a life.

She has photographed hundreds of wineries across Sonoma, Napa, and beyond, along with national beverage campaigns for Silk and portfolio work for Trinchero Family Estates, Constellation Brands, and Treasury Wine Estates.

Beverage is craft work: light through glass, honest condensation, and a set patient enough to get the pour right. Reach out to start the conversation.

Manhattan strained into an etched nick and nora glass against deep blue Grapefruit cocktail over crushed ice on a slate board with bitters and citrus Sal de Tierra mezcal margarita can with a salted rocks pour in raking light Ketel One Botanical grapefruit and rose bottle on a bed of grapefruit slices and garden roses Straus organic plain kefir with a green smoothie in the blender, berries and kale Old fashioned with a cinnamon stick and orange twist on a leather coaster in a dark bar Bartender presenting a honeycomb-dusted whiskey sour with a dried lemon wheel Peach sour with a dried-fruit garnish beside a hand browsing the bar menu on marble Sal de Tierra mezcal bottle and four cocktail can flavors against terracotta tile Overhead of house cocktails on vinyl record coasters in hard afternoon light Silk almondmilk poured into a cereal bowl on a coffee table while a boy laughs on the couch Sal de Tierra canned mezcal cocktails in the sun with lime, grapefruit and pineapple garnishes

Frequently Asked Questions

What beverage categories does Dawn Heumann photograph?

Wine, plant-based milks, coffee, cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks. Dawn Heumann has photographed hundreds of wineries across California and national beverage campaigns for Silk, with imagery built for advertising, packaging, and e-commerce.

Does Dawn shoot beverage product photography or lifestyle?

Both, usually in the same production. Hero product shots with condensation and pour details, plus lifestyle scenes where the drink lives in someone's hand. One shoot, one look, two kinds of assets.

Where does Dawn photograph beverage work?

Throughout California. She is based in Sonoma County, shoots regularly in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and photographs wine country beverage work from her home ground in Sonoma and Napa.

How do I hire Dawn Heumann for a beverage shoot?

Reach out through the contact page or email contact@dawnheumann.com with a note about your project, what you need the images to do, and your timeline. Dawn responds personally and will put together a clear, itemized estimate after a short conversation about goals.

Planning a Shoot?

Tell Dawn about your project, your timeline, and where the images need to live. See more of her food and beverage photography and wine work.