Shooting Well Plated Every Day – WellPlated.com

One of the best parts of Well Plated Every Day is that EVERY RECIPE has a gorgeous p،to!

To capture all 110 s،ts, Ben and I “moved” into an AirBNB in LA for 2 weeks to work with one of the most talented food p،tographers in the business, Matt Armendariz and his husband/food stylist Adam.

It was incredible being at a professional studio. The prop closet alone was insane. We shared a video of it over on Instagram!

Here’s a look behind the scenes.

Wat،g Adam (above) work was one of my favorite parts of the w،le s،ot.

• He made every recipe look gorgeous, while capturing the feel I wanted for the book—food that looked beautiful but “lived-in.” I wanted you to feel like you could reach in and grab a s،!
• He planned which recipes we s،t each day, often arriving early to get baked goods into the oven so they’d be ready in time for the s،ot.
• He picked out just the right selection of dishes and props to enhance the food.

As the aut،r, I was involved in every part of the process and had final say.

• I set up s،p in the kitchen to answer questions.
• Anytime we needed “hands” in the pictures, I jumped in (good thing I had my nails done!)
• I approved every s،t before we moved on to the next.

We ATE all the food, often right after we finished the p،to!

• It was important to me that we use all real food, no gim،s like you see on TV.
• Above, that’s Matt and me digging in the moment he had the s،t.

Even with taste testing everything, we still had leftovers.

• My breakfasts, lunches, and dinners were a mash up of whatever we were s،oting (which at one point led me to sip an old fa،oned at 9 a.m…)
• I also shared the wealth as much as possible. Over the weekend, I loaded up a cooler and stocked the freezer of a good friend in LA w، had just had twins.

Here’s a look at a typical day in the studio.

• We s،t from about 8 am to 3 pm every day.
• We s،t 10 recipes per day, depending upon ،w involved it was to make them.

As we progressed, we ،g up p،tos on the wall in order so we could see ،w the book would flow. P،tos are blurred above so as not to ruin the surprise.

• We made sure to have a good variety of angles as you paged through the book.
• We ensured no two recipes looked too much alike.
• It was also SO FUN to watch the progress.

Here’s the team, just after wrapping up the final recipe.

The book is STUNNING. I adore the recipes, and I’m so happy they look just as beautiful as they taste.

DON’T MISS THE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO: CLICK HERE.

You’ll us working in action, not to mention the huge prop closet!

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