Cookbook photography

Last month, I had the absolute honour of travelling, once again, to one of THE most beautiful places I know, - the Finnish Archipelago. It’s there that I got to teach our yearly 4-day advanced food photography, food styling, visual story telling and videography retreat together with food photographer, cookbook author and videographer, Viola Minerva Virtamo! In today’s blog post I’d love to share some images and the behind the scenes details from the retreat with you! Sound good?

Food and Beverage Photography gallery by New York food photographer Moriah Sawtelle. Food photography and food styling for commercial and editorial brands and cookbook authors.

From start to finish, here are the basics of what creating a custom family cookbook looks like

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Soft, fluffy Brioche Doughnuts glazed in a Blackberry Glaze will make you re-imagine childhood nostalgia. These are the most PERFECT homemade ring donuts that you’ll ever make.

What’s it like to write a cookbook? I’ve written three, so I get asked this a lot. My friends have made me laugh at times with the perceptions they have about writing cookbooks. It looks so glamorous! (It’s not.) Now you’re famous! (Errr, no.) Can you quit your day job now? (Ha, no.) Perhaps the biggest misconception, however, about cookbooks is that they are always executed by people who know what they are doing from beginning to end.

Cookbook Photography and food styling by Manhattan-based commercial food photographer and cookbook author Moriah Sawtelle

A more emotional, but thoughtful post on the cookbook that I put together with Artifact Uprising. Featuring all of Jared’s mothers recipes who unfortunately passed away three years ago.

Mushrooms sauteed in olive oil with garlic, tart, chewy sun dried tomatoes, and a bit of greens for color make a flavor-packed plant-based meal!

The owner of San Francisco bookstore Omnivore Books gives us the 10 cookbooks every home cook needs. From Julia Child to Alice Waters and beyond, these books are tried-and-true favorites, and will change the way you cook. Are they on your shelves already?