Cookbook Photoshoot
Hi all!
I know many of you have been following the photoshoot for the cookbook on Instagram all week, but for those not on Instagram, here are a few behind the scenes images of some of the dishes.
Watching this team work has been a masterclass, not only in photography, but in food styling, cooking, and time management. There are two cooks, one of whom is a food stylist and watching them in the kitchen is like watching a ballet. There is another stylist who specializes in the set design and composition of each shot. Finally, there is a photographer. It's exciting because, while Tasting History is all me, this is a complete collaboration. Having other opinions, perspectives, and artistic eyes is a new and welcome experience for me.
I can't wait for you all to see the final photos!
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I love your videos and eagerly wait for new ones each week! 😁
Absolutely loving this Titanic series. Curious if whenever you cover the crew you will also talk about some of the new research from the recent documentary The Six (🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼!) https://www.thesixdocumentary.com/
I haven't seen this! I'm going to see if I can't watch it; I could still tack on some info to the punch romaine video.
Pictures look amazing! I look forward to making a whole bunch of these recipes with my mother once I have the cookbook. Keep up the great work Max love all your videos!
Can’t wait for your cookbook Max and your first Titanic video is “ the bomb”. Your research is very impressive. If you and Jose ever visit Nova Scotia, see the cemetery where most of the passengers ( that were not lost at sea) are buried. They lay the gravestones in a pattern to resemble a ship. Some of the graves are for infants. The whole experience is extremely moving.
Are these done in a studio or in your home with staging?
It was done at an airbnb. I wish my home looked like that : )
I don't recognize some of these. I may have missed an episode! Can you tell us which recipes they are?
Looking forward to being able to purchase your cookbook!!
I cannot wait to see the finished product!
This is all looks so good!! I’m so excited. That meringue though, it’s perfect!
I'm so hungry now! :D
These look really nice, and tasty. You need to offer/sell/however autographed copies of your cookbook to your wonderfully loyal patreons!
Of course I will!
I've never seen a pie sliced with a cleaver before! Looks great, can't wait for the book!
He uses that cleaver to do everything! It’s impressive to watch how precise he is with it.
My mouth is watering. Just gorgeous Max.
The pics are wonderful! My wife and I can't wait to get a copy of the cookbook. Keep up the great work!
The first image isn't working for me :-( but the others all look delicious and beautifully presented. (That bit of crust that's broken loose in the second photo actually makes it look more real, i.e. less staged/styled. Definitely use that photo!)
These are all very behind the scenes that I took with my iPhone. The actual shots look very different. Nobody slicing into a pie.
They all look wonderfully delicious. I am so excited for you, Max. I can hardly wait to see the finished cookbook. It's going to be fantastic. Best wishes to you and the family. :)
most excellent!!
Very nice!!
All of them look so yummy. I can't wait to have it in my hands. Tamales for dinner!
All look delicious! Love following the progress!! Can’t wait for the cookbook! Congrats to you!
Huh, looks very exciting! How do you get all of this prepped? Do you send them recipes and photos of the dishes as you've made them, and they come up with ideas for how they want to stage things, or does it happen more spontaneously, or what?
It was all them. I sent them the recipes and a bunch of pictures of the feel I was going for; from there, they did everything but kept me in the loop on all of their decisions. Though as well as everything has been planned, there's been a lot of spontaneous decisions during filming. Changing things based on how they end up looking as well as how photos look beside each other. As they finish a shot, they go up on the wall and sometimes we'll notice that we have too many similar looks next to each other and have to change something. It's a fun process to watch.
These are beautiful! Love to see the progress. So exciting!!
They look fantastic! I love seeing the progress, especially for the payasam, which we have made many times now!
Definitely one of my favorite dishes and pictures
I don't log on here enough. Really looking forward to the cookbook.
Well I'm glad you logged in to see these : )
I'm curious to know: do the cooks faithfully follow the recipe, or do they somehow change ingredients/procedures in order to have a better-looking result?
I was expecting a lot more "tricks" actually, but they've followed the recipes very faithfully and even in the styling, only a couple tricks were needed and that was mostly due to melting dishes. The only cheats have been to leave out some expensive ingredients that don't add visually to a dish or using chicken instead of capon, which I always recommend any way : )
It is amazing to see how this whole thing has progressed for you. The first video I watched was the Medieval Cheesecake, and I've been hooked ever since. Dude, seriously, congratulations on your success! I'm stoked to see what's next.
Yesterday was the 2 year anniversary of the Medieval Cheesecake episode!
Looks great! Can't wait!