Rossella Rago and her Nonna Romana have released another cookbook and I couldn’t be more honored to be invited to photograph it! This cookbook is all about Sunday Dinners and it was a true family affair with Nonna rolling pasta, Rossella’s mamma painting props by hand, and her papà bridging the heirloom family furniture. We spent a week photographing and eating the best Italian food. I left set with a full heart (and a stomach full of espresso and sambuca). Shot by Evi Abeler, New York based Food and Cookbook Photographer.
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Barilla
Creative Direction: Barilla’s social media ad agency, We Are Social, hired me to produce imagery for their new sauce brand, Vero Gusto. Our shoot showcased Vero Gusto’s natural, regional ingredients from Italy, including Calabrian peppers, tomatoes, and basil.
Crew:
Food Stylist: Caitlin Haught Brown
Prop Stylist: Helen Quinn
Digital Technician: Ryan Liu
1st Assistant: Bob Moyers
Agency: We Are Social
Producer: Lovely Giant
Barilla Vero Gusto
Barilla’s social media ad agency, We Are Social, hired me to produce imagery for their new sauce brand, Vero Gusto. Our shoot showcased Vero Gusto’s natural, regional ingredients from Italy, including Calabrian peppers, tomatoes, and basil. Shot by Evi Abeler, New York based Food and Advertising Photographer.
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Barilla Collezione
For this print and motion shoot, Barilla paired artisanal pasta from its Collezione collection with the work of three talented women: Chef Carolina Diaz, ceramicist Elizabeth DiPrinzio, and origami artist Coco Sato. Barilla wanted to show that the artistic skill that these women bring to their crafts is the same art that Barilla brings to its line of bronze-cut pasta. Scroll to see the video we captured during our shoots in Chicago and New York City, as well as our incredible crew.
Barilla Collezione
For this print and motion shoot, Barilla paired artisanal bronze-cut pasta from its Collezione collection with the work of three talented women: Chef Carolina Diaz, ceramicist Elizabeth DiPrinzio, and origami artist Coco Sato. Shot by Evi Abeler, New York based Food and Advertising Photographer
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Cooking with Nonna
Creative Direction: This shoot for the cookbook Cooking with Nonna was an absolute delight, because I had the opportunity to work closely with author Rossella Rago and her grandmother. Rossella built her culinary brand via YouTube, where she shares videos of her cooking with Italian grandmothers (nonnas). Her recipes are classic Italian dishes that involve multiple steps (like making homemade pasta and preparing long-cooking sauces), so the shoot took place over six days in a private kitchen. Working with the art director, we created a homey, comfortable look using props that might have come from a nonna’s kitchen. Rossella and her family were very hands-on in preparing the dishes, which gave the shoot an authentic family atmosphere. I was thrilled that the publisher chose my portrait of Rossella and her nonna for the book’s cover.
Client: Rossella Rago
Crew: food stylist, assistant food stylist, author’s family, art director/publisher, editorial director
Cooking with Nonna
I had the opportunity to work closely with author Rossella Rago and her grandmother on this shoot for Cooking with Nonna. Working with the art director, we created a homey, comfortable look using props that might have come from a nonna’s kitchen.
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