About the project
Some time ago I decided to start documenting my family's recipes. My mom comes from Perú, my father is Argentinean, my grandparents are Chinese and Spanish, so the food at home was extremely diverse. Few time before deciding to move out from home I decided all this needed to be documented. This is how a journey of documenting more than 60 recipes began. Photography of each dish, copywriting of the recipes and graphic design of the book were done by me.
Process
Before making this book I hadn't had any experience in food photography. I started documenting my family recipes just one year before I move away from home, I was 17 years and this was 2011 (left photo). I finally got to finish it in 2019 (right photo). This is the reason that pictures in the book are diverse in quality, they not only reflect my family cuisine but also reflects 8 years of learning and improvement.
All the photos were taken in my hometown home which is not prepared as a photography studio. So the basic set up for most of the photos were just 3 wooden planks, on one side painted light blue and on the other side the natural colors. This base plus pieces of different cloth were all the elements used in the book.
