Good Housekeeping/ Slow Cooker Suppers, 2013

Photography: Con Poulos, Styling by Studio Marcus Hay

Photography: Con Poulos, Styling by Studio Marcus Hay

Photography: Con Poulos, Styling by Studio Marcus Hay

Cover Photography: Con Poulos, Styling by Studio Marcus Hay

Slow Cooker Suppers seems so appropriate right now in the U.S where it has been freezing this time of year. Warming Meals, Comfort Food, Call it what you will, There's nothing better than a hearty meal. For this feature for Good Housekeeping Magazine shot with Photographer Con Poulos we focused on meals you can prepare ahead of time with Slow Cooking. 

Using Zinc and Warm Wood Tones I created a world that feels warm and inviting for the season, I wanted to reinforce a more rustic feel by including French Linens and Fabrics with Texture. The palette was rich reds, olive green with a splash of warm yellow. 

Good Housekeeping/ Slow Cookers

Photography: Anna Williams

Photography: Anna Williams

Photography: Anna Williams

The weather gets a little cooler and all of a sudden people turn to comfort food, slow cooking comfort food. To be honest I never really had heard of a slow cooker before I moved to the USA, but this is definitely not the first time I have shot one of these type of stories since landing on these shores many Fall's ago! 


Now most people would not know that shooting a slow cooker shoot can be a challenge if the slow cooker appliance actually needs to be in the shoot, If you shoot it from above it can resemble a porcelain toilet bowl, not a pretty thought, sorry but it's true! Often we crop into it to avoid it looking that obvious! : ) Luckily for me this time in this shoot for Good Housekeeping we did not need to even show one! 


The Food Styling on this shoot was done by the very talented Maggie Ruggiero  www.maggieruggiero.com who has done amazing work on the late and very missed Gourmet Magazine. Anna Williams, annawilliams.com one of my favorite Photographers to work with shot the story. The story as you can see has quite a rustic feel, always a favorite to reflect the season, I used lot's of woods, vintage bowls, flatware and earthy colors.


So maybe it's time to embrace the season..maybe even time to get a slow cooker? (If I can work out how to turn it on?) : )