• 120: The Realities of Photographing Cookbooks with Clay Williams

  • Feb 5 2025
  • Length: 43 mins
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120: The Realities of Photographing Cookbooks with Clay Williams

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  • Kristin and Molly speak with photographer Clay Williams about the financial realities and logistics around cookbook photography. Clay shares what he wishes authors knew before embarking on the photography portion of their book and what spurred his viral Thread about the finances behind photoshoots. He speaks about assuming the role of project manager, unexpected expenses, his typical workflow and the essential roles on a set. He shares why he continues to be interested in cookbook photography, his artistic approach to projects and what has and hasn't changed about the industry since he started.

    Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

    Editor: Abby Cerquitella


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    Clay Williams

    • Website
    • Instagram
    • The Thread that started it all

    Crystal Wahpahpeh

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    • My America by Kwame Onwuachi
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    • Gullah Geechee Home Cooking by Miss Emily Meggett
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