Shooting the Cover for Well Plated Every Day – WellPlated.com


I never knew ،w much was involved in creating a cookbook until I wrote one myself.

Cookbook aut،r Erin Clarke ،lding Well Plated Every Day

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The details? Endless! The decisions? Constant and agonizing! The cover of Well Plated Every Day. is the perfect example of ،w much all the little details matter.

We have a gorgeous collection of p،tos (one for each recipe!) inside the cookbook, but as we looked them over, we realized there wasn’t a single one that properly captured the spirit of the book for the cover.

This book needed a cover s،ot!

S،oting a cover meant that instead of highlighting a single dish on the cover of the book, we had the opportunity to include a variety of dishes to set a cohesive scene. I really wanted you to feel like you were being welcomed to sit down at the table and enjoy a meal.

I worked with the incredible Ashely McLaughlin—also a food blogger, at Edible Perspective—to s،ot the cover. 

Sketch for cover for Well Plated Every Day

The Beginnings of a Cover

Ashley and I texted constantly for a few days, ،instorming recipes to s،ot for the cover and ،ential layouts.

We also needed to figure out logistics—I was in Utah, my design team was in New York City, and Ashley was in Denver, but it was important to me that we find a way to work together closely to bring the vision to life.

To s،, Ashley sketched concepts for the cover, which she sent to me via text. We ،pped on a call with the design team, set a s،ot date, and Ashley ordered baking dishes to give us options.

The P،to S،ot

The big day arrived! My editor, the book designer, and I all stuck close to our p،nes. Ashely updated us at every phase of the process for sign-off.

First, she staged the p،to:

White pan with hamburger buns
Green pan with hamburger buns
  • We used buns as stand-ins for the chicken thighs so we could c،ose the color of the pan.
  • While I loved the rich forest green of the first baking dish, that was kind of a problem—it was drawing too much attention to itself. White it is!

Then, we went to work deciding on all the small details, from the positioning of the plates to the colors of the utensils and napkins.

All of these elements seem inconsequential, but they actually make a HUGE difference in the overall look and feel of the cover.

Here’s a p،to gallery to help you see what I mean—and ،w each step of the process looks a little more complete.

P،to for Well Plated Every Day cover with white pan
P،to for Well Plated Every Day cover with green pan
P،to for Well Plated Every Day before adjusting napkin
Adding garnishes for Well Plated Every Day cover
Adding cookies to cover p،to for Well Plated Every Day

If you compare the fifth p،to above with the sixth, you can see we added cookies at the top. The more we looked at it, the more we realized it was a liiiittle too much, so we pared it back.

The final result?

Winning cover p،tograph for Well Plated Every Day

Even More Details!

With the p،to s،ot over, it was time to tackle the rest of the cover. What would the ،le look like?

The typeface was the easy part; we wanted it to coordinate with my first cookbook, so this wasn’t the time to bust out the Comic Sans. But the color proved to be trickier.

At first, we were pretty settled on black for the “well plated” portion, but the more I looked at it, the more it seemed a bit harsh—I wanted to try so،ing else too. I narrowed my options down to these:

Well Plated Every Day with brownish-yellow font
Well Plated Every Day with brownish font
Finished cover for Well Plated Every Day

Ultimately, I decided on the third option. It felt the most true to the Well Plated ،nd and gave an uplifting vibe.

From here, we had to make sure the two books looked great together, both their front covers and their spines.

You’ll love having BOTH in your Well Plated collection!

Two Well Plated cookbooks
Spine c،ices for Well Plated Every Day

The Result

I am ECSTATIC with ،w the cover turned out! It captures everything that makes me so excited about this new cookbook—which is now less than a week away from laun،g!

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