SAVEUR contributing photographer Penny De Los Santos traveled to California's Central Valley along with contributing editor Georgia Freedman to photograph Rancho San Julián for Georgia's article, California Eternal for our December 2012 issue. With the photographs in this gallery, Penny describes her process for capturing the life and food of the Poett family on the ranch. While on assignment, Penny's philosophy is to "try to let people live their lives, and I make sure I'm there to capture it." For more on shooting this story, read Penny's behind the scenes account »
The day Georgia and I arrived at the ranch house, we found Elizabeth and her mother preparing homemade empanadas for that night's family-style dinner, and I took this shot. I try to let the photographic process be as organic as possible— people often want to stop and rearrange to make what they think will be a nicer picture. I say, "Don't clean up, don't change your shirt, this is perfect!" I want to walk into these scenes and let them quietly unfold.
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