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 »
Elizabeth is one of the only female ranchers who raises cattle the way that she does, and she works her butt off. This woman works hard. The family doesn't have a lot of people who work for them on the ranch; they're really out there doing everything themselves. She and her husband were gathering hay to take out to feed the cattle; then they headed out to herd cattle to another pasture. I was beyond excited, as a photographer: I love all of this, it was a visual joy to chronicle. I remember being out on this shoot and wanting to be a part of every single thing they did— saddling the horses, opening the gates, every instant, every movement. You never know where your moment is going to come from. Your most beautiful picture is never something you can plan for— in photography, you really have to be ready for your pictures, you have to be patient and willing to look for them everywhere. Turn over every rock, open and look behind every door, really search for it.
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