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    Food

    “People who love food are always the best kind of people.” Julia Child.

    Well then, I must be absolutely fabulous. I love all things food: growing it, shopping for it, cooking it, styling it, shooting it, learning about it, talking about it, thinking about it, eating it…ya get the idea.

    Technically speaking, I eat everything. But practically speaking, I eat a predominantly plant based diet (roughly 80%). I’ve learned - especially post spinal trauma - to listen my body, as it generally knows much better than my mind what it needs. What my body needs is different than what your body needs. And what my body needs today is different than what it needed yesterday and what it will need tomorrow. But the one food category I do try to cut out as much as humanly possible is processed shit! And I believe that all bodies, regardless of how different we all are, can truly benefit from doing so as well. Get that processed shit away from me I say!

    We vote for what kind of world we want to live in by what we choose to eat.

    I love food from the earth. What farmers harvested that day and brought to the market is my very all time favorite. I celebrate fresh bounty and all its perfectly imperfect imperfections. I invest time in getting to know the rad folks that grow the beautiful food that ends up on my client’s plates, and my own.

    I shy away from broadly labeling food as “good” or “bad” and instead prefer to always buy the highest quality I can. No two butters are the same, no two olives oils, no two creams. So splurge a bit and buy the good stuff if ya can. Your body will thank ya! And I believe in moderation, in all things, including moderation itself.

    “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf

    mini heads of purple cauliflower

    Purple Cauliflower

    Spiced rainbow apple galette with purple, red, pink, orange and green apple slices.

    Rainbow Apple Galette

    black hummus in a pink bowl with toppings, overhead shot

    Black Hummus

    roasted strawberries on a baking sheet

    Roasted Strawberries

    Stone Fruit Galette

    very colorful tomato and melon salad topped with basil, spices and vinaigrette.

    California Summer Rainbow Salad

    Loaded hummus topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, eggplant, capers, radishes, feta, pine nuts, and fresh herbs. Overhead shot.

    Loaded Hummus

    Cherry tomatoes on the vine in a pan with basil and garlic; overhead shot.

    Tomato Confit

    Peaches topped with sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; overhead and up close shot.

    Baked Peaches

    Watermelon feta salad with colorful red, pink, orange, yellow, green and white melon and feta cubes, topped with fresh herbs and spices. Overhead shot.

    Watermelon Feta Salad

    strawberry burrata salad with little gems and basil; overhead shot

    Strawberry Salad with Burrata

    Raw chicken thighs topped with cherries and rosemary in a skillet; overhead shot.

    Cherry Chicken

    Peaches and burrata salad with basil and vinaigrette, all done; overhead shot.

    Peach Burrata Salad

    Easy to make No-Bake delicious Cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries, date syrup, and flaky salt; side angle shot on a grey background.

    No-Bake Cheesecake

    Baked feta with tomatoes, garlic, lemon and fresh herbs; overhead shot.

    Baked Feta

    Vanilla poached rhubarb with a whole pod of vanilla in baking pan, directly off stove.

    Poached Rhubarb

    roasted cherries, just out of the oven, on a gold baking sheet, overhead shot.

    Roasted Cherries

    Daniela Gerson's hands the olive olive and fresh strawberry cake, overhead shot.

    Olive Oil Cake with Strawberries

    beet dips and pink foods on a cheese and appetizer board with pink fruits and veggies

    Beet Dip

    Tahini Caesar salad with walnut breadcrumbs and radishes on a black plate

    Tahini Caesar Salad

    Colorful melon popsicles on top of red, orange, yellow and green melon ice.

    Watermelon Popsicles

    raw focaccia dough in a baking pan topped with edible flowers and herbs; overhead shot.

    Beet Focaccia

    Pink, purple and green radishes thinly sliced into rounds on a baking sheet; overhead shot.

    The Ultimate Guide on Roasted Radishes

    Beet cured salmon board with colorful seasonal produce arranged like a rainbow; overhead shot.

    Beet Cured Salmon

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    Meet Daniela

    VEGGIES ARE SEXY 

    Hi, I'm Daniela - a Los Angeles based food photographer and creative director. I began my career as a chef with a passion for sourcing colorful produce from local markets. I love emphasizing the beauty of real food with my images. I’m also a food stylist and recipe developer with a gorgeous prop-filled studio in Venice, California.

    Daniela Gerson Photography

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