Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects

Overview

“In this lesson we will delve into the term "Dark Mood" to know exactly what this photographic technique consists of. We will obviously apply it to gastronomic photography, but it is a technique used in other types of photography such as portraiture, pets ...”

In this video lesson Dácil Fernández addresses the topic: What is Dark Mood photography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects. Create delicious images of food for Instagram and turn them into dark and moody works of art in Lightroom.

Partial transcription of the video

“What is Dark Mood Photography? Dark Mood photography consists of creating a dark and moody style. We use dramatic light for that type of photo, which adds mystery and melancholy to the images. There's an even more dramatic version of dark mood photography, which we call chiaroscuro. That term comes from the famous painting techniques in which there’s contrast between light and shadow and where there’s light directed to a specific point in the scene. That type of photography is also called moody or mystic light. Currently, it's clearly trending on social media sites such as Instagram. We inc...”

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Course summary for: Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (276)
• 9044 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 13m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Culinary, Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom Classic

• Areas

  Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Photography