Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects

Overview

“The most crucial part of photography is lighting, but it is also the most difficult to achieve. In this lesson we will see how to use light, a natural resource that is available to everyone, as an ally of our goal.”

In this video lesson Dácil Fernández addresses the topic: Natural light: understand it to master it, 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

“Natural Light: Understanding It So You Can Master It Natural light is ideal for culinary photography. Since it comes in from a window, it follows a single direction. That creates natural shadows, which achieves a 3D effect that adds texture and intensity to your product, bringing it to life. It’s not a very stable light; it varies in direction, intensity, temperature, and quality. The light's tone changes throughout the day. You should consider that the light is warmer at sunrise and sunset. On the other hand, it's cooler or more neutral at noon. Observe the light where you're working to fi...”

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Course summary for: Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (280)
• 9842 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 13m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Culinary, Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom Classic

• Areas

  Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Photography