Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light
Mood Board and Sketches
A course by Adrian Mueller , Photographer
About the video: Mood Board and Sketches
Overview
“To start planning the project for this course, I'll show you how you can fuel your inspiration, excitement, and motivation by making mood boards and sketches.”
In this video lesson Adrian Mueller addresses the topic: Mood Board and Sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light. Learn to capture striking images of food in both indirect and direct sunlight by exploring composition, lighting, and editing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Mood Board and Sketches For your final project, we will create two images, one image with indirect daylight and the other one with direct sunlight. Don't worry about how you will do it, we will cover this step by step. The only thing that I'd like you to think about at this point is what type of images you would like to create so you can get inspired and motivated for this course as everything that you will learn will lead to the creation of those two images. In this part of the process, I usually create a mood board. A mood board is a collage of images that visually describe the creative d...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Food Photography, Food Styling, Lifestyle Photography

Adrian Mueller
A course by Adrian Mueller
Adrian Mueller is a New York-based photographer specializing in food and beverage. He has always been drawn to photography and has spent the last 20 years shooting for some of the world’s leading brands, including McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, Snickers, and Stella Artois. He credits his creative practice to the natural landscapes and minimal design he grew up with in Switzerland, as well as the culture of dedication and patience that he experienced traveling to Japan.
Alongside working with clients, he teaches food and beverage photography at events such as the International Food Photo Festival in Spain and Denmark. He has also shot several cookbooks including Plantlab which was awarded #1 Cook Book of the Year and Best Food Photography of the Year at the Gourmand International Cookbook Awards. His work has been featured in Lürzer's Archive's 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide 12 years in a row.
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