Dark Mood Photography for Culinary Projects

How we present food can be just as important as how we prepare it. Learn to make still life images that are full of creativity and photograph them in the favourite style of food photographer Dácil Fernández: dark mood. Her incredible images have led to collaborations with brands such as Mangaroca, DYC, Tefal, Kenwood, Nescafé, Paulaner, Bulldog, and Lidl, among others.

In this course, learn how to create dark mood photographs. Dácil teaches you her entire creative process—from the initial idea to the final shoot—and shows you how to intensify the style by editing your work in Lightroom and other mobile apps.

Start by getting to know your teacher, Dácil Fernández. She introduces herself and tells you how she became a food photographer before talking about her creative influences and what the course entails.

Go over the basic concepts of the dark mood style and learn how to master natural light. Deepen your knowledge of food photography by looking at color, types of shots, and the compositional rules.

Next, Dácil explains her creative process. Get straight into the storytelling concept for your photos, searching for reference material to create your mood board and the first sketches.

Explore some of the essentials you need for your set, learn how to create some homemade props, set everything up, decide on the background, and look at how to compose the two scenes for the final project.