Description
This workshop teaches the moody style popular in editorial food photography where shadows sculpt forms and highlights sparkle. You will learn negative fill techniques to deepen contrast and create depth around breads, stews, and chocolate desserts. A surface and backdrop module covers painted boards, slate, and dark linens to avoid color contamination. You’ll practice feathering light with a strip box and flags to carve out edges without hot spots. The lessons include steam and drizzle effects for cinematic movement while keeping frames clean. A color grading chapter demonstrates how to keep browns rich and greens lively without muddying. You will receive LUTs and Lightroom presets tailored for moody scenes to speed up your workflow. Assignments guide you through a bread board still life, a low-key cocktail, and a molten dessert hero. Behind-the-scenes diagrams show every light and modifier placement for replication. By the end, you’ll produce editorial-quality images with a signature dramatic atmosphere.
Video workshop + presets + lighting diagrams
4.5 hours
Negative fill, feathered lighting, moody color grading, controlled effects, low-key composition.
Intermediate shooters, editorial creators, café brands wanting a premium aesthetic.
