What is moody photography, anyway?
Moody photography is emotion-based, typically less-vibrant colors but richer color palettes, not afraid of using shadow and light to evoke a more dramatic feeling, and should feel more artistic in nature. Moody photography is not bright and light and heavenly. It’s artsy, bold, and dreamy. Moody photography reminds me of Rembrandt paintings. It reminds me of films. And it is my absolute favorite style to photograph.
Does moody have to mean dark images with strong shadows in every picture? NOOOOO. (Yes, us moody photographers love playing with light and shadow and aren’t afraid of darkness), but moody doesn’t necessarily translate into “dark images”. I’ll be going over this in another post, so stay tuned for that.
Moody photographers do usually expose their images perfectly, or underexpose a bit, whereas bright and airy photographers overexpose their images a bit. How bright an image is taken will determine the final outcome and “feel”, so if you’re after something more emotional and maybe even dramatic, moody photography is for you. If you want your photos to feel light and bright and airy and exactly how things looked in real life, moody photography probably isn’t for you. If you love the dreamy things in life, find yourself watching Tim Burton movies, and consider yourself a bold or artistic person, MOODY.PHOTOGRAPHY.IS.FOR.YOU.BB.
Now that we have a better understanding as to what moody photography means, let’s enjoy this couple’s beautiful, dare I say, spooky, engagement photos.
M threw a witchy bachelorette party and knew she wanted a moody wedding, so we worked with the universe to manifest rain and fog and made some witchy magic.
What could be better?
We took these photos up the mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had their wedding in the same area in Utah, and I feel so honored I got to document both engagements and the wedding. (Since then we’ve done senior and boudoir photos and I can’t wait for whatever comes next.)
Aren’t they breathtaking?
Do you love moody photos? Cause same. I would love to work with you! You can see more of my work through my galleries www.daturaphoto.net
And if you’re looking to book a wedding photographer AND wedding videographer for your 2024 or 2025 wedding, fill out an inquiry form and write “put me in the drawing!” Submissions must be made between January 22nd and February 10th. Three people will win gift certificates toward their wedding photography when combined with video! I can’t wait to hear more about your wedding plans.