Up: [[Photography]] Created: 2023-04-15 Mood is atmosphere or ambiance. It’s the feeling you’re trying to evoke in the viewer. Ask yourself, How does this make me feel? The intent is to capture that feeling through the mood of an image. ## Three Common Ways to Enhance Mood ### Light Images shot in golden hour will have a soft glow Images shot on a rainy day will be muted and calm Images shot in bright sunlight will be heavy with colour and may contain shadows ### Colour Palette Select colours that support the story and the feeling. Can alter tone in a photo editing app ### Angle and Scale For example, with a leaf, could shoot - From a distance, on the tree, small and surrounded by other leaves - Zoomed in with a close-up, maybe held in a hand - From above, as leaf lies on the forest floor - From below, glowing as the light shines through the leaf - Through the other leaves on the tree, focused on one leaf and framing it with others Notice how the story and mood of the image changes each time > [!User] Laura Pashby in *Little Stories of Your Life*, p. 213