Dinners & Dreams Goes Partially Black & White

I’m sure you have noticed, dear reader, a change in my photography style lately. My last couple of posts have been partially black and white (here and here) and I want to tell you the story of how it all started. They say Italy brings out the artist in you and it is likely true because throughout history it has probably produced more artists than any other place. A simple look at frescoes, mosaics, doors, windows, fountains, street lights is all it takes to be aware of that. Art and beauty are everywhere, even in the simple day-to-day life. When I’m photographing in Morocco I focus on color because everything around is in gorgeous shades of spices and herbs: saffron, thyme, paprika, cinnamon, sage, turmeric, mint, rose. Certain lands inspire certain things in us.

My own artistic inspiration while in Italy came in the form of black and white photography. Never before have I been inspired in such a way. It is due to the many museums and art galleries I visited where black and white photographs spoke to me more than color ones did. They portrayed more emotion and somehow were just more powerful, more poignant, more dramatic. As a result, I took most of my pictures in black and white while there and wanted to bring that home, to my blog photography. I was reluctant at first because food and color simply go hand in hand. How would I convey the freshness of a tomato or ripeness of an apricot without it? So as a result, I decided to make the food in color and everything else around it black and white. I can say that I really found myself in this style.

While this style of photography has been done in fashion and art, I have never seen it done in food photography before so I further like it because it’s a way for me to set my style apart and cultivate its typicality even more.

So here goes the story behind Dinners & Dreams becoming the first selective coloring food blog.

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