Super Tasty Cinemagraphs by Daria Khoroshavina

We love the way that cinemagraphs can subtly bring a scene alive, turning just a photo into a moment of fascination and delight. Artist, photographer and expert creator Daria Khoroshavina has an impressive catalog of these cinemagraphs, including this collection of tasty food images below.   We love the flaming Bloody Mary, and the self-stirring eggs.  There’s a lovely elegance to her work, and it makes us very hungry. 😍

A cinemagraph is a still photograph in which one small element moves on a loop while everything else stays frozen. The term was coined in 2011 by the photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, and the form has since become a staple of food and fashion advertising because it holds the eye far longer than a static image. Khoroshavina, who works under the name Barelungs, shoots hers on set with a tripod and a lot of patience, then masks the frame so that only the steam, the pour or the stir is allowed to move. The result feels less like video and more like a photograph that has been caught breathing.

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We have been collecting cinemagraphs almost as long as the word has existed. See these clever food cinemagraphs and Julien Douvier’s city scenes, and for food photography that goes to the opposite extreme of stillness, Carl Warner’s foodscapes build entire landscapes out of ingredients.

By Moss & Fog Staff

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