Part 2 – Hands on in Photoshop!
This is the second part blog post on how to create black backgrounds for your horse photographs.
If you haven’t read the first blog post, I recommend, clicking here and scanning that first. It provides a great way to set your horse or horse and owner up perfectly, to make it easier for you to do this next step.
Black should not be black
I keep calling this a black background, but actually it’s not! What we want is a slightly off black, so that it can print well. A true jet black, just wont do this.
100 different ways
There is also a hundred different ways to achieve this look and this post is going to show you one of the ways to get a black background with the horse. But I do hope these video’s below will help and guide you, to creating some beautiful work for your portfolio.
A bit about Emma
Emma Campbell is an experienced, award-winning Master Craftsman photographer specialising in horse portraiture. She is a panel member, mentor and judge with the Guild of Photographers. In 2024 and 2025, Emma judged the British Photography Awards. In 2026, Emma will also be judging the UK Print Photography Awards.
For more information about Emma and the Awards/Qualifications she has gained – visit – About Emma.