Creating black background images for horse photographs. By Emma Campbell
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Creating black backgrounds for your Horse Photographs

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,…

Create a black background for horse photographs
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Create a black background for horse photographs

Equine Photography Feature This is the first of a two-part blog post where I’ll walk you through how I create striking ‘black’ or dark backgrounds for my equine portrait sessions. This style of photograph has grown in popularity over the years, and for good reason. It’s a fantastic option for the Horse photographer to adopt,…

Winter - light - horse photoshoot, cheshire. by Emma campbell
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Winter produces the most perfect light for a horse photoshoot

Winter Light – Horse Photoshoot Call me mad, but winter is one of my favourite times for a horse photoshoot, and I’ll tell you why… When I was learning my craft as a photographer, one lesson stood out above all else—light is everything. So, isn’t winter light terrible? Actually, no! In many ways, it’s perfect…

Horse photography. Equine photoshoot workshop. As part of Photohubs.
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A Winter’s Tale – Horse Photoshoot

Fancy a Horse Photoshoot in January? The start of this year, I have photographed 4 horses and their owners. This time of year hasn’t always traditionally been popular for horse photoshoots, but I have to admit, it’s amazing. I do wonder why we limit ourselves to the summer, when in the winter we have the…

The Spanish Riding School. Front cover for the Royal Photographic Society Digit Magazine, by Emma Campbell
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RPS – Digit Magazine, How to Photograph Horses

The Royal Photographic Society – Equine Photography feature – how to photograph horses. Super happy to be one of the contributors to the latest edition of the RPS’s Digit Magazine. Last autumn, I was contacted by the Royal Photographic Society to see if I would write an article about how to get the best images,…

Spanish Riding School - photographed by Emma Campbell
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Low Light and Dancing Horses

Photographing The Spanish Riding School Stallions. It was like a childhood wish come true. As the light faded, I looked down onto the centre line, about to photograph the stunning Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School.  Although based in Hofburg, Vienna, the Spanish Riding School was on a rare tour and, for the first…

Equine Photography Workshop by Guild of Photographers and Emma Campbell
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From Stable to Studio – Mastering Equine Photography

Horse Photography Workshop In association with The Guild of Photographers.Venue: Stoke Photohub, Hilton Hotel, Stoke on Trent ST1 5BQ.Date: 31st January 2025Cost: £220 Whether you are new to equine photography or looking to refine your skills, this workshop offers invaluable insights to help you capture the beauty of horses and the unique bond they share…

Emma Campbell winner of the Guild of photographers business award

The Benefits of Joining the Guild of Photographers

I can honestly say, I wouldn’t be a full-time Equine photographer if it wasn’t for The Guild of Photographers. Over the last 6 years, I’ve learn’t so much from The Guild. They’ve encouraged me to develop my photography skills and style, but also inadvertently increased my confidence and helped me develop a postive mindset too….

Top 5 tips for Capturing your horse on camera or phone!
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Top 5 tips for Capturing your horse on camera or phone!

You know capturing your horse on camera or phone can sometimes be tricky. Capturing your horse on camera or phone! You totally understand the importance of having beautiful images of your horse; you’ll always having something to remember them by.  But are you finding that you’re taking a thousand photos, just to get that perfect…

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