Paint It Black

This past month I met up with a friend and his lovely horse, Zeppelin, to do some black background photos.  If Zeppy's long flowing mane doesn't already give it away, he is a Friesian. Since Zeppy could not fit in my studio, this portrait was done at the stable using only natural light sources.  I am holding back on sharing the rest of these photos until I use them in competition, so stay tuned for seeing them somewhere down the line in a blog post.

I love doing black-on-black work or using darker backgrounds in my photography. 

With Millie, below, I wanted to only highlight her face, which, as you see, is so lovely and expressive.

Millie was also excellent at holding very still and was okay with my studio lights, two things that make for great pet photographs.  Doesn't she look like she is smiling?

Sometimes with a subject that is completely black, it is hard to keep the background totally dark, as with this kitty, below, that was not impressed at all with studio lighting, my feather, or me in general. We actually ended up doing his photos in his own home, but I did like this one from the studio and saved it.

Ah, well, you can't win them all over.

There are more examples of black-on-black work on my website and throughout my blogs.  To see more interpretations of "paint it black" you can read on in the blog circle, starting with Tracy Allard of Penny Whistle Photography fetching portraits in Coppell and surrounding communities in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex.

Enjoy your weekend and week ahead!