The How-To of Black Background Horse Photography (No Lights Required!) | Theory + Full Edit

How do you do black background horse photography if you don't own any studio lights?! Look no further. With the help of Jo from Wildair Portraits, we've broken down black background equestrian photography into a tutorial of how to actually get these photographs and then how to do a black background edit in Photoshop too (thanks Jo!).

Equine photography is an art form, so take your time to set up the shots correctly, capture the horse in their best possible poses, and edit them with care and finesse.

Blog post on this topic: https://www.thattogspot.com/black-bac...
Jo's website: https://www.wildairportraits.co.uk/

Links to mentioned videos:
Clean up:    • 5 Ways to Remove Things in Photoshop:...  
Levels Bump:    • Handy contrast and exposure hack in P...  

Other useful videos:
Exposure triangle:    • THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE: EXPLAINED - Ge...  
Stops of light:    • PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS: What is a sto...  

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 The Theory on Black Background Horse Photography
3:45 The Black Background Edit for Barn Photography
5:00 Photoshop Cleanups
6:45 Black Background Retouching

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