Something about a black background
Image by Neil. Moralee
Images with a black background are extremely popular
and are highly requested in portrait photography because it gives a professional look to the images.
Portraits with black backgrounds are powerful because they do not distract from your subject. The viewer’s eye is not drawn away as it can be with a white background. On the other hand, portraits with white backgrounds are popular with designers. They lend well to having text and other graphics placed on top in editing.
High speed sync – a technique available to many modern cameras and flash units that makes a black background easily and quickly almost anywhere. (This shot was created before I had a flash capable if high speed sync; so it was actually taken in a dark room with a torch).
This article explains the technique and how to achieve the effect:
digital-photography-school.com/dark-and-dramatic-backgrou…
