Studio Backgrounds - I Hate White

Ok so maybe the word Hate is a bit strong so the correct word would be bored. Yeah i'm bored with white backgrounds. And maybe not just white but black as well. The reason is anytime i see a lot of portrait photos in peoples homes they are usually done against white or black backgrounds.

I never understood white backgrounds for a start because most times, especially photos full length of toddlers, it looked they they were floating.

I've never seen a parent looking to take a phone photo ask their kid to stand against a white wall. They would usually take a photo within their living room scene or something like that.

This is why when i do any studio photography images i would rather use a nice colour or a textured background.

Currently these are the colour backgrounds i use for portrait sessions:

To give you an idea of using one of these backgrounds i'll show you the pink:

To me it gives a nicer feel to the image. Well ok maybe not pink for a boy but you get the idea.

As a background with a bit of texture i prefer the use of a Damask background which is a style used in some wallpapers. You may have seen some images i've done using this before but heres one to give an example:

Again a nice difference compared to bright plain white.

Think of all the plain photos you've seen before using white or black backgrounds and consider if this is really something you want as your wall art showing off your family members.