The Black & White
portrait style.
Monochrome, with the light raking across the coat so the texture survives. Colour is what usually carries a pet photograph; without it the structure has to.
PetPhotos creates it from photos you already have — your own pictures guide the result, so it still looks like your animal. Every pack includes this style, starting at $9.99. Your gallery is ready in about 25 minutes.
Free preview · Photos deleted in 30 days · 14-day money-back guarantee
What the Black & White look actually is.
How they're presented
Held still and close, with the coat texture doing the work.
What's behind them
A plain dark grey, kept clean so the tonal range is the subject.
How it's lit
Strong side light raking across the fur, deep but open shadows.
How it's framed
Tight on the head, eyes level with the lens, no ornament.
You don't need to stage any of this, and you don't need to get the animal to sit still for it. The setting, the light and the framing are part of the style — you upload ordinary photos.
Who picks Black & White
- Black and very dark coats, which monochrome handles better than colour
- A portrait that will hang next to photographs rather than pictures
- Owners who find the warm styles too sentimental
Where Black & White gets used
Similar styles
See your pet in the Black & White style.
Upload 3–20 photos of one animal and get one watermarked portrait back in about 60 seconds — free, no card. Pay only if it looks like them.
Free preview · No subscription · 14-day money-back guarantee