I recently shot some pieces for a local jewelry designer for her upcoming web sales site. She will be promoting her custom jewelry via the Etsy site under the name of Red Ginger. Lighting for this type of work is considerably intricate when you think about it. I had the items on a piece of glass above a white cyclic, then I had a piece of black material for the immediate background below the item. To ensure the light wrapped the pieces effectively, I had 2 soft boxes on either side, plus a soft source underneath for seperation. Then I also pushed a hard source in from one side to model the piece slightly.
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Hey, about your jewelry photography - do you have a photo of your setup?
I'm a metal smith and have been learning how to take my own jewelry photos with mixed results. Some really good, some sucky.
BTW: I'm using a Nikon s550 Coolpix :-), so maybe I'm doomed already???
Kerri Norman
I don't actually have a photo of the setup, but I can tell you that unless you are a pro, it wouldn't help you much anyway. I used equipment that you wouldn't have unless you do this for a living. 3 studio flashes, 1 portable strobe, a full size white cyclic, and some large softboxes are not the normal hobbyist's gear. If you sent me some photos of your stuff that you have now, I could possibly offer some advice on how to improve them though (and let me know what equip. you do have)
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