Tips for jewellery photography

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Tips for jewellery photography

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TIPS FOR JEWELLERY PHOTOGRAPHY

• 1. Clean the piece
• While a piece of jewellery may look good to the
  naked eye, there may be all kinds of debris
  visible once you get close with a macro lens.
  Oils from your fingertips, fibers from clothing,
  and dust are just a few of the things youll
  find. Instead of spending hours in Photoshop
  trying to get rid of every little imperfection,
  spend time cleaning the jewelry.
• 2. Use a light box
• A led light box can be useful when shooting
  reflective products like jewellery. Light tents
  work well when shooting reflective objects
  because the subject is completely surrounded,
  thus eliminating outside elements that can show
  up in the reflective surfaces.

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• 3. Hang it
• Many pro photographers string up jewellery like
  earrings and pendants with monofilament line to
  allow them to appear as if they are floating.
  These threads are strong and its very easy to
  retouch them out of the final image.You can also
  use mannequins to show a display of necklaces and
  earrings.
• 4. Use a lint roller
• If you use cloth backdrops, such as black velvet
  for jewelry, then you know that dust, lint and
  small fibers are like magnets to the backdrops.
  Also, you can get hair can get all over your
  cloth backgrounds. Such a background looks quite
  unprofessional in product photos. A little pocket
  lint roller or a lint brush is an easy way to
  remove unsightly lint or hair from your cloth
  background sets. Once the paper on the lint
  roller finishes, it can be replaced with a refill
  roll of paper.

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• 5. Use a macro lens
• Most jewelry photography is done with a macro
  lens. A decent macro lens is a necessity for any
  product photographer. Macro lenses are used to
  photograph small subjects and make them appear
  much larger. Macro lenses can also be used to
  isolate a small facet on a larger subject.
• A true macro lens allows you to magnify the
  subject to at least a 11 ratio. What this means
  is that the image projected on the sensor as it
  comes through the lens is the same size as the
  actual subject. This helps to capture the
  intricate details on a subject.
• 6. Experiment with cheap jewellery
• I think a good way to start out at first is
  simply buy a lot of cheap jewelry and practice on
  simply getting the lighting correct. Learn what
  techniques work and what doesnt. The upside of
  learning by using cheap-looking jewellery is that
  once you figure out how to make the cheap product
  look good, youll find it much easier to work
  with high quality items. If youre lucky, you
  probably have some friends who have some decent
  pieces that you can borrow. Another option is to
  talk to some local jewelers and smaller companies
  that may need some photos for their websites.
  They may allow you to bring a small setup into
  their showroom after hours. A great place to find
  cheap jewellery is street vendors who sell
  handmade jewellery and crafts.

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