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Whether through websites, social media, or print catalogs, your jewelry photography connects you to customers. Learn to make the best use of images.

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Photographic Equipment for Jewelry and Small Objects

Photographic Equipment for Jewelry and Small Objects

We are assuming you have a 35 mm camera. You will need a ‘single lens reflex’ (SLR) camera with a...
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Lighting for Jewelry and Small Object Photography

Lighting for Jewelry and Small Object Photography

The kind of lights and lighting, especially lighting for jewelry, that I recommend for our drop shadow system are photofloods...
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Basic Setup for Jewelry Photography

Basic Setup for Jewelry Photography

A vertical copy stand is sometimes used for shooting prints, drawings, jewelry and other fairly flat objects. A copy stand...
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Holding Objects for Photography

Holding Objects for Photography

If an object will sit by itself on the shooting surface this is not a problem but often it needs...
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Reflective Objects Photography

Reflective Objects Photography

Reflective surfaces are a special case. I remember seeing an Art in America magazine once, and on the cover was...
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Tips on Working with 35mm Slides

Tips on Working with 35mm Slides

A note on slide developing: you want your slides to be developed for the best quality possi¬ble. If you want...
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Lighting for Jewelry Photography

The goal of this guide is to help you create images of your jewelry that you can be proud of,...
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Testing the MK Gem eBox

Testing the MK Gem eBox

If, like me, you consider yourself a successful photographer, you may be skeptical about products on the market that promise...
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Proper Studio Light

Do not get caught in the dark - make certain your shop is well lit. In the jewelry shop, two...
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Building a Photo Light Box

Building a Photo Light Box

I am truly excited to have this opportunity to share with you a simple way to take fantastic studio quality...
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Considerations in Image Creation in Photography

Considerations in Image Creation in Photography

Now we're going to start talking about taking the picture - actually getting closer to taking the image. There's a...
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Jewelry Photography Film Types

The film that I’m going to recommend, and that I use myself, is 64 ISO Tungsten Ecktachrome film. It only...
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Depth of Field in Photography

Depth of field refers to the amount of the object that is in focus (the depth that is in focus)....
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Photography Considerations

Photography Considerations

Three - dimensional objects will be well served by the methods described before, such as overhead diffuse lighting, fill card...
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Photography Setup Options

Photography Setup Options

The use of 'Plexiglas L's' is an extremely effective small scale lighting system. You take white, translucent Plexiglas, and you...
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Communication with Jewelry Photography

Communication with Jewelry Photography

The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...
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Vertical Photography Set

Vertical Photography Set

This vertical photography set can be constructed inexpensively to photograph small objects such as jewelry and vessels from high angles....
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Students Photographing Jewelry

Students Photographing Jewelry

“The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” could scarcely be more relevant that in the creative sector....
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Photographing Small Art Objects

As a former staff photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sheldan Collins has photographed an extraordinary range of art...
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Cost Effective, Small Scale Jewelry Photography

Good photos of your work, or pieces you take in for repair, are invaluable. These small-scale photos, however, can be...
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Jewelry Photography Communication

Jewelry Photography Communication

The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...
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Customized Light Box & Bench Shelf

Customized Light Box & Bench Shelf

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized light box for your jewelry photography projects and customized bench shelf for more...
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How to Construct a Portable Photographic Studio

How to Construct a Portable Photographic Studio

The successful documentation of finished work is of vital concern to every artist. Excellent slides make better teaching tools, and...
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Small Objects Photography Check Lists

These are some check lists to use when preparing to phtograph objects.
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