[Jewelry making - Article 00462] - [Orchid] Photography of stones

[Randy Smith]

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    Does anyone have a sure fire method for photographing individual
    unset stones? 

    I have been urged to start selling some of the stones I  have been
    collecting and put them on my web site.  I saw several shots in
    Colored Stone magazine that I would like to duplicate, but have tried
    various setups and cannot seem to capture the  'sparkle' I see when
    not looking through the lens. I have tried backlighting, front
    lighting, putting them in cutouts, and nothing satisfies me. 

    Robert Lowe was here and let me photograph some of his high quality
    stones.  With all my gear and all my experience, I could not
    duplicate the beauty of some of his imperial topaz and aquamarine and
    kunzite.  I took the pictures and will post them on my web later in
    the week, but the shots don't do the stones justice. 

 Love and God Bless
-randy
http://www.rocksmyth.com
214-280-7775



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