[Jewelry making - Article 00787] - Re: [Orchid] Lighting for photographing jewelry

[DRPekarek]

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    I'm looking for an affordable way to light photographs of jewelry
    using my digital camera to get as close to "jury slide" quality as I
    can get.  I saw that "Kashmirblue" uses Ott-lights for gemphotos. 
    How well would they work for whole piece shots?  They are very
    reasonably priced compared to the professional "softbox" lighting
    available, which I am sure will do the job nicely if I have 3 of
    them.  My main concern is the fact that "Ott-lights" are
    fluorescent, and have a low frequency "Flicker" which, in my past
    experience, really messed with 35 mm shots.  Diffusing the
    "Ott-lights" is not a concern as I've used a cheesecloth tent in the
    past.  Backgrounds and basic set up are not a problem either.  The
    cost of effective lights IS! Does anybody have knowledge of, or
    experience in the use of these lights for this purpose?  Or any other 
    reasonably priced light system?


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