[Jewelry making - Article 00754] - [Orchid] Photographing Colored Stones

[Randy Smith]

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    For the past two years, I have tried every resource, every
    suggestion , asked the editors of Colored Stone, used every
    imaginable type of Front Light , Back Light, Cloud Dome, Tent,
    Umbrella, Clear Plastic, Milky Plastic, HighLights from Under and
    above, and still cannot get the "Perfect" shot of a colored gem
    stone. 

    I have seen in the past, a shot of  a colored stone, in which the
    stone looks to be floating over a white background, the light is
    reflecting off all the facets, you can see deep into the stone, and
    there are no 'dark spots' on any of the facets, caused by something
    touching the facet. 

    I have had several suggestions to shoot the stones on a Black
    Background, but this hides some of the facets, changes the stones
    color, and hides the side of the stone that is sitting on the
    background. 

    I get chances in my travels to see stones that never make it into
    the Public Eye, and I would love to photograph them and put them on
    my web page for all to see.  These are the stones that are so
    outstanding, so expensive, that they go into a ring for a Rich Fat
    Lady, she wears it to 2 dinner parties, dies, wills it to the
    Smithsonian, an it is never seen again...<G>.. 

    Last year, I saw some beautiful Aquamarine stones , the size of
    Walnuts, 

    A Deep Purple Kunzite the size of an Egg, a Tourmaline the size of a
    Domino, and some fire engine red Imperial Topaz, that comes around
    only once or twice a year. 

    All this is leading up to a plea for help.  Anyone that has a super
    way to photograph a stone, please send it, I will test it and get
    back to you .  I will publish the results with pictures on my Web
    site when we get through. Thanks for your time. 

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



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