[Jewelry making - Article 00533] - Re: [Orchid] Photographing stock?

[Nancie Fisher]

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Hi Christopher,

    It sounds like you need to adjust the settings on your camera. The
    white balance. 

    Do you have manual settings on your camera? I went through hundreds
    of shots trying out different manual settings to get the best
    one...now I can take a few shots and pick the best one. I don't know
    if it is possible to just take one shot and 'bang you got the pic'.
    At least, I have never been able to do that! 

    I have a cheap little camera that isn't the best for this kind of
    photography, but it's ok. It has manual settings, with several
    different white balance settings, and one where you can set the
    white balance youself. I found that with my set up -a home made
    light box and 2 100 watt "sunshine in a box" Verilux bulbs- the best
    setting for me to use is the Tungsten setting. All the other
    settings left me with results like what you have been getting. 

    It may be a different white balance setting on your cameras that
    gives you the best result. You may have to put in a little
    experimentation time with your set up to find what you need. But the
    straight "auto" function won't give good results when it comes to
    shooting jewelry. 

    Good luck and have fun! 

Nancie
www.moonfishdesign.com

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