[Jewelry making - Article 00313] - Re: [Orchid] Cloud dome lighting options

[Spiderchain Jewelry]

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    If you can possibly afford to get a digital camera, I'd definitely
    recommend it. Most cameras will come with some sort of image editor,
    so you wouldn't really need Photoshop. 

    For photographing silver, I've found that I prefer the grey
    background (like you use) and relatively low light with a long
    exposure. It seems to give the silver a richness and avoids the
    glaring bright spots that plague that particular metal. I'll often
    just open the curtain, turn off all the lights, and let the indirect
    daylight filter through my cloud dome. With a 2+ second exposure it
    sometimes comes out really nice! 

    However, having the digital camera is a MUST for my flavor of
    hit-and-miss photography. I try half a dozen different things, look
    at what worked, then refine it again. I'm partway through a (really,
    really simplistic) photo tutorial. I'll post it to the list when I'm
    done. 

-Spider (photography novice)

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