[Jewelry making - Article 00298] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry photography advice

[Emmaydesign]

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>     I just simply use my "old" 3.2 megapixel digital camera, outside
>     in the shade, no flash, on gray foamboard. The gray foamboard isn't
>     as harsh as white background. I use the close up feature on my
>     digital camera, and my photos turn out pretty nice. I don't know
>     that they are jury quality, but I will say they are nice than most
>     I've seen on on the internet. Give that a try and see how it works. 

    Wow - I'm impressed! Can you post an example for reference? I'm
    using a 4.0 Olympus with varying degrees of success. I've had good
    results on black background, as well as backlit (basically shooting
    indoors against a window on a sunny day with an opaque sheet of white
    paper - works well for earrings that can hang but much more difficult
    for necklaces that need support to position properly). I then do some
    adjustments in Photoshop. I recently purchased an ez-cube with 2
    day-light flourescents but it doesn't seem to offer sufficient
    amount of light - I've not been impressed. Perhaps as the weather
    dries a bit I'll try some outdoor shots as you suggest. 

-Meredith

 
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