[Jewelry making - Article 00818] - Re: [Orchid] Photographing Jewelry 101

[Wayne Emery]

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Beverly,

>     How do you keep the lens of the camera from showing up in the
>     jewelry? I've managed to block out the body of the camera, but the
>     surrounding silver lens ring and the "black hole" of the lens
>     always show up in the final photo. 

    This is usually caused by the camera being too close to the object.
    If your camera has interchangeable lenses, the correct lens to use
    would be a real macro lens, probably in the 90 to 105 mm range,
    which will allow you to capture a life-sized image from about 14
    inches away. 

    If you are using something like the Nikon CoolPix series, without
    interchangeable lenses, you are probably getting very close to the
    object, a necessity (and a major drawback ) with these cameras.
    Also, having to approach the subject very closely minimizes your
    ability to provide proper frontal lighting to the object, in some
    cases. 

    Even with a large format camera (4x5 and up), proper lens selection
    is essential to minimize a reflection of the camera in a shiny
    object. A "long" lens helps, but Photoshop is the final answer. 

    We really do need to use the proper tools to get the best results,
    and this starts with lighting and choice of camera. 

Wayne Emery

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