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12/09/2005 10:42:57 PM · #1 |
I have been asked by a local jeweler to come in and photograph some of his pieces for an advertising brochure!! (paid!!) He designs and makes his own VERY high end jewelery and has some very beautiful pieces.
His store is very brightly lit by lots of natural light so I doubt I'm going to need to drag around lighting.
Does anyone have background suggestions? Or any other photo type suggestions? I'm going to search the archives for photos and get ideas there too.
Also, he is paying me by the hour which my fee has been settled on but he is also paying for the photos (copyrite remains with me) does anyone have suggestions for the price per photo?
Thanks so much for any advice given!! |
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12/09/2005 10:54:19 PM · #2 |
Congratulations on the job. I don't have any advice though since I've never tried this before.
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12/09/2005 10:56:32 PM · #3 |
Congrats, good luck and PRACTICE> :)
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12/09/2005 10:58:12 PM · #4 |
Congrats on the assignment and I must say, good luck. Jewelery is hard to shoot in the best light because the facets in cut stones are sooooooooo hard to capture. Our eyes see the facets because of movement and the camera is still. Use great light, a tripod!!, and try mirrors for reflections into those facets (if you shoot that type of jewelery.)
You have a great portfolio, I'm sure you'll do well. Can't wait to see the pics. :)
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12/09/2005 10:59:11 PM · #5 |
I would look at setting up a light box for at least some of it. Most of the really nice jewelery seems to benefit from a nice soft light.
Can be very portable...
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12/09/2005 11:09:19 PM · #6 |
Thank you everyone for the quick response!! I'm excited but leary because I know it can be hard to shoot.
Ombra.. thank you for the light box info because I wondered if I should bring one along and now I think I will!
There will be a lot of gold and platinum pieces and there will be some faceted jewelry as well so I have a wide range I will be working with.
idnic .. *blush* thank you for the compliment! Also, thank you for the mirror suggestion I might just bring one along because it is a great idea!
mav ... I'd practice but I wear very little jewelry. Being in IT it doesn't mix with opening a computer/server and getting zapped. I wear 2 rings and that is it .. and own very little :( Maybe I'll bug the family and see what they have to practice with! |
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12/09/2005 11:11:15 PM · #7 |
took me a while to find it, but check out this website and read every word. I think it's exactly what you are shooting...
//www.creativepro.com/story/feature/19002-1.html |
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12/09/2005 11:19:03 PM · #8 |
Thank you very much!!! That went directly into my favs and will be printed asap so I can study!!
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12/09/2005 11:21:20 PM · #9 |
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12/09/2005 11:25:10 PM · #10 |
| Why don't you see if you can borrow some of the pieces he wants done and try shooting in a controlled studio setting? |
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12/09/2005 11:42:07 PM · #11 |
Thank you Ombra .. added to my favs too!!!
danderson .. I would except his pieces are VERY expensive so I don't want to cause a panic by asking. I have total freedom in his store to do what I want so it's not really a problem. We will be shooting on a "closed" day. |
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12/10/2005 12:11:15 AM · #12 |
Good luck. Jewelry (and other high reflective odjects) can be very difficult to shoot.
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12/10/2005 12:36:37 AM · #13 |
| Thank you all for the advice. I will post a few shots when I get them done!! It is a challenge I will take and give my best!! |
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12/10/2005 12:38:27 AM · #14 |
You most assuredly want a light tent. You absolutely Must have diffused ligthing to shoot jewelry. A key light may be used with this setup, if you have one, to generate needed sparkle and reflections. But if you're going to shoot a lot of jewelry in precious metal, soft, diffused lighting is the basic starting point.
DOF is key also. Bear in mind the 1/3 rule: at any given aperture, 1/3 of your DOF is in front of thje focus point and 2/3 behind it. Brig a ruler and use it, laid alongisde the pieces oe held there in the plane you need DOF, and choose your focal point based on what the ruler shows you.
Robt. |
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12/10/2005 11:05:43 AM · #15 |
I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about this thread, how weird is that. It bothered me that I forgot to mention something important....
Take LIGHTS! Eventhough the lighting looks very bright to your eye in the jewelry store, the camera needs much more light than your eyes to create a pleasing image. a couple of lights and a softbox should be all you need.
Hope that helps.
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12/10/2005 11:47:21 AM · #16 |
I know there was a Jewelry challenge here not too long ago as well...might be worth looking through the shots to get some ideas if you haven't already :-)
Jewelry Challenge |
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