7/25/2023 0 Comments Macro photography jewelryWhen I did, the undiffused light from the flash leaked between the bowls (remember the setup from the top of the page). I removed the diffuser from the camera's flash. The right is after applying the curve shown at the left. Some may like to see a bit of texture in the background, others may not.Ībove, the left image is the original. The image to the right has a pure white background. In the image above/right, I've left the background but I've made it as white as I could get it. In this photo, a styrofoam cup was used as a diffuser on the flash. This gives the band more dimension than when there were no reflections. These appear on all upper faces of the gold. If you look at the top edges of the gold band, you can see several dark reflections. For items like this ring, reflections make the image better (in my opinion). No flash was used here.Īs I mentioned before, some people want to prevent any reflections in the item being photographed. Here, I removed the piece of paper so the camera's dark reflection can be seen in some areas of the ring. ![]() I could have set the flash power lower but on this camera, there are only 3 choices for flash output when using the manual setting on the camera and the next lower would have been too dark. This could have been prevented with an additional diffuser or by blocking part of the light. ![]() This was taken with the same setup as the previous image but I cut the top off of the paper so the flash could fire directly on the bowl. As you can see, the flash helps bring out the brilliance of the stones but with virtually no reflections on the gold, the band looks uninteresting. I had no diffuser on the camera but the flash fired through the piece of paper so it was diffused before it hit the bowls where it was further diffused. This image was taken as above but here I used the flash. This is the case for each of the next 4 groups of images. The photo on the right was edited in the GIMP using the levels tool and making a slight color balance adjustment using the gray point tool. Actually, at +1.75 EV, it likely caused a few areas to be blown out (areas that would have been light gray were pushed to being white). It used the brightest of those points as full white (as bright as it can be). The reason it's so dark is that the CZ stones had some facets that were reflecting a lot of light back to the camera. The the image would have been darker if the EV was set to 0 (normal). This was taken with no flash and custom white balance to compensate for the ambient fluorescent lighting. If you're competing with other sellers, this won't get the job done. ![]() If you're taking photos for insurance purposes, this may be OK. It's in focus and has relatively good exposure, contrast and saturation but it's not appealing. I cut a small hole in a sheet of paper and shot through the hole so there would be no reflection from the camera. Here, you can see an image taken with no flash and with as few reflections as I could get. If you capture a good quality image (in focus, no blown highlights and otherwise good exposure), you can repair minor problems in Photoshop or the GIMP. A handle made of clear tape may have been better because it wouldn't block any light but I didn't see any shadows with the gray tape.Īs you'll see in the next few examples, different conditions/techniques result in varying color balance and brightness. The tape on top of the upper bowl serves as a handle. The bottom bowl is attached to string (with clear packing tape) that is attached to the side of the enclosure. I've suspended the bowls to allow light to enter the bottom of the bowl. This uses the same bowls as a shooting stage/diffuser. If you've found this site from the home page ( Basic Macro Photography), you've seen the white box enclosure I used. Here I used my Canon S3 and a Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens unless otherwise noted. If nothing else, it will allow you to determine if the equipment you have is up to the task. If you try this and believe that you want to persue jewelry photography, you can look to more professional tents and enclosures but this will allow you to try something new for just a few dollars. From what I've seen on eBay, more than a few sellers need to view this page. I'll show several different ways to photograph one particular piece. This may be desirable for some jewelry but in my opinion, it leaves smooth, shiny metallic objects looking flat and uninteresting. ![]() Some believe that there should be absolutely no reflections from the surroundings. Opinions vary on what's desirable when photographing jewelry. Basic Macro Photography - Simple Jewelry Photography - Raynox DCR-250 and Canon S3
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