Photographing jewelry is a difficult form of product photography that tries to eliminate reflections while making the jewelry glow. Learn technique and practice your jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
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Photographing jewelry may use a variety of lenses popular with professional photographers. Learn about lenses and practice your jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
A tilt-shift controlled perspective camera lens is great for photographing the complex planes of jewelry. Learn about lenses and practice your jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
The 35mm digital SLR camera works well with the resolution needed to shoot jewelry. Practice your jewelry photography with the right camera in this free product photography video.
Settings like the ISO and aperture should be set low, and use a manual focus. Practice your jewelry photography with the right settings in this free product photography video.
Having a secure tripod is a must for professional photographers. Practice your jewelry photography with a quality tripod in this free product photography video.
The complex facets of jewelry require great lighting to make photographs pops. Practice your jewelry photography under good lighting with this free product photography video.
Using plexiglass as a sweep for jewelry photography comes highly recommended. Practice your jewelry photography with the best lighting gear in this free product photography video.
Jewelry photography is a great deal about improv and troubleshooting to get a good shot. Practice your jewelry photography with quality accessories in this free product photography video.
A light tent is an enclosure around your photograph's subject to diffuse light. Practice your jewelry photography with the best lighting gear in this free product photography video.
For product photography, arranging your tripod, lights, reflecting surface, and subject is key. Practice your jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
Use reflectors in jewelry photography to direct the light right where you want it. Practice your jewelry photography with the best lighting gear in this free product photography video.
To get the right light for jewelry photography, light underneath the subject. Practice your jewelry photography with the best lighting gear in this free product photography video.
Learn how to take photographs of jewelry by lighting underneath a plexiglass sweep. Practice your jewelry photography without unsightly reflections in this free product photography video.
Jewelry photography requires careful attention to light, reflections and refractions. Practice your jewelry photography with the best lighting gear in this free product photography video.
Photographers of jewelry know how to manage reflections in the shots they arrange. Practice your jewelry photography without unsightly reflections in this free product photography video.
Getting rid of reflections in jewelry photography can be tricky. Practice your jewelry photography without unsightly reflections in this free product photography video.
Photograph a long necklace top-down or at an angle, focusing on the pendant. Practice your jewelry photography on a long necklace with this free product photography video.
When photographing jewelry, shoot the piece as it looks when being worn. Practice your jewelry photography on a short necklace with this free product photography video.
Photographing rings may require digital work removing the stand from an image. Practice your jewelry photography on rings with this free product photography video.
Earrings should be photographed hanging to replicate how they are worn. Practice your jewelry photography on earrings with this free product photography video.
Photographing white jewelry on a white background can be a difficult shot to arrange. Learn ways to troubleshoot jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
When photographing a hanging necklace be careful not to damage the piece. Practice your jewelry photography with this free product photography video.
Photography is the practice of making images by exposing film or another medium to a timed flash of light. The basic equipment used for photography has changed dramatically in the last decades, many people finding digital photography an inexpensive and creative hobby. We use photography as a means of communication worldwide: to sell things, to tell stories, capture memories, evoke passions, fight for causes, make new meanings, and inspire the imagination. Mastering the art of photography is a technical and challenging experience. Even with an automatic, digital camera, one has to learn how to frame a shot, choose a background, interact with the subject, use natural light, and select the right supplies and tools.
In this free video series, professional photographer Michael Seto teaches you how to photograph jewelry. You will learn which cameras and lenses to use, what lights work well, other equipment to use, and more. Michael talks about diffusing light and using light boxes, and he demonstrates setting up an enclosure to keep your product in a blank, white environment. Michael offers his tips for arranging blocks and mirrors, using acrylic boards, and hiding reflections. It is all here.
Michael Seto Michael Seto has been taking pictures for 25 years, starting at an early age with his father's Pentax K-1000. Now as a freelance photographer based in NYC he works in a number of commercial imagery disciplines. His expertise ranges from corporate communications and event coverage, to product and still life, to portraiture.dkdk
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