need to photograph a diamond ring whats best way ?

[mcbunny]

i need to photograph the mrs engagement ring for insurance purposes

what is the best way to get a good picture of it all i have is 400d kenko tubes, 75-300 and the nifty fifty

best i could do with my old ps a85
http://www.sulaco.plus.com/random_photos/ring%20800.jpg

[mcbunny]

will give it a go whats the best way to light the ring ? id imagine flash would just be far too much and its not exactly bright in northern england in october so how can i improvise ?

[macro junkie]

will give it a go whats the best way to light the ring ? id imagine flash would just be far too much and its not exactly bright in northern england in october so how can i improvise ?
u need a lighting box..read this thread

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=281524

[cdifoto]

For insurance purposes, that shot posted is good enough. They're not gonna care if it doesn't look like an image out of a catalog.

[mcbunny]

For insurance purposes, that shot posted is good enough. They're not gonna care if it doesn't look like an image out of a catalog.

i wanted a good reason to play with my new tubes ;)

[mcbunny]

will make a softbox can get 500w work lights for about £5.50 so about $11 not bad for ripoff Britain lol

[S7000]

You'll get better results if you take it out of the ring box also. I use "blu tac" to hold em up. Generally you need a very very small amount just under the shank. Read your manual on the 400d and set a custom white balance. (if you make a lightbox, just take a picture of the white background for the picture you use to set it).

Good luck.

[mcbunny]

cool thank you i know what i will be doing this weekend :D