Jewelry and Diamond Watches Macro Photography Set-Up Questions

[gmanz73]

I am looking to take professional pictures of diamond watches and jewelry.
A reference can be www.bidz.com (http://www.bidz.com) to see the quality.

I currently own a Canon S80 Powershot and a Nikon D40 but looking to upgrade, i know there are better camera's out now, i am open to new suggestions.

I came accross a site that sells photography kits,
http://store.tabletopstudio-store.com/waphkit.html

What do you think about it? They explain every accessory bellow,
http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/watch_photography.htm

Thanks in Advance,
Gene

[PhotosGuy]

Jewelry Photography Lighting Tips (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306395)


Another DIY light box, with build and test pics (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=281524)

Diamond and Jewelry Photography
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25443

Welcome to POTN!

[gmanz73]

thanks for the advice PhotosGuy!

What do you think of the link i posted up?.. should i buy that setup package?

[Rudi]

You don't need better cameras, you need more lights! Then, if all you want to do is photograph jewelry, a light tent (or EZcube, as they call it in the links you referenced) will diffuse the light nicely.

[PhotosGuy]

should i buy that setup package? Only if you're rolling in money? Make your own as in the link I posted.

[gmanz73]

i made my own cube, i have been having problems with the pictures, for some reason the camera lens is getting into the face of the watch. There is a reflection. I tried shooting in 3 modes, TV, manual, and Digital Macro with a Canon Powershot S80

When i zoom under TV mode, the item blurrs up. ?
Under the digital macro i use the zoom, but the pic has too much red color.

I am trying to upload pics to show, but the size allowed is only 150 kb. how do i make it that file size?

[angryhampster]

I am trying to upload pics to show, but the size allowed is only 150 kb. how do i make it that file size?


http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=265690