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Apr 08, 2011 22:47 |  #1

I have been asked to do some photography for a local consignment shop of jewelry and modeling... I own nothing more than a 7D, tripod and 3 lenses... 28-135 , tokina 12-24, and 70-200mm 4L non IS. I want to incorporate some lighting, external flash (shoe) , or a mini box for portrait shooting of the jewelry. Can someone point me in the direction I need to go. Or at least a starting block...

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Any lens, flash make and model, and mini box even if home made... all suggestions welcome.
As for outside shooting, umbrellas, etc.....

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Apr 08, 2011 22:52 |  #2

I can tell you 430EX for the flash, but as far as shooting product...I have no clue.

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Apr 09, 2011 01:27 |  #3

Well, first let's clarify a little...

WIll you be shooting portraits of people wearing the jewelry, ie. modelling the jewelry, or shooting portraits and jewelry separately?

DIfferent lighting techniques would be needed, so it's important to know more.

Also tell us something about the jewelry. A lot of jewelry is very reflective, which can make it hard to photograph well.

You can probably do most of the shooting with your 28-135. It's quite close focusing and a pretty capable lens. It would be usable for either portraits or small objects.

Do some advance tests though, if there are small objects (rings, for example) and you need fairly high magnification. You might need a macro lens or, personally, I'd use a Tilt Shift (45mm on a crop sensor camera like yours).

If there are a lot of small items and shots to be done, such as for a catalog or website, it might pay to set up a small stage to work on, perhaps a seamless setup on a table.

Lighting is wide open. There are lots of different possibilities. These days if I were buying studio lighting I'd seriously consider the fluorescent "cool lights" that are available now. They are a continuous light source, so somewhat easier to work with than strobes. (Previously, "hot lights" were the continuous lighting used, but as the name implies, they get hot and use a lot of power.)

With strobes - or a bunch of portable flashes - you might want to use a "light tent" of some sort. That can make it easier, you wouldn't need to get soft boxes and/or umbrellas.

Anything transparent, you will need both soft boxes or umbrellas and black flags. It can also be interesting to light clear things from below. Set clear things agianst a black background.

With models you have to scale everything up and will need more space to work. Then it depends a lot upon if you are shooting full length, seated, head & shoulders, hand models showing jewelry, etc.

Literally, there are four year programs on studio work like this, at places such as Brooks Institute. It sounds simple enough, what you asked... But really could be a huge question! Give us more specifics and maybe we can narrow down our replies.


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Apr 09, 2011 08:23 as a reply to  @ amfoto1's post |  #4

WIll you be shooting portraits of people wearing the jewelry, ie. modelling the jewelry, or shooting portraits and jewelry separately?


The shooting will be seperate.. I've seen different setups of softboxes elluminated from the outside while shooting from the open side. I don't have enough experience to know what they are called. The jewelry will be close up shots but no diamond earings, or anything small like this. I would say necklaces, and rings mainly.

As for the modeling, I would say it would be composed of waist high shooting, maybe some full body shots, as they are trying to advertise the clothing thats for sale, which includes shoes, pants, shirts.

Hope that helps.


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