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Lighting & Set Ups for Jewlery? Help

 
BaghdadFred
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May 12, 2011 03:25 |  #1

My wife has recently started a Jewlery making business and when I come home this summer to California to visit her (lol I know that sounds like a strange statement) I want to take some high quality photos of her pieces that will be sold on-line.

I'd really like to do someting special for her jewlery photography. I think the pure white back ground or pure black background for jewlery is way overdone. It offers nothing in terms of creativity or sets you apart.

I'll need a new lens also and I though that the 50MM 1.4 might be a good candidate. Will definetly use a tripod and totally controlled lighting environment in my garage.

Set up Ideas here folks? I could really use it.


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May 12, 2011 05:25 |  #2

Grab a copy of http://www.amazon.co.u​k …ic-Lighting/dp/0240808193 (external link)

If you get a 50 1.4 you will probably need to get a set of tubes.

Consider getting a Canon 100 2.8 Macro if money is an issue look at the Non L UMS version.


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May 12, 2011 05:53 as a reply to  @ Sylvester XxX's post |  #3

^that book is awesome, tell you have to light metal/jewlery.


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