How Do I Achieve This Look?

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Hi, everyone!

I'm assuming this author of the photo took the picture w/ her camera phone b/c I've found most of her photos on Instagram. She's an online retailer and uses these cell phone photos as stock photos on her jewelry website. I'm impressed with the lighting in the pictures.

She probably used one of the Instragram App filters before posting the photo, but I really want to know: how did she achieve this lighting? The light appears to be natural, and it's coming from "the north", from the top of the photo... but it's also coming from the bottom... not as strong though.

Is it possible render this kind of lighting with an app filter (not necessarily on Instagram)?

Or do you think she uses a reflector, "south" of the image (holding it in front of her so that the sunlight in front of her bounces off and lights the side of the jewelry closest to her)? (Please excuse my lack of photography terms).

I would very much like to learn her technique so I can use the same for photos on my eCommerce website.

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

jihanemo wrote in post #15380024
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Hi, everyone!

I'm assuming this author of the photo took the picture w/ her camera phone b/c I've found most of her photos on Instagram. She's an online retailer and uses these cell phone photos as stock photos on her jewelry website. I'm impressed with the lighting in the pictures.

She probably used one of the Instragram App filters before posting the photo, but I really want to know: how did she achieve this lighting? The light appears to be natural, and it's coming from "the north", from the top of the photo... but it's also coming from the bottom... not as strong though.

Is it possible render this kind of lighting with an app filter (not necessarily on Instagram)?

Or do you think she uses a reflector, "south" of the image (holding it in front of her so that the sunlight in front of her bounces off and lights the side of the jewelry closest to her)? (Please excuse my lack of photography terms).

I would very much like to learn her technique so I can use the same for photos on my eCommerce website.

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

if it's not your photo then you should show the link, not the actual image. It could have been natural window light with a reflector but more knowledgeable people hang out in the lighting section so you will probably get more responses if you post your question there

If you want to show images that you haven't personally shot, or other material, just post a link to it as there are © issues?
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Don't see anything special done to that picture. Just looks like the lighting did all the work.

Agreed. Nothing special there. Soft indirect window lighting with a pretty large window would do this. Especially if it was in a fairly small room with light colored or white walls to reflect light around the room softening all of the shadows. It's even possible that strobes were used assuming the person knew what they were doing. No filter is even needed for this, just an understanding of light and cameras.

The pricipal lighting appears to be from image top, as shown by the highlights in the white stones. There does also appear to be some subsidiary light towards image bottom, possibly a reflector, as seen in the reflections in the gold work at the bottom of each piece.

Looks like rather flat, even light. Hence, I would have to think that it was just ambient light. Not really sure what the OP considers to be so special or extraordinary about this . . . maybe I'm missing something?