need to photograph a diamond ring whats best way ?

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

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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 ?

mcbunny wrote in post #4042596
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

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=281524

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.

cdifoto wrote in post #4042717
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

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

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.

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