How To Photograph Jewellery At Home

To get the entire product to be clear you need to be able to control the aperture setting on your camera.

How to photograph jewellery at home. And I still check each image in post production in case it needs a bit of dusting off in Photoshop. It is important to take clear photos of your work if you are interested in selling your jewelry. Here are some affordable cameras to consider.

Shooting on white or black isnt the only acceptable way to shoot jewelry though. Jewellery by miandadr on Flickr Utilizing tumbled stone like in the photograph above is a beautiful way to showcase the jewelry and there is no limit to what can be used. Diffuse the light by using a light box.

For taking pictures of jewelry or most other product work you are shooting from 1-2 feet away from the product. I use the cloth first then a blast of air. Try placing the jewelry piece on top of a wooden table a plain white or reflective surface or simply zoom in on key features to exclude the rest of the object while you use a wide aperture to blur out the background.

There are no strict characteristics your camera should have to take beautiful jewelry photos. Sand rocks feathers and even a Christmas tree garland can be used to show off the jewelry. This will serve as a base for your jewelry and the shiny surface will create a nice reflection.

These classes cover everything from background and prop selection to lighting camera settings as well as some useful post production techniques to help polish off your shot. To learn more about jewellery photography make sure to take a look at some of our additional product photography classes. Try to take a picture from above place the camera directly in front of the jewelry photography stand.

Any recent DSLR or mirrorless camera model lets you control aperture. And a soft lint-free microfiber cloth is good too. You can also get an interesting image if you slightly turn the stand and take a photo from the corner covering 70 of the bracelet in the frame.