Q&A #6: Simple way to shoot silver jewelry on white background

By Alex Koloskov posted on

October 4th, 2012 |

Questions:

Again, was about on how to shoot on a white background w/o post-prodcution. This time I demonstrated how it works for Jewelry Photography

Answers:

Below are “as-is” close to 100% crop images from the shots I’ve done during the demonstration. Background is 100% white:

how to shoot silver jewelry on white background example

No post-processing at all, just ACR conversion shown below.

adobe camera raw converter settings for jewelry photography

As usual, camera RAW source files are available to download at our “Downloads Page”, and the link to this area is in a welcome message to our exclusive subscribers. The subscription form is on the right on top of sidebar. No spam guaranteed, I just want to make sure files will be available to those who needs them.

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BTW, this is the book I was talking about on the video. Pretty much everything you need to know on how to build and use a shooting cone in jewelry photography.

DIY soluttions for Jewelry photography e-book

DIY Solutions for Jewelry Photography

This e-book is about jewelry photography.
Gemstone necklace to be specific. It will be useful for hobbyists who need to create photos of their craft without spending much money for the lighting and camera as well as for jewelry photographers who are looking to learn new ways on how to get the job done.
Author: Alex Koloskov