Comments on: Cheap Jewelry Photography Tip http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/ Jewelry Business Strategies by Jewelry Business Expert Rena Klingenberg Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patricia Rae http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-8918 Patricia Rae Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:21:50 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-8918 I'm new at jewelry making and was having a hard time getting good photos of my work. I thought I would have to purchase a light box to get good pictures. Then I heard about using a white or clear storage box as a light box. I went to a "Dollar" store and found a white opaque tote/storage box and paid $1.25 for it, brought it home and started taking pictures.....what an improvement. I can change the background by using pieces of material or as Juliet Jackson said , pieces of wallpaper samples work great. When I'm not taking pictures, I store many of my supplies in it and since it has cut out handles I'm able to carry it around very easily when I'm changing locations in my house. I’m new at jewelry making and was having a hard time getting good photos of my work. I thought I would have to purchase a light box to get good pictures. Then I heard about using a white or clear storage box as a light box. I went to a “Dollar” store and found a white opaque tote/storage box and paid $1.25 for it, brought it home and started taking pictures…..what an improvement. I can change the background by using pieces of material or as Juliet Jackson said , pieces of wallpaper samples work great. When I’m not taking pictures, I store many of my supplies in it and since it has cut out handles I’m able to carry it around very easily when I’m changing locations in my house.

]]> By: Andrea http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-3452 Andrea Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:04:10 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-3452 I've made a similiar light box before which helped in getting the most optimum size and shape. I photograph silver jewellery, and this is particularly difficult in that the reflected light either saturates the image or adjusting the camera to darken the image results in the silver not looking lustrious as it should. I've placed the jewellery in the light box on to brilliant white piece of photo print paper and used tissue over the camera flash to fine tune the light perfectly. I've even used tissue to absorb the reflected light around the piece of silver jewellery to adjust the sparkle exactly as I wanted. I’ve made a similiar light box before which helped in getting the most optimum size and shape. I photograph silver jewellery, and this is particularly difficult in that the reflected light either saturates the image or adjusting the camera to darken the image results in the silver not looking lustrious as it should. I’ve placed the jewellery in the light box on to brilliant white piece of photo print paper and used tissue over the camera flash to fine tune the light perfectly. I’ve even used tissue to absorb the reflected light around the piece of silver jewellery to adjust the sparkle exactly as I wanted.

]]> By: Christine Gierer ~how-to-make-jewelry http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Christine Gierer ~how-to-make-jewelry Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:36:18 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-1109 I tried both the Rubbermaid and the cardboad box with cutouts and I get better results with the cardboard box. I use wax paper in the cutouts I tried both the Rubbermaid and the cardboad box with cutouts and I get better results with the cardboard box. I use wax paper in the cutouts

]]> By: Juliet Jackson http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Juliet Jackson Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:17:01 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-764 Juli said: I use the cardboard box for my lightbox. I place it in front of a window which gets full sun in the morning. Also, I am plannig to use wallpaper samples for backdrops from books given to me by sellers. All I did was to go to a wallpaper shop and asked if they had any out-of-date sample books. They were glad to give them to me. When I needed material to redecorate my home I brought my business right to them. Thanks for the discussion. Juli said: I use the cardboard box for my lightbox. I place it in front of a window which gets full sun in the morning. Also, I am plannig to use wallpaper samples for backdrops from books given to me by sellers. All I did was to go to a wallpaper shop and asked if they had any out-of-date sample books. They were glad to give them to me. When I needed material to redecorate my home I brought my business right to them. Thanks for the discussion.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Rena Klingenberg Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:22:50 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-760 Thanks, Megan! The Rubbermaid may work a bit better than the cardboard since it lets in light from all over. Let me know how they compare, if you wind up trying it! Rena Thanks, Megan!

The Rubbermaid may work a bit better than the cardboard since it lets in light from all over.

Let me know how they compare, if you wind up trying it!

Rena

]]> By: Megan http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_photography/cheap-jewelry-photography-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Megan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:14:23 +0000 http://jewelry-business-blog.com/?p=166#comment-741 What a great idea! I never would have thought of a Rubbermaid box. I use tissue paper over a cut-out cardboard box for my light box. What a great idea! I never would have thought of a Rubbermaid box. I use tissue paper over a cut-out cardboard box for my light box.

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