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Photographic Equipment for Jewelry and Small Objects
We are assuming you have a 35 mm camera. You will need a ‘single lens reflex’ (SLR) camera with a...
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Lighting for Jewelry and Small Object Photography
The kind of lights and lighting, especially lighting for jewelry, that I recommend for our drop shadow system are photofloods...
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Basic Setup for Jewelry Photography
A vertical copy stand is sometimes used for shooting prints, drawings, jewelry and other fairly flat objects. A copy stand...
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Holding Objects for Photography
If an object will sit by itself on the shooting surface this is not a problem but often it needs...
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Reflective Objects Photography
Reflective surfaces are a special case. I remember seeing an Art in America magazine once, and on the cover was...
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Tips on Working with 35mm Slides
A note on slide developing: you want your slides to be developed for the best quality possi¬ble. If you want...
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Lighting for Jewelry Photography
The goal of this guide is to help you create images of your jewelry that you can be proud of,...
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Photoetching for the Studio Jeweler
In photoetching a photo transparency defines the area of a metal plate to be etched. The transparency is the control...
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Testing the MK Gem eBox
If, like me, you consider yourself a successful photographer, you may be skeptical about products on the market that promise...
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Transparency Making for Photoetching
This article, "Transparency Making for Photoetching", is the first of two parts written by Allan Liu and Carol Webb. Check...
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Proper Studio Light
Do not get caught in the dark - make certain your shop is well lit. In the jewelry shop, two...
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Chromatec: Producing Photographic Images on Refractory Metals
In response to Marilyn Shaw's article "Photographic Images on Refractory Metals" (Metalsmith, Summer '84, page 32), we have researched the...
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Photographic Images on Refractory Metals
The following article explains photo techniques used to transfer images onto refractory metals. These findings were developed during my graduate...
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Considerations in Image Creation in Photography
Now we're going to start talking about taking the picture - actually getting closer to taking the image. There's a...
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Jewelry Photography Film Types
The film that I’m going to recommend, and that I use myself, is 64 ISO Tungsten Ecktachrome film. It only...
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Depth of Field in Photography
Depth of field refers to the amount of the object that is in focus (the depth that is in focus)....
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Photography Considerations
Three - dimensional objects will be well served by the methods described before, such as overhead diffuse lighting, fill card...
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Photography Setup Options
The use of 'Plexiglas L's' is an extremely effective small scale lighting system. You take white, translucent Plexiglas, and you...
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English Pictorial Enamels
English enamels made during the period 1750 to 1840 were chiefly ornamented with transfer printed images and mottos. While the...
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Communication with Jewelry Photography
The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...
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Vertical Photography Set
This vertical photography set can be constructed inexpensively to photograph small objects such as jewelry and vessels from high angles....
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Students Photographing Jewelry
“The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” could scarcely be more relevant that in the creative sector....
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Photographing Small Art Objects
As a former staff photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sheldan Collins has photographed an extraordinary range of art...
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Cost Effective, Small Scale Jewelry Photography
Good photos of your work, or pieces you take in for repair, are invaluable. These small-scale photos, however, can be...
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Jewelry Photography Communication
The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...
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Customized Light Box & Bench Shelf
Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized light box for your jewelry photography projects and customized bench shelf for more...
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Art and Technics: Superstitious Beliefs
This article is one of a series of articles from Metalsmith Magazine “Art and Technics” talking about techniques in craftsmanship...
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How to Construct a Portable Photographic Studio
The successful documentation of finished work is of vital concern to every artist. Excellent slides make better teaching tools, and...
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Juried Exhibitions
There is nothing that will block the path towards acceptance in a juried situation more quickly than a poor quality...
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Small Objects Photography Check Lists
These are some check lists to use when preparing to phtograph objects.
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