Great photograph of jewelry, glass, silver, beads and other small items

The secret is in the set up and the lighting

With gratitude to Gareth Eckley of Portraits in Stone ( http://www.portraitsinstone.com )
Yes, he does carve those cameos from photographs!

The purpose of almost all photographs is to sell. This is done by creating photo that provokes an emotional reaction with the viewer. People are used to seeing many images a day. You need to make the photo of your creation jump out and make people notice it.

Use drama to make your piece the hero of the picture. When people view your image you want them to be moved by how your art creation impacts them.

This effect is created by dramatic lighting. This is achieved by using direct lights angled to lift the important parts of the jewel.

However as jewelry is so reflective if you only use direct lights the camera will give you harsh black reflections. Polished gold, gemstones and diamonds reflect 100 percent of the light falling on it back to the eye.

What you need is soft even lighting to model the form to give the illusion of depth and 3d. This is provided by using light tents or soft boxes to filter studio lights. This method will model your jewel very well and may well be all you need for pearls and burnished gold or textured surfaces.

Pearl necklaces are a special case in that they are best shot with a single light source from above. This helps to model their spherical nature. This guide from Table top studio explains this in more detail.

More dramatic photos that you often see in Magazines or are submitted to Juried shows will use soft lighting in combination with directed hard light to create more impact. A drop shadow booth, with a gradient background is often used for these shots.

Clever use of backgrounds can give you striking black or silver reflections or even make your jewelry seem to float in space.

See more of Gareth's photography on his websites.

Website: Hand carved gemstone cameo portrait Jewelry: http://www.portraitsinstone.com

Artist's Blog: http://www.portraitsinstone.com/wordpress

Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45568005@N00/

Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/portraitsinstone/

http://www.squidoo.com/photographicjewelry/

Gareth Eckley © 2007
Used with permission of the author

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Great photograph of jewelry, glass, silver, beads and other small items

The secret is in the set up and the lighting

With gratitude to Gareth Eckley of Portraits in Stone ( http://www.portraitsinstone.com )
Yes, he does carve those cameos from photographs!

The purpose of almost all photographs is to sell. This is done by creating photo that provokes an emotional reaction with the viewer. People are used to seeing many images a day. You need to make the photo of your creation jump out and make people notice it.

Use drama to make your piece the hero of the picture. When people view your image you want them to be moved by how your art creation impacts them.

This effect is created by dramatic lighting. This is achieved by using direct lights angled to lift the important parts of the jewel.

However as jewelry is so reflective if you only use direct lights the camera will give you harsh black reflections. Polished gold, gemstones and diamonds reflect 100 percent of the light falling on it back to the eye.

What you need is soft even lighting to model the form to give the illusion of depth and 3d. This is provided by using light tents or soft boxes to filter studio lights. This method will model your jewel very well and may well be all you need for pearls and burnished gold or textured surfaces.

Pearl necklaces are a special case in that they are best shot with a single light source from above. This helps to model their spherical nature. This guide from Table top studio explains this in more detail.

More dramatic photos that you often see in Magazines or are submitted to Juried shows will use soft lighting in combination with directed hard light to create more impact. A drop shadow booth, with a gradient background is often used for these shots.

Clever use of backgrounds can give you striking black or silver reflections or even make your jewelry seem to float in space.

See more of Gareth's photography on his websites.

Website: Hand carved gemstone cameo portrait Jewelry: http://www.portraitsinstone.com

Artist's Blog: http://www.portraitsinstone.com/wordpress

Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45568005@N00/

Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/portraitsinstone/

http://www.squidoo.com/photographicjewelry/

Gareth Eckley © 2007
Used with permission of the author

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Great photograph of jewelry, glass, silver, beads and other small items

The secret is in the set up and the lighting

With gratitude to Gareth Eckley of Portraits in Stone ( http://www.portraitsinstone.com ) Yes, he does carve those cameos from photographs!

The purpose of almost all photographs is to sell. This is done by creating photo that provokes an emotional reaction with the viewer. People are used to seeing many images a day. You need to make the photo of your creation jump out and make people notice it.

Use drama to make your piece the hero of the picture. When people view your image you want them to be moved by how your art creation impacts them.

This effect is created by dramatic lighting. This is achieved by using direct lights angled to lift the important parts of the jewel.

However as jewelry is so reflective if you only use direct lights the camera will give you harsh black reflections. Polished gold, gemstones and diamonds reflect 100 percent of the light falling on it back to the eye.

What you need is soft even lighting to model the form to give the illusion of depth and 3d. This is provided by using light tents or soft boxes to filter studio lights. This method will model your jewel very well and may well be all you need for pearls and burnished gold or textured surfaces.

Pearl necklaces are a special case in that they are best shot with a single light source from above. This helps to model their spherical nature. This guide from Table top studio explains this in more detail.

More dramatic photos that you often see in Magazines or are submitted to Juried shows will use soft lighting in combination with directed hard light to create more impact. A drop shadow booth, with a gradient background is often used for these shots.

Clever use of backgrounds can give you striking black or silver reflections or even make your jewelry seem to float in space.

See more of Gareth's photography on his websites.

Website: Hand carved gemstone cameo portrait Jewelry: http://www.portraitsinstone.com

Artist's Blog: http://www.portraitsinstone.com/wordpress

Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45568005@N00/

Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/portraitsinstone/

http://www.squidoo.com/photographicjewelry/

Gareth Eckley © 2007Used with permission of the author

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With gratitude to Gareth Eckley of Portraits in Stone ( http://www.portraitsinstone.com )
Yes, he does carve those cameos from photographs!

Gareth Eckley © 2007
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