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Tips & How To's

Learn how to photograph jewelry, watches, coins and products in general

Choose Tips: Jewelry | Watches | Coins
Jewelry Photography Tips-A guide for how to photograph jewelry
 
  1. Jewelry Photography in a nutshell - Quick and easy tips
  2. The Basics: Key elements in jewelry photography
  3. How to photograph silver, white gold and platinum jewelry
  4. Avoiding unnecessary shadows and reflections
  5. Positioning your jewelry - Using different jewelry accessories
  6. Positioning your jewelry - Using holding wax
  7. Giving Sparkles to your jewelry using white natural daylight LEDs
  8. Halogen lighting used for photographing rubies, amethysts & more
  9. Artistic jewelry photography by using black and white acrylics
  10. Tools & Accessories used in jewelry photography
Watch Photography Tips- A guide for how to photograph watches
 
  1. Watch Photography in a nutshell - Quick and easy tips
  2. The Basics: Key elements in watch photography
  3. Positioning your watches using various watch stands
  4. Shooting shadow-free watch photographs
  5. Avoiding or using reflections on watches
  6. Giving Sparkles to your watches using white natural daylight LEDs
  7. Artistic photography of watches by using black and white acrylics
  8. Tools & Accessories used in jewelry photography

Coin Photography Tips- A guide for how to photograph coins
 
  1. The Basics: Key elements in coin photography
  2. Photographing coins with an illuminated white platform
  3. Using Holding Wax for positioning coins vertically
  4. LED natural daylight used for coin photography
  5. Reflections in coins - how to create them or avoid them
  6. Tools & Accessories used in jewelry photography

 

Basic Camera setup in 10 Easy Steps - For use with an MK Lighting System
Learn how to set up your Canon A650 & S3IS Powershot Digital Cameras
  1. Connect the AC power adaptor to your camera
  2. Insert the memory card into your camera
  3. Install the close-up lens to the camera
  4. Select the Auto focus option
  5. Set the camera to manual mode
  6. Fix the aperture to the biggest F Stop number
  7. Turn off or disable the camera flash
  8. Turn on or off the macro mode on your camera
  9. Do a custom white balance adjustment
  10. Adjust the file size and resolution to fine JPEG

Features to look for in a Digital Camera for Jewelry Photography
Learn what to look for when selecting a digital camera for jewelry photography
  1. Manual Aperture
  2. Manual Shutter Speed
  3. White Balance settings
  4. Manual Focusing
  5. The Mega-pixel evolution
  6. Direct Image Transfer
  7. Image Transfer using a Card Reader
  8. AC Power Adaptors
  9. LCD Monitors
  10. Remote Control Operation