[Jewelry making - Article 00971] - Re: [Orchid] Photographing Jewelry 101

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     I would recommend the book Photographing Mineral, Fossil, and
>     Lapidary Materials by Scovil. While not addressing the issue of
>     white metal directly, the expose on solving problems of lighting
>     make reading worthwhile. 

    This book may well be worthwhile, but the problems with photographing
    my stuff won't be included. Titanium, which I texture and color to
    create imagery, shows different colors depending on the angle,
    lighting, etc. Its lighting needs are quite different from those of
    the surrounding silver. My photographer, who has worked with me on
    this for many years, does a great job, and it costs me plenty to pay
    for the inevitable adjustment and readjustment of the lights and
    reflectors. 

    I pay for this for my slides, but I cannot possibly duplicate his
    equipment, space, or expertise. So for any other type of
    documentation, I must edit, and even his best efforts, as I said,
    can be made more accurate with some tweaking. 

    My point here is that it is hardly ever a one-size-fits-all world.
    As I believe Einstein said, things should be made absolutely as
    simple as possible-- and no simpler! 

Noel
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