Friday, January 30, 2009

Photography Tips For Silver ware

Silver is a precious metal. Popular among both collectors and jewelry lovers it is one of the most photographed metals like gold, platinum. Taking quality pictures of silver ware can be difficult. Silver is highly reflective metal. Also the glare can be a real problem, but creative minds have come up with some really easy techniques to get beautiful shots before you drive yourself crazy. Some basic articles are necessary.

EZcube light tent is necessary. It eliminates glare and take control of reflections. It is used for either outdoor or indoor photography. It is especially useful for small objects. Some of its features are as follows. It is easy to setup and store. Travel friendly. It can be used with either natural sunlight or artificial lighting. It comes with many backgrounds. It is used for many kind of object photography like beads, toys, furniture, plant, food products, furniture, flowers, shoe, crystal, gemstones, etc.
Other objects are table top studio lights, trumpet top bulbs. You will also need adjustable stands, stand mounts, special lights.

While photographing silver ware, it is best to photograph them indoor. But it is still difficult to control reflections. Best way to avoid this is to enclose silverware in an EZcube using front panel.
But sometimes a few reflections are necessary to appear shiny. The trick is to keep it in specific angle. You can place black paper to add contrast reflections.
Another way of highlighting is to group silverware. It gives a dramatic effect, grouping silverware with colored articles add some interesting shadows. This idea is good for catalog photography.

When it comes to silver jewelry one needs specific techniques. One should take care of sharpness, exposure, and lighting and if it is gemstone photography then one should try to create sparkle.

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