Fletcher Jernigan wrote:
Greg,
The light tent should be made from a translucent material , such as cloth, and lighted with one or more light sources from the outside of the tent.
Or maybe not. Check with Vlad.
Fletcher
Fletdher has the right idea. Sometimes it helps to hang some strips of dark material inside the tent so they reflect in the jewelry. That reinforces the metal idea and takes away some of the plastic look. If you can, using a light table and putting some small holes in the paper or cloth background that you can place the stones over for just a touch of light coming through will help. That gets tricky, however.
Don
Gregory Fraser wrote:
It is a challenge. Another good way to light it is foam-core on all 4 sides, shooting from the top, with a softbox covering the top (except where your camera is peeking through)
-Alan Bucknam
Where would you place your light source?
Greg
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