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7 Ways To Photograph Small Products or Jewelry

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About 7 Ways To Photograph Small Products or Jewelry

Introduction

Camera Gear Used

iPhone Camera Used

Window Light Photography

LED Lighting

Using 1 Fluorescent Light

Using a Flashpoint Shooting Table

Puluz Light Box

Using 2 Dollar Store LED Lights

Softbox Flash & Modeling Light Photography

To Post Process or Not

Class Project

Final Words

What You Will Learn?

  • Have you ever wondered, "What's the best technique to use to photograph my small products or jewelry"?.
  • You may be completely new in photographing small products and are looking for a way to get started that fits your budget and style. Or, you may already be an experienced photographer but are stuck in a rut and are looking to expand your knowledge..
  • In this class, Ferdy will take you step by step and show you 7 different ways you can photograph your jewelry or small product..
  • Ferdy has been a professional photographer for many years. His studio specialized in portrait & wedding photography and was quite busy..
  • Several years ago, his wife asked him to help her take photos of jewelry and small products she started selling. He started doing so in a simple, easy and quick way since he didn’t have too much time to spend on her photos, he was quite busy running his studio operation..
  • What started as a simple and quick photo session of her items, has evolved through the years. He was able to fine tune the lighting, the set-up and overall way her items were photographed. Their method has remained simple, quick, easy to learn, and consistent..
  • He also noticed over and over again that she was selling her items on eBay for many times more than what she paid for them. Her items sometimes would sell for 35 or 50 times more than what she paid. Sometimes even more than that..
  • What’s the difference between the items? Nothing, except the photos that she showed were beautiful. They were lit and composed beautifully, had interesting backgrounds and overall, had the look that you might see in the photographs displayed at high end jewelers and department stores. As the result, this gave them a much higher perceived value and her customers were willing to pay more for these items..
  • Also covered in this class are several lighting techniques that you can use along with light modifiers to help you fine tune your images to professional levels. It doesn't matter if you're using a DSLR, Mirrorless, iPhone or Android..
  • Here’s what’s covered:.
  • IntroductionCamera Gear UseiPhone Camera UsedWindow LightLED LightingUsing 1 Fluorescent LightUsing a Flashpoint shooting tablePuluz Light BoxUsing 2 Dollar Store LED LightsSoftbox Flash & Modeling Light PhotographyTo Post Process or NotClass ProjectFinal Words.
  • It really doesn’t take any more time taking outstanding and professional looking photos. I even show you several lighting methods and techniques you can use. Some of them cost very little and some of them are free..
  • Take the class today, say NO to bad photos..