Jewelry anyone?

TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
edited November 29, 2005 in Holy Macro
I was looking for something to try tonight and remembered I had bought a cheap, translucent, plastic container at the dollar store to make into a small "light tent". So, I cut off the bottom, turned it upside-down, and shot these with my 717, Sunpaks, and umbrellas. How do you think they turned out?

scarab.jpg

scarab2.jpg

birthstone.jpg

Plus a bonus California quarter

ca_quarter.jpg
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Sony F717 | Hoya R72

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Nicely Done
    TristanP wrote:
    I was looking for something to try tonight and remembered I had bought a cheap, translucent, plastic container at the dollar store to make into a small "light tent". So, I cut off the bottom, turned it upside-down, and shot these with my 717, Sunpaks, and umbrellas. How do you think they turned out?
    Plus a bonus California quarter
    Sorry I didn't see this post before Tristan, they turned out really nice, gotta love those Sony's thumb.gif whats the difference between using a set up like you did with this jewelery and using a Light Tent ????

    These images are very nicely presented, I'd be real happy if they were mine clap.gif
    Thanks Tristan....... Skippy (Australia)
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2005
    Thanks, Skippy. I guess the difference is I had the container, and I don't have a light tent. ;-) Seriously, Since I cut off the top (bottom actually), I can only shoot straight down. In a light tent, it's more customizable I suppose.
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    Sony F717 | Hoya R72
  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2005
    These shots look great! I would like to see some more DOF on number two.

    Can you shoot your setup somehow? I am curious of exactly what you have done and what kind of container you used.
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  • LiquidOpsLiquidOps Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2005
    very nicely done... I would love to see your set up as well....


    Thanks,

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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2005
    JimM wrote:
    These shots look great! I would like to see some more DOF on number two.
    On the other hand I liked the shallow DOF. My only suggestion would be more symmetry in the layout. And maybe find a way to get more texture out of the stones as well. Possibly a light source from behind shooting towards the camera to show ridge shadows?
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2005
    Since I took these back in June, I've done some further reading. I'm thinking that to bring out the stone's ridges more, it requires more diffusion - like a separate light panel in front of a softbox - in addition to different light placement. Studio lighting almost seems like a black art sometimes. I'll see if I can recreate the setup and get a pic for you guys this week.
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    Canon 20D | 10-22 | 17-85 IS | 50/1.4 | 70-300 IS | 100/2.8 macro
    Sony F717 | Hoya R72
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