A friend of my likes making Beaded Jewelry and asked me several weeks ago about taking a few photos of her Jewelry. She wants to start selling some of her work online and needed a few good photos to show off her experience and work. She had already purchased a nice table top studio to perform this type of photography but still was not getting the exact results that she wanted from this kit.

The Kit she purchased included a nice fold down light tent and (2) 5000k Table top lights to light up the tent. For the Price she purchased this I felt she got a pretty good deal.

She now has her Table Top Studio setup but as I mentioned the photos lacked some luster. We were able to take a few of the tips from “How to Photography Jewelry” site and put them to use with her setup.

One of their recommendations was to use a nice plexiglass stand (White or Black) Black would have given a nicer reflection. Since we didn’t have time to order one we looked around to see what she had available. We used a white letter sized paper holder she had recently purchased from one of the Office Stores. (Sorry I don’t remember which one) This gave us the perfect surface to take her beaded jewelry photos on. One of the techniques we did use was to get a small bright light and place it under the letter tray to give us a nice bright white surface to highlight the jewelry.

Most importantly - Have fun and you don’t always have to purchase something “Photo Grade” to get the photo you want - Take a look around the house or office and see what you have that might make a good replacement. If it doesn’t work out - You can always delete the photos.

Digital Alan

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