7 Ways To Photograph Small Products Or Jewelry

Photograph Jewelry or Small Product 7 Ways

What you'll learn
Several different lighting styles you can use to photograph your jewelry or small products.
How light modifiers like reflectors & diffusers can improve your photography.
Having the latest and greatest camera gear is all well and good, but it is not the end-all to great product photography.
A little post processing can go a long way.
Requirements
At the start a phone, DSLR or mirrorless camera is necessary as a tool to take your photos. You can also start with window light as a light source if you currently don't have any other lighting gear. As you progress, you may decide to acquire some of the lighting gear that is used and demonstrated in this course. It can be as simple as a 1 light set up and a light modifier or two to fine tune your lighting technique.
Description
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 course 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 WordsIt 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 course today, say NO to bad photos.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Camera & Phone Gear

Lecture 2 Camera Gear Used

Lecture 3 iPhone Camera Used

Section 3: 7 Different Lighting Techniques You Can Use

Lecture 4 Window Light

Lecture 5 LED Lighting

Lecture 6 Using 1 Fluorescent Light

Lecture 7 Using a Flashpoint shooting table

Lecture 8 Puluz Photo Light Box

Lecture 9 Dollar Store LED Lights

Lecture 10 Softbox Flash & Modeling Light Photography

Section 4: Post Processing

Lecture 11 To Post Process or Not

Section 5: Your Assignment

Lecture 12 Your Assignment

Section 6: Final Words & Resources

Lecture 13 Final Words & Resources

Beginner to intermediate level photo enthusiasts who want to learn more about lighting techniques when photographing jewelry & small products.