tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post1720214627102475836..comments2023-04-03T03:20:04.267-04:00Comments on TADA365: A few notes on jewelry photographyMaria Apostolouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02794043989564237544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-3530265784416643482011-02-24T18:16:20.403-05:002011-02-24T18:16:20.403-05:00This is a wonderful post Maria !! I love your imag...This is a wonderful post Maria !! I love your images !<br />I shoot my pictures the same way ;D, hope one day I can be as good as you are !!!<br />Thanks for sharing this information with us !Lorena Angulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226278311825866576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-47630552154755964422011-02-21T07:25:40.087-05:002011-02-21T07:25:40.087-05:00Thank you Lora! I think that if you shoot outside,...Thank you Lora! I think that if you shoot outside, instead of next to the window, the light will be even better. Have you tried using macro on your camera (the little flower button) ? It will give you more crisp images.<br />I plan to do another post on editing, I hope it won't take me another year to complete it :-)Maria Apostolouhttp://www.createjewelry.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-33536916965836930592011-02-19T09:14:50.533-05:002011-02-19T09:14:50.533-05:00I'd love a post on Aperture and organizing pho...I'd love a post on Aperture and organizing photos. I have a Mac as well and do a lot in iPhoto and a bit in Photoshop Elements - but I've heard great things about Aperture. But organizing is not my strong suit. : (<br /><br />Thanks so much for writing this Maria. it's pretty much the way I shoot too - but your pics are so much better than mine. I shoot right next to a window, but use Auto on my camera. Maybe I should experiment with focusing myself. I don't use a tripod either. ; )Lora Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130010633665730175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-79363082981111864122011-02-19T02:26:11.988-05:002011-02-19T02:26:11.988-05:00Yes, Evelyn, I'm planning to do so for my next...Yes, Evelyn, I'm planning to do so for my next photography post!Maria Apostolouhttp://www.createjewelry.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-81657527281319898802011-02-15T04:29:43.929-05:002011-02-15T04:29:43.929-05:00Can you take a photo of your photo setup?!!Can you take a photo of your photo setup?!!Evelyn Markaskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868555819515270916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-38142608995985633702011-02-14T12:32:58.357-05:002011-02-14T12:32:58.357-05:00Yes, I agree that photography needs a lot of exper...Yes, I agree that photography needs a lot of experimenting, especially since we 're not really photographers :-)<br />Evelyn, the light comes behind the jewelry pieces but it's never direct sunlight. I have experimented by placing the table in many different spots on my balcony. I realized that I should just place it right outside the balcony door and face the sky while photographing...I hope this makes sense!Maria Apostolouhttp://www.createjewelry.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-38058390818702833892011-02-13T20:07:09.197-05:002011-02-13T20:07:09.197-05:00OK! Ikea here I come :)) So that was your secret b...OK! Ikea here I come :)) So that was your secret background :) Always admired the way your photos look, and you are right, concentrated on the piece in focus! As for me, as much as I looove to see clean lines, when it comes to photographing my own pieces often I find myself trying to blend the piece with the surrounding setting, the background. As Evelyn said, I too don't know what exactly I am doing, but certainly learning and progressing in it. Learned some things you mentioned such as afternoon light is the best because it gives beautiful contrasts with shadows without overexposing the image. <br /><br />Thanks for this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124406776749720164.post-91192121720188637982011-02-13T18:55:12.119-05:002011-02-13T18:55:12.119-05:00Thanks for writing this Maria!!!!!! This is so hel...Thanks for writing this Maria!!!!!! This is so helpful. I think getting good pictures when you're not really a photographer is very challenging and it's good to get tips. I hope other people will also add what they do. A question I have is where is the light hitting so you get that gradient. Do you have control of it outside? Are all your pictures shot outside in the daylight? I think I need to get one of those Ikea tables!!!!<br /><br />I was going to buy one of those light boxes, but they were $100 and seemed like it should be easy to rig something up. I have some of those heavy wire squares that you hook together to make shelves and cut out the mesh from inside a couple of them and made a box draped with either white or black cloth. I've experimented with white and colored nice construction paper, silk, satin, naugahyde vinyl, painted glass, plexiglas, curved on a little shelf to the back top of the frame. I just use desk lamps on both sides and one on top with about 100 watt lights. Sometimes I use the lights sometimes I don't. I think I like the natural light better, but it's usually midnight when I need to take the photos so... It's still all an experiment for me, I really don't feel I know what I'm doing, but I do think I know more than I did a year ago. There are so many variables, and they seem to change depending on the piece.Evelyn Markaskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868555819515270916noreply@blogger.com