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Photography for Jewelry
For those interested in documenting their jewelry work, this course teaches how to take publishable, quality images rapidly using limited equipment.
In this information-dense virtual course, a system and approach for easily photographing jewelry will be taught. Professional quality photography using a very basic system. Digital approaches, lighting, miniature spotlighting, composition, drop shadow backgrounds, understanding surfaces, and image production are covered. Cell phone use for documenting work and P.R. techniques & sources will also be addressed.
Meet the instructor
Charles Lewton-Brain studied and worked in Europe and North America. He lectures and publishes internationally on his research into rapid manipulation of metal and it's surface for artistic and manufacturing purposes. He invented Fold-Forming, an internationally reconized new approach to working sheet metals. Head of the Jewellery/Metals Program at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he writes, exhibits and works in his studio. He is President of the Canadian Crafts Federation. He thinks of himself as an artist who works primarily in the context of body ornament. He is a founding partner in the world's largest free educational web site for jewelers, ganoksin.com and has over 700 pages of his writing there.
Materials & Tools
Useful items to build a photo set-up (as provided by the instructor):
- Table to set up on.
- Cell phone or camera
- Sturdy tripod for you camera/phone
- A tripod mount phone holder (for example click HERE)
- 2-3 halogen or LED desk lamps (for example click HERE)
- A power strip / surge protector
- Extension cord
- Claw hammer
- Nails, different sizes
- Measuring tape
- X-acto knife/box cutter
- Pair of scissors
- Pair of flat nose pliers
- Duct tape
- Pack of Fun-Tak
- Black permanent markers
- Pencil
- C-clamps
- Several clothespins
- Spring clamps, various sizes
- Hemostats are useful (1-2)
- Several large empty cardboard boxes.
- White paper, various sizes, larger, 20x30” can be useful
- White foam core, 20" square or so. (Coroplast political signs with one white side are good as well)
- Grey photographic backdrop paper roll OR a very large sheet of light grey charcoal drawing paper as large as possible from the art supply store.
- Several translucent architectural mylar sheets, large-tracing paper will work (graphic design store)
- Large white styrofoam tray from the supermarket.
- 2+ white or silver rimmed cheap swiveling shaving or makeup mirrors from a dollar store.
- Several black plastic garbage bags
- White cotton gloves, one pair for handling jewelry and not leaving fingerprints (latex or nitrile will work)
- 4-6 Chunks of steel like very large nuts for bolts, to prop up jewelry. (stainless steel is best).
Also useful to have around.
- Flat matte grey spray paint
- Fishing line
- Several feet of wire, like a 19 gauge iron binding wire
- Spool of strong string
- Thumb tacks
- Aluminum foil
- Flat nose pliers