How can I make photos of jewellery look better?

OM2

I need some advice on making jewellery photos look better

Are there any tutorials out there?
Are there any plugins that will make my job easy?
(I've tried googling - I must have searched for the wrong things, because I'm not getting any meaningful or helful results)

Thanks

OM

hawkeye · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

You should post some examples of what you have so far.

OM2 · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

ok
see below for some images i have so far of 2 rings

the background - should i be bothered about making it pure white by cutting out?

the last 2 pics show a ring that is actually really nice!
i have several rings like this - all are very expensive!
problem: they don't photo well!
(they yellow mark inside, i'm not worried about, this can be polished and it will go away)

any suggestions?

thanks

pixel8or · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

The images are very grey and dull, you should re-shoot them using better lighting to make the rings sparkle.

OM2 · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

thanks for the reply
the images were shot using a lightbox
the lightbox was a professional one with inbuilt lighting
maybe i'm doing something wrong taking the photograph in the first place?

hmm Confused

pixel8or · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

Either the lightbox was not powerful enough or the settings on the camera were not correct. Anyway here is one I worked on.

OM2 · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:35 am Post subject:

that seem great
can u tell me what u did to get this?

did u cut out the background?

importantly: how much did it take?
if it takes too long, then it might be better for me to master the photography as opposed to editing

let me know

thanks

pixel8or · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:41 am Post subject:

First use Auto Levels, then use Levels, I moved the grey slider to 1.20 until I got it looking right and then I moved the white slider to around 230 and clicked on OK. You may need to experiment with these settings to get the look you want.

hawkeye · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:43 am Post subject:

Master the photography rather than edit, it will much faster in the long run.
If you are using a white background then it should be white, not look what you've posted. Check the white balance in camera and correct your exposure.

OM2 · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

thank u!
i'm a newbie to photoshop - where do i find auto levels?
don't worry: the info u've given is great!! i'm sure i'll be able to google and find out how
(but if i could offer any instructions, that would help as well!)

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