5 important tips for jewelry photography at home

5 essential tips for jewelry photography at home

If you are a photographer, primarily a product photographer, you might know how it difficult to do jewelry photographs. Every jewelry photographer does some mistakes when they shot a product. They do the mistakes for having lack of knowledge in professional photography. Jewelry product is small and if you not use innovative idea a little and don’t apply it, probably you fail to highlight the product details.

To avoid the error, follow our provided guidelines and do jewelry photograph at home successfully. Let see the guideline I provide in below.

How to jewelry photograph at home

Follow our provided 5 guidelines and learn about it.

#1. Decide on your background

The importance of white background in photography is a beggar description. You can use the white background in your website for jewelry product. White background helps us to remove some mistakes we usually have done.

Now the question is how can I create a white background at home? For creating an entirely white background, use the white paper sheet. This element is cheap, easy to clear away and a useful substance for photographers.

You can also use black sheet paper as a background for jewelry photographs. It helps you to add drama and also suitable for gems those are not cut well in the white background.

A special kind of plastic called vinyl, you can use this as background. Remember, you are taking jewelry product photo continuously use this element. It lasts a long time, doesn’t have any wrinkle like white paper.

#2. Find a place where coming natural light or easy to set artificial light

One of the most important things, when you take a jewelry photo, is controlling lighting. So find a location where you can get natural light or quickly set up artificial light. Some jewelry products such as gems look more beautiful in morning or midday. If you willing to show the natural color of your product, the best option for you to use natural light.

You can also use artificial light for highlighting your jewelry product.

#3. Mind the reflection

To get a Magazine looks in your jewelry product, use reflection. It is straightforward to add reflects on your jewelry product. You can use a reflector for adding reflects. Use whiteboard around your subjects that the light directed towards your jewelry product.

#4. Position and Macro lens matter

To get the best jewelry photograph, set your product in the right position. By position your product in the right place, you will get the best output. Before positioning your product, ask yourself why you want to shot? What you want to show to your customer?

If you need a larger image of your jewelry product, use a macro lens.

#5. Lifestyle shot

Ask yourself again, why you want to shot your product? Obviously, you want to shot product for showcasing the features of your product to your customer. And your customer is a human being. Lifestyle photo evokes how the product helps them in their real life. And how they get feedback by using the product? Your product really makes them beautiful by using it? If your product really highlights it, use it on your website. So, use lifestyle product that makes your customer emotion and makes senses.

Conclusion

By following the above guideline, you can easily do product photography at home. You need not hire a professional product photographer for doing this.