Comments on: Experiment with Photographing Jewelry with a Scanner https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/experiment-with-photographing-jewelry-with-a-scanner/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Jackie Locantore https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/experiment-with-photographing-jewelry-with-a-scanner/#comment-605228 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:44:21 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=56555#comment-605228 Before I owned a good camera, I used my scanner for all my jewelry photos. I thought they looked good! Then I finally got myself a good DSLR camera and started taking pictures outside in the shade with natural light. My older pictures revealed themselves as flat and boring compared to the new pictures. I started noticing pictures on Etsy, seeing which pictures jumped out at me and attracted me. It was always pictures that showed the jewelry in good lighting and as 3-D objects. The scanner pictures looked so 2-D that they did not stand out in any way. The scanner cannot show the dimension and size of the piece, and there are no natural shadows. If you don’t have access to natural lighting outside (which I don’t now) get yourself (or make yourself) a light box for photos. You can still use nice background ( I like scrapbook paper) but the pieces will stand out more and catch a buyers eye. You can photo the pieces flat, or hang them in the light box. I still have pieces that need new photos, as the older photos don’t look very professional any more. Good luck!

]]> By: Elizabeth Payne https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/experiment-with-photographing-jewelry-with-a-scanner/#comment-605219 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:04:56 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=56555#comment-605219 I used a scanner for years before a decided to make my own light booth.

The scanner did a great job, but still required some final editing to clean up the lighting and give the photo a polished look.

If your computer is running Windows 10, download the PS Express ap PhotoShop Express for easy to use free photo editing tools. You can adjust exposure, white balance, contrast, shadows and highlights, even add more clarity to sharpen the details.

Good luck!

]]> By: JBH https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/experiment-with-photographing-jewelry-with-a-scanner/#comment-605197 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:24:50 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=56555#comment-605197 Rita, your jewelry pieces are beautiful. My favorite it is wired wrapped seashell. I do like the results of using the scanner to photograph the pieces. I read the same article that Rena provided, and plan to try it real soon.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/experiment-with-photographing-jewelry-with-a-scanner/#comment-604303 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:29:25 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=56555#comment-604303 Rita, thank you for your feedback on my tutorial for photographing jewelry with a scanner. Your illusion jewelry is intriguing. My favorite piece here is the wire-wrapped seashell pendant/necklace.

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