This time I was tasked with photographing pearl ring so I put together a summer setup. The series of shots I have taken for the brand is slowly coming to an end. The first photo in this summer series was on taken on beach sand. It was of the black pearl earrings and features some interesting shell…
Transmission Gears The second photograph and the theme behind it came about in a less orthodox way. I was in a scrapyard with my father, and we stumbled across a pile of used, metal gears. These are most likely from old vehicles. I made the connection between the watch photography and gears, and how they…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u35deojTASo I recently released a jewelry photography course on achieving a beam of light through a stack of leather bracelets, so for the record I would like to write an article about it. The image received positive reviews, both from the client, and those viewing it online. If you haven’t seen the course, you can…
And the saga continue. Here is another creative jewelry photography setup, I completed as part of a series of photographs for Mikus Diamonds. For this project, the client wanted to evoke feelings of heritage. They wanted a symbolic prop and background that resonated with the region. The cotton lace use to be very particularly popular…
https://youtu.be/uymeBWW7nQo For this jewelry photography lighting project, I tried to photograph a diamond-encrusted, gold heart pendant in morning light. It was designed and handmade by Mikus Diamonds. Mikus is a premium manufacturer, with 20 years of experience in handmade jewelry. They tasked me with photographing this gold pendant and wanted the theme to portray a…
https://youtu.be/UAxgSoFHBbk In jewelry photography when photographing a small diamond ring, this requires a slightly different approach. The images really need to be able to showcase the fine detail and quality of the product, regardless of how tiny the size is. For this shoot, I worked with a diamond-encrusted, gold ring. The client, Mikus Diamonds,…
This time I was challenged with creating several unique still life photographs for a fashion brand’s homepage. The features comprised of jewelry and accessories. To achieve consistency, each shot had a similar setup to it, as well as the same depth of field and shadow intensity. Ultimately, I worked towards ensuring the overall collection remained…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMIFTZl14Nw Here we look at a still life photograph of bracelets. The client asked for a banner image on their website that would incite interest in the product. Taking advantage of the season in this shoot, I decided to head out to the park to find inspiration and subjects to pair with the bracelets. First,…
