Light Box for Jewelry

[jberzins]

My wife is an artist/teacher, she is in need of a lightbox to do close up jewelry shots. She has a pretty nice SLR camera. Quite honestly, I am not very knowledgeable about which one to get. I have seen them priced as little as 20 up to 500. I am looking for something reasonable, as we are both teachers, any opinions would be much appreciated.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I make a small "box" out of paper, and use little reflector (index) cards, placed as need to shape the light and reflections, using 2 flashes. Shot on glass, raised above a black ground. Reflector cards can be placed under the glass reflecting up, and in front. I also put a piece of paper on the lens, with a hole cut out for it to minimize camera reflections.

 

[Don Kondra]

Friend of mine swears by this method - [Ganoksin] Cost-Effective, Small-Scale Jewelry Photography

Another option is a Cloud Dome - Digital Universal Cloud Dom

Cheers, Don

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I :heart: Ganoskin

 

[Hardrock]

Friend of mine swears by this method - [Ganoksin] Cost-Effective, Small-Scale Jewelry Photography

Cheers, Don[/QUOTE

Great link! Thanks.

 

[jberzins]

Hello,
What I war really looking for is suggestions on light box kits that people have had experience with.
That Cloud Dom is really cool, but what she is kind of looking for is a lightbox with a couple of lights and a tripod that will not break the bank.
Thanks again for your consideration.

 

[Don Kondra]

Photography Equipment by ALZO Digital

Table Top Studio - Store

Cheers, Don

 

[ghache]

Op didnt ask how to spend 4 hours on crafting a light box with toilet paper, he was asking for lightbox review.

this is what i use., its shoot through, its steady

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Communication skilz FTW!

 

[jberzins]

hello,
I was looking for more of a review. although toilet paper crafts are always interesting. I was really looking more at a kit like
Photo Studio Tent in a Box Light Cube - Kaezi Photography
I know it is not professional, but wondering about others like it.
Just want something to take pictures of student projects easily.
Thanks again For all your help.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

And as I said, you don't need to buy anything.

Have fun!

 

[jberzins]

Thanks again for the input. I really just wanted any opinions on kits such as the one I linked. I understand there are many ways to get around them, it is just that my wife would like an easy way to quickly photograph her students artwork. She has tried using different setups and it worked okay, just seems like this might give her a little better quality. Thanks much for everything folks and I really hope I am not being a bother.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Better quality images come from learning how to work with light, and once you learn it, it's easy.
Whether you are using a small paper box, or a $250 set up.

 

[Don Kondra]

Post some examples of your wife's work...

A step back shot of the current set up would help.

Cheers, Don

 

[Offhand]

Check out Forrest Tanaka on YouTube. He's king of the low fi school of tabletop shooting and gets some good shots without expensive specifically-designed-for type equipment. In this vid, he shoots with two light stands, a blue backdrop and a couple of clamps.

YouTube - ForrestTanaka's Channel