Not as easy as it seems

About two weeks ago, my friend asked me to help her take some photos of swarvoski jewellery that she want to sell online. I said why not, although i had next to zero experience in product shoots.

Boy, am I in for a shock. I had to groped with different lenses before I settled for my Tamron macro. It's fortunate I had almost a lens for every occasion. Next comes the product placement and the lightings. After many tries, I still could not get it right. Without the proper light strobes, it was challenging. Furthermore, the crystals and the stainless steel material had a tendency to reflect and refract light.




So I researched a bit on the web and someone had a ingenious way of doing it. Set a long shutter speed, turn off all the lights, fire the external camera flash on the top, left and right of the light tent. In the end I even do away with the light tent. This is the final result.





How I wish for a space to setup a studio. A few lights and a backdrop, it'll be so fun!