Try using the 17-55 AT 55mmGet Use a tripodUse f/16 or f/22Use ISO 100.

You may have a long exposure like 15s So what....you are photographing a fixed object and your camera is on a tripod..

You may need to turn on the long exposure noise control...But, that is more for night scenes with BLACK Sky's....I'd leave it OFF.

Make sure the camera is PARALELL to the item and not tilted up/down...use a shoe mount bubble level..

Go to this link for DOF calculator for advice on how DOF is at different distanceshttp://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html.

Remember....the closer you focus, the LESS DOF you will have...AND, and at very close distances, you may have only 1"DOF of less....That's way you use f/16 or f/22. For Max DOF. (don't worry about diffraction distortion...let the pixel peepers do that).

With your camera and the lens at 55mm and f/22 at 12inches away, you will have 9/10inch DOF from the link above....using inches as the unit of measure.

'Well, Good Luck With That' (SpongeBob SquarePants).

Peter .

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If you're serious about photographing jewelry you should be using a macro lens. There are some great devices available for shooting small objects. I reviewed the Lowell Ego (you need two) and the Cloud Dome:http://www.bermangraphics.com/.../digital-jury-resources/digital-lighting.htm.

Here's a picture of the Cloud Dome:.

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Matt64 wrote:.

I am having troubles shooting jewlery for my wife, here's a list of.

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Yes, I've done some of this without any dramas (using a point and shoot digital).

First, arrange for some neutral background and some "flat" lighting..

What I have used is a piece of new, clean, almost "18% grey", thick cotton "drop-rug" (what house-painters use to prevent paint spills on floors etc) draped over the seat and back of a kitchen chair placed by a window, but not in direct sun..

Set your camera to "Macro" mode..

Place your jewellery on top f your background material on the seat of the chair..

Making sure you are not closer than the minimum focussing distance, leaning over the back of the chair, steadying both arms on it and using autofocus, blaze away..

Guaranteed, no problems...

Udaman wrote:.

Try using the 17-55 AT 55mmGet Use a tripodUse f/16 or f/22Use ISO 100You may have a long exposure like 15s So what....you arephotographing a fixed object and your camera is on a tripod.you may need to turn on the long exposure noise control...But, thatis more for night scenes with BLACK Sky's....I'd leave it OFF.

Make sure the camera is PARALELL to the item and not tiltedup/down...use a shoe mount bubble level..

Go to this link for DOF calculator for advice on how DOF is atdifferent distanceshttp://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html.

Remember....the closer you focus, the LESS DOF you will have...AND,and at very close distances, you may have only 1"DOF ofless....That's way you use f/16 or f/22. For Max DOF. (don't worryabout diffraction distortion...let the pixel peepers do that).

With your camera and the lens at 55mm and f/22 at 12inches away, youwill have 9/10inch DOF from the link above....using inchesas the unit of measure.

'Well, Good Luck With That' (SpongeBob SquarePants).

Peter .

I will have to try this tomorrow, I'm running out of time (have to get to bed, work comes early)....

Thanks, I'll let you know the results...

Larry Berman wrote:.

If you're serious about photographing jewelry you should be using amacro lens.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com.

Thanks Larry, what lens do you reccommend? I'm not against buying another piece of glass .

Matt..

Mikelis wrote:.

Yes, I've done some of this without any dramas (using a point andshoot digital).

First, arrange for some neutral background and some "flat" lighting..

What I have used is a piece of new, clean, almost "18% grey", thickcotton "drop-rug" (what house-painters use to prevent paint spills onfloors etc) draped over the seat and back of a kitchen chair placedby a window, but not in direct sun..

Set your camera to "Macro" mode..

Place your jewellery on top f your background material on the seat ofthe chair..

Making sure you are not closer than the minimum focussing distance,leaning over the back of the chair, steadying both arms on it andusing autofocus, blaze away..

Guaranteed, no problems..

My digital P&S is a 1999 Sony Mavica MV-CD1000. I've even set it up on the tripod and get unsatisfactory results..

Matt..

It's the lens I use to photograph art with, if I can get far enough back. I do use it for jewelry. I'm hoping Nikon will come out with a 35mm macro lens, because if the 60 is too long, I end up shooting with the 35mm f2.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com..

Dear Matt,.

Look up your Sony CD1000"s "Features 2" on this website's "Camera Database" and you will see that (though not necessarily the best possible) it has what it takes. (There are examples of Macros that show what is achievable with your camera at this reference)..

OK, so you have the gear, all you need is to adapt to the situation..

As I said, nothing "special" is needed, not even a tripod: just some experimentation to get the desired result..

The camera database suggests you can come in as close as 3cm (just beware of camera shadow -get the light right) and then you still have on camera digital zoom as well. You should be laughing!.

(What I use, in these circumstances, is a Sony DSC W-100, but your camera should be up to it as well.)..

I just "googled " in ..."photographjng jewelry" and came up with some good tips.....This is just one web site.......

Good luck....

Http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/jewelry_photography.htm..