Jewelry Photography Forum

I was amazed to read this thread that you guys are talking about Lazymask. But in behalf of Lazymask I would just like to correct that the price starts at only $2.57 which I think is much cheaper. And I would also like to add  that you can also try LazyMask's clipping path service for free... Just register and upload 3 images  and LazyMask's will masked it for you free of charge...

Black posterboard.  Sure I mean, you can use anything.  But the real question is, what will give you the top quality output.  If I were to use black poster board, this would mean I'm guessing, that I wanted the jewelry to have a black background. Now this is a great idea, and lots of jewelry photographers use black backgrounds to place emphasis on the product.  The problem is, that the black will often times reflect into the jewelry.  The way I would do it is shoot it with a white surrounding, then place it onto a black blackground, the way the edges are well defined.  Photographers go either way, you can get a great effect if the product isn't highly reflective like Aurafin did in the first image.  The 2nd image is where Charles Krypell shot on white then clipped it out to give great definition.  I prefer the krypell style. For some other ideas check out the designer jewelry database you can see a quick sample and view the designers site.  There certainly are some GREAT product shots there and certainly ideas for inspiration. http://www.designerjewelrybrands.com

Oh yeah sorry about the lazymask misquote. Thanks for noticing and speaking up.