Photographing a ring

rose_sparky

I would be grateful if someone could give me advice regarding taking a photograph of a diamond ring.

It's in a box and I cannot get it to focus even though I've tried using the macro setting. Would this be because the box is lined in white?

Thanks.

charlottevwa

maybe you could take the ring out the box and hold it between your thumb and forefinger. hth! x

nightswimmer

rose_sparky wrote:

I would be grateful if someone could give me advice regarding taking a photograph of a diamond ring.

It's in a box and I cannot get it to focus even though I've tried using the macro setting. Would this be because the box is lined in white?

It could be, especially if it is a shiny material.

I'm assuming you are using a digital camera, if so, you could try focusing on something that is the same distance away, hold the button down so the focsu stays locked, and then move the camera until the ring is back in shot. This might affect the colour balance slightly, but that is much easier to correct using grahics software if needs be.

frivolous_fay

Make sure you're not attempting to zoom in. I find zooming renders the autofocus on my camera useless in macro mode.

Baby_J_2

Photographing jewellery is awful I always find it goes out of focus.

cazmanian_minx

rose_sparky wrote:

I would be grateful if someone could give me advice regarding taking a photograph of a diamond ring.

It's in a box and I cannot get it to focus even though I've tried using the macro setting. Would this be because the box is lined in white?

Thanks.

Try photographing it against a piece of black material - ideally velvet. It'll make it easier for the autofocus system to pick it out.

Caz

martindow

The other problem with photographing jewellery is lighting it so you avoid glare. You can shine the light through light white fabric to diffuse the light to help with this. At least with digital you can have lots of tries with no expense. I would try varying settings and keep experimenting. Good luck!

AlexisV

It could be due to low light. Macro requires extra light because there's less overall lighting because you're closer to the subject. This will cause the image to be blurry.

Try taking the photo outside or on a sunny windowsill.

Moneymaker

I use a colour scanner.

ormus

plain black background is best.

rose_sparky

Thanks everyone!

I've taken so many photographs with so many different settings that my batteries ran out!

I've actually ended up with one pretty good photograph, only trouble is I haven't a clue which setting I had it on when I took it!

I'm often tempted to message sellers and ask what cameras they use because there's some fantastic photographs on some of the listings. (There's also some pretty naff ones too!)