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Dove (you know, the soap company) did that big campaign not too long ago with the tag-line “Campaign For Real Beauty”. The accompanying video (this one) is a really interesting watch.
I’m not a lady so I can’t truly say that I understand the pressure heaped upon me by adverts and magazines with women who appear to be absolutely perfect. I can however say, with authority, that no woman is perfect – even models – and we all need a little help from the magic tools that Photoshop provides.
Photos courtesy of Edward Lui, editing by yours truly.
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My sister-in-law, Janet, designs the most beautiful jewellery and wanted some photos to show the pieces off. I’ve never really done much product-photography before but these came out well, I thought.
All were taken with a 5DmkII + 24-105 and the pieces were placed on a sheet of glass with wallpaper underneath the glass. They were lit using a 43″ umbrella to camera-right and a plain white reflector to camera-left. I found that if you moved the reflector, depending on the piece, you could easily modify the highlights.
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May 2, 2011 - 8:45 am
Hi, Thanks, I’ll try that in future! Matt
May 1, 2011 - 9:27 pm
Hi
With shots on a glass plate to get a reflection, black paper or felt gives a really deep shine. I found my eye being drawn to the (albeit subtle) pattern.
Chris
February 15, 2011 - 1:51 pm
Some very nice images here Matt, having shot Jewellery myself I know it’s not and easy subject! Cheers Neil
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