Jewellery Photography
Sell Effectively with The Jewellery Photography!
Jewellery product photography is a very fine and detailed piece of art. High quality jewellery product photography should be able to showcase the jewellery details, stone reflection and capture accurate plating of the piece. It is all about the accurate representation of the product key features, as your customers should be able to make an informative, accurate and confident purchase decision.
Jewellery product photography is categorised under the macro photography as its focuses on granular details of the item. The keys to creating a flawless jewellery photographs are preparation and photo editing skills. Jewellery product photography can be a very difficult challenge as you need to showcase item’s true magnificence and brilliance in realistic representation of the product in a photograph. A great jewellery image can be achieved through the correct use of lighting, image sharpness, exposure and image adjustments.Jewellery Photography Examples
Jewellery Photography Special Offer
It's Back! For a Limited Time Only! $20+gst per final image. 50% OFF
What's Included?
Photography
Deep Etching (Background Removal) We can also add background if needed (i.e. for The Iconic)
Retouching & Colour Correction
No Studio Setup Fees
How Long Will it Take?
Fast Turnaround Included (5-7 business days)
Express Turnaround Available (1-3 business days)
Final Images
Instant Online File Delivery
Supplied in High Resolution (for print) as well Web Optimised formats (for eCommerce)
Supplied in the following formats: JPEG or PNG or PSD
Why Choose Us?
1000+ Happy Returning Clients
18 Years in Business
Competitive Rates
The Process
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Book you Photography Session
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Post / Courier Jewellery to Our Studio
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We Shoot the Jewellery Pieces
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We do all the Post Production
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We provide Web Optimised and High Resolution images
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Organise Pick-up of your Jewellery
Take Advantage of This Amazing Offer
Call us on 02 9531 0982 or email info@nikita.com.au
Styled Jewellery Photography
Styled Jewellery Photography is crafted to deliver high-quality content for social media, aiming to engage existing customers and captivate potential clients. It blends elements of standard ecommerce photography with advertising photography, employing diverse lighting techniques and settings to showcase your jewellery pieces in their best light. This style of photography demands photographers to fully utilize their skills, time, and patience to capture jewellery from unique and appealing perspectives.
The pricing for Styled Jewellery Photography starts at only $50+gst per image
Styled Jewellery Photography Examples
Jewellery Photography Process
Jewellery Preparation
In order to create seamless jewellery photography there are certain item preparation required. We need to ensure that there are no fingerprints, dust or marks on the jewellery item. In some instances, marks, dust and product imperfections that cannot be clearly visible by a human eye are well reflected in the image. It is imperative to ensure your jewellery item is clean and ready for the shoot. Prior to the photo shooting, the stone needs to be cleaned and polished with the cloth. The product imperfection can be easily picked up by the camera; therefore, jewellery item needs to be well prepared prior to photographing.
Lighting
The light reflection is a very critical aspect of the jewellery product photography as improper light settings may not only create a shadowing but also make the gemstone looks dull and faded. For example, when photographing opals, we need to select additional flashing option to bring out the gorgeous colour play. The goal when photographing jewellery is to create soft even light with minimal shadow. With soft and even lighting gemstone will sparkle in its natural colours and any jewellery will shine in its best look.
Popular Angles
When selecting the right angle to photograph jewellery, we need to consider a sell-able point of the item. Do we take a front shot only or side view? When the right angle is selected it allows us to feature jewellery product in its best composition and lighting. Most popular jewellery product photography angle is a side view as it’s portrays a whole jewellery item. However, there are instances when customer has precise style that they wish to maintain throughout the whole website or jewellery collection. With this in mind, we need to maintain the image shooting angles as specified by the requirements.
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Ring Front on angle
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Ring Standing 45 degree
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Ring Side On view
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Earrings Front On
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Studs: one front on, one on angle
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Hoops 45 degree
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Necklace - Pendant Close up
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Necklace Hanging
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Necklace Full Lenght (Flat)
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Bangle Front On
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Bracelet Front On
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Bracelet Top View (Flat)
Focus
To get a crispy clear image of the precious stone is an import step in jewellery product photography process. When photographing a jewellery product the focus needs to be sharp to showcase the colour depth of the gemstone. Camera needs to capture all the important elements of the jewellery. One of the first thing to do is to concentrate on camera’s maximum depth of field. This will allow us to focus on the entire item, so that all jewellery elements are captured. Unfortunately, we cannot simply use the auto focus technique here, as the camera focuses on the closest elements of the jewellery, meaning the rest of the item will be blurry. Furthermore, sometimes even with the right balance of light and settings we might need to perform extra image manipulations and cropping.
Shadow and Reflection
Jewellery product photography is a delicate and sensible work of art. When it comes to creating a soft natural reflection, certain things need to be considered. Reflection is one of them. Precious stones, gemstones, metal and fine elements that are used in making a piece of jewellery are highly reflective. When improper equipment, incorrect camera settings and lighting are used in photographing jewellery, the photographs appear with many shadows, reflections, and spots.
In many cases, jewellery product photography is like photographing a mirror when you can see lights, studio surroundings, camera, and yourself. Furthermore, use of bright flash during the photo session may only overexpose the item. In reverse, insufficient lighting may under illuminate the jewellery product and the image will be dark and have uneven lighting.
When photographing jewellery, you may wish to add a creative shadow to your item in order to showcase a 3D look. That’s when we add different shadows and reflections when photographing to produce uniquely creative image.
FAQs
Is there minimum quantity required to qualify for the special price?
In order to qualify for $20+GST per image special, the minimum quantity of 20 images is required. Please contact us for a quote should you require less than 20 images.
What is included in the price?
We provide all our images, professionally retouched (correcting imperfections), deep etched (background removed) in high resolution (for print) and web optimised formats (for eCommerce).
What are the turnaround times?
Our standard turnaround time is 5-7 business days from the day of the photoshoot. This may vary due to the complexity of the setup and the number of product photos required. Express turnaround times are available.
Do you offer quantity discounts?
YES, please contact us for a special rate.
How do I get my products to you?
Products can be delivered to us using Australian Post or courier of your choice. Alternatively, products can be hand delivered to the studio. Please package your items in a protective manner.
Do you charge studio set up fee?
NO, there is No Studio Setup Fee.
Do I need to clean and prepare my products?
YES, we require products to be clean and ready for shooting to ensure we can maintain high quality standards. Items requiring cleaning will delay the shooting process and may incur additional charges.
What image resolution do I get?
You will receive your images in High Resolution format (~5000px x 5000px 300dpi) and Web Optimised images suitable for your e-commerce website (i.e. 1024px x 1024px). We can prepare your images as JPEG (Standard – white background) or PNG (no background) formats. If you require Photoshop files please let us know.
How do I get the final images?
You will receive the link via email to download your final images.
Do I own the final images?
Once invoice payment and photography project is finalised you get unlimited rights for images use. We provide all our final images to you. We may use the images on our website and/or social media channels as an example of our work.
How do I make payment for the photography?
We accept payments via Bank Transfer (EFT), Credit Cards or PayPal. Please note that it is prohibited to use any of the images without finalising the payment first.
How do you ship our products back to us after photography?
When the photographs are complete, we return the products to you, at your cost. If you do not want the products returned, please let us know.
What happens to my products if/when they do not get pick up after the photoshoot?
Product will remain in the studio for 10 business days from the date of the photoshoot. Thereafter products are being recycled.