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<blockquote data-quote="gohan2091" data-source="post: 344354" data-attributes="member: 11990">A local jewelry store has approached me asking if I would be interested&nbsp; in photographing 900+ items of jewelry. I have agreed to meet them next week&nbsp; but I have no experience with still photography (I shoot Weddings and portraits) I have a fair bit of equipment but willl&nbsp; tell you the equipment I think is relevant to this job:- Nikon D7100- Sigma 105mm macro lens- 80cm Light tent (on it's way)- 30cmx30cm black and white Acrylic boards (on their way)- Two external flash units (SB700 and YN-568EX)- Yongnuo YN-622N and YN-622N-TX wireless triggers- Tripod- Remote- White and black foam core- 5in1 reflector- Light standsAm&nbsp; I right in thinking I have all the gear required to do a half decent&nbsp; job? I understand having photography lamps such as <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/PhotoSEL-LS12E42T-Tabletop-Studio-Lighting/dp/B0042SKYGG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" target="_blank">these</a> would be more convenient but&nbsp; would flash work well? The store wants a white background on all the&nbsp; images but I have concerns that silver on white would not look good.&nbsp; What would be the process of setting this up? What general settings should I use? I was thinking the&nbsp; following:- Full manual mode, ISO100, F16- Manually set white balance (place grey card in cube)- Spot metering- Flashes on manual power (one either side of the light cube)Once&nbsp; I am happy with the lighting, is it the case of leaving the settings&nbsp; the same for each item? Or would photographing a gold ring for example&nbsp; require different settings to say a silver pendant? I'd appreciate any&nbsp; tips you can offer me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gohan2091, post: 344354, member: 11990"] A local jewelry store has approached me asking if I would be interested in photographing 900+ items of jewelry. I have agreed to meet them next week but I have no experience with still photography (I shoot Weddings and portraits) I have a fair bit of equipment but willl tell you the equipment I think is relevant to this job: - Nikon D7100 - Sigma 105mm macro lens - 80cm Light tent (on it's way) - 30cmx30cm black and white Acrylic boards (on their way) - Two external flash units (SB700 and YN-568EX) - Yongnuo YN-622N and YN-622N-TX wireless triggers - Tripod - Remote - White and black foam core - 5in1 reflector - Light stands Am I right in thinking I have all the gear required to do a half decent job? I understand having photography lamps such as [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/PhotoSEL-LS12E42T-Tabletop-Studio-Lighting/dp/B0042SKYGG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top"]these[/URL] would be more convenient but would flash work well? The store wants a white background on all the images but I have concerns that silver on white would not look good. What would be the process of setting this up? What general settings should I use? I was thinking the following: - Full manual mode, ISO100, F16 - Manually set white balance (place grey card in cube) - Spot metering - Flashes on manual power (one either side of the light cube) Once I am happy with the lighting, is it the case of leaving the settings the same for each item? Or would photographing a gold ring for example require different settings to say a silver pendant? I'd appreciate any tips you can offer me. [/QUOTE]

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