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Armando, thanks again for your support.....What type of lighting do you use for the Chimera softbox.....As I mentioned, I mostly shoot jewelry, which I have to shoot straight down....Would the graduated backgrounds work for this application.....Also having problems with white background, coming out white ( alot of the jewelry is light in color)....Would shooting in raw take care of this.....I'm using a Nikon D70s w/ 60mm, f2.8 macro lens....I have tried to preset white balance and my monitor has been calibrated...As Always, Thank You for your support and advise.

Larry Page

Armando, Thank you & everyone for their contribution....Could you explain your lighting setup(type of lights, shooting tent,) and any other techniques you used.....the picture looks great....As always, Thank you in advance.

Larry

Thanks for everyone's help so far....Is there any recommendation on size of softbox & how many to use for this application......How about white balance and the best way to balance it..Thanks everyone again.

Larry

Has anyone had experience or can offer advice on using a graduated (white to

Dark grey) background and use a photoflex softbox for lighting.. The products

will be Necklaces , group shots of many items in a one foot circle, and product

that is two feet long x 18" wide....All shots will be taken looking down on the

products.....I'm using a D70s and have various lens....Is Photflex softbox the

best lighting?.....Should I use a white card to pre-set white Balance?....As

always, your help is greatly appreciated...Thank You,

Larry Page

Thanks for everyone response on recommendation for dedicated macro lense for

Jewelry pics.....I should add I will be taking pics of jewelry for a

catolog...The products range from Necklaces (approx. 12" dia.) to earrings

(approx. 1 1/2" long)...I am using a D70S and I have a light tent with Three

lamps and I will be shooting down on the items....Is there a recommendation on

dedicated macro lense for this application.....I have added approx. $500.00 to

job incase a macro lense is required.....I have a 50mm 1.8 & a 18-35mm 3.5-4.5

lense....Your recommendations are greatly appreciated....Thank You...Larry

Thanks for the info...The necklace will be positioned in a circle approx. 12" diameter....The earrings are approx. 1 1/2" long...I have a light tent and two light stands & light table..I will be shooting down on the items....Any suggestion on proper lense....Thank everyone for their contributions...Larry Page

Erik, Thank you for your responce....I added approx. $500.00 incase I needed to purchase new lens

I have a job to take jewelry pics( necklace & earrings) for a catalog...I have

a D70s with following lense: 50mm f1.8 & 18-35mm F3.5-4.5.... Am I correct in

asking for recommendations for a different lense or use one of the above...Any

help is appreciated...Thank You...Larry

Being a fairly new amateur photographer and owner of a D70s, I am trying to

understand When & Why to use the different metering modes( Spot, Centerweight,

& Matrix)...Is there a link,or book, or could somone explain in laymen's terms

all about metering.....I'm not sure when and under what situation I should use

these features..Thanks for being patient and helping me understand the whole

picture.Any help would be appreciated...

Thank You,

Larry

Hi...Can anyone share information on Nikon Rebate Program....I

purchased a lens on Jan. 8th 2006 and mailed to Nikon the requested

paperwork for the $150.00 rebate....I have not received the

rebate....Any help would be greatly appreciated...

I fail to mention I am also using Photoshop Elements 3

Can anyone offer help....I am using a Epson R800 printer...Have

tried several methods, but my photos are always darker than my

monitor pics...I purchased Colorvision Spyder 2 Pro Studio to

calibrate my monitor....Still do not have true results....Can anyone

share info on The Colorvision program or do I need some other

program to get results where "What you see in the monitor is the

same as what is printed"....As always, any help is greatly

appreciated...Thank You.

Larry Page.

Hi..My problem is taking digital photos of jewelry using an Impact

light shed w/ two - 500watt EBW GE photolamps...My camera is a D70S

with an SB800 Speed light.....I have tried using the lamps from the

side,letting the shed diffuse the light, and also have removed the

top and shot the photo straight down on the item with lamps overhead

pointed inside the shed....I seem to always get a light gray or

light blue background with different hot spots.....I have tried

setting the white balance as well as using auto white balance with

no results...The jewelry is silver necklaces with different color

glass crystals added in....I have a 50mm 1.4 & 28-70mm 2.8-4

lense...Can anyone share any similar problem or can offer any

help....I want to use photos for web site...As always, thank you for

your help...Larry Page

Can anyone share info about "Speed of Light" DVD....I have recently

purchased an SB800 Speedlight, and the instruction manuel is a

little confusing.....Is the DVD worth the price in instruction?

Thank you for your comments...

L. Page