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Anonymous
I'm getting a job photographing jewelry and other assorted pieces of shit for a company. It shouldn't be that difficult, but I still want to ask /p/ its preferences in shooting still life stuff/small objects. First off, do you prefer being physically closer with less zoom or further away with more? Secondly - I've noticed that photographers use extreme aperture settings when shooting objects up close. Artistically, do you think there's any real need for this?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
When doing macro work, your lens is (ideally) really close to the item being photographed. That cuts your depth of field way down, which means you need to use extremely small apertures to get the whole thing in focus.
>> des
>>71738
Product photography is about getting as much done as you can, as quick as you can and still have the item look appealing. If the items are all relatively the same size, just find a formula and stick to it.
My ideal setup for something like this would be a Coolpix 995, a lightbox and a tupperware dome. Cut hole in dome, insert peni^Wlens, receive moneys.

Bring some kind of mp3 player, you're going to need it.
>> Anonymous
>>71738

Artistically?

I don't think the company is looking for much artistically, just looking to make their product look good, which usually requires as much as possible in focus, hence the small apertures.
>> Anonymous
do it!
>> Anonymous
>>71738

Who makes these things in the picture?
>> Anonymous
>>71819
Hardwear by Renee
(http://www.hardwearbyrenee.net/store/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=6)

Made from recycled tea cans.
>> Anonymous
>>71843

That's actually kinda cool.