Metal Bracelet

[Mike Buckley]

I bought this bracelet for $1 from my next-door neighbor at a yard sale so I could photograph it. (He insisted on giving it to me, but being the big spender that I am, I shoved the dollar bill in his shirt pocket and walked away. ) I remember when I dreaded photographing metal because doing so was so difficult. It's still challenging, but not nearly as much as it used to be.

In the second photo, the charm at the bottom is so small that I didn't realize it displays the letter, "B," until it was displayed at such a large magnification in the photo. Coincidentally, that letter is perfect considering that my wife's last name is Brassfield. Heck, if she had taken my name in marriage, the letter on the charm still would have worked out.

Photo #1 Setup
The tabletop is black velvet. Two small continuous-light lamps at the level of the tabletop in the top right and bottom right areas rake light across the top of the ornaments to display their texture. A white reflector in the top left area brings the brightness of the ornaments in that area up to the level of the ornaments on the right side that are closer to the lamps. A flash light in the bottom left area lights the forward, vertical sides of the ornaments.

Photo #2 Setup
The end of the bracelet is hanging over a background of foam core wrapped in black velvet. A small continuous-light lamp is on the right side and a white reflector is on the left side.

[Wavelength]

Well done, sir

[Shadowman]

First is nicely composed, second nicely detailed.

[bnnrcn]

Two nice images Mike, the bracelet seems to be a nice one too

[Dave A]

Silver is not easy to photograph but you did a great job Mike. Nice pieces.

Dave

[ST1]

Nice work Mike did you rotate the first image from a vertical image


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[Mike Buckley]

Thank you, everyone!

did you rotate the first image from a vertical image

No. It was captured in the orientation shown above. The bracelet was on a tabletop.