Designs By Loriece Jewelry

This new image was created for Designs By Loriece. This designer offers a stylish, contemporary look in jewelrey, giftware and home accessories that reflect the outdoor lifestyle.

The image here is of the Spirit Horse design, which represents aspects of the character of the horse. This design, when viewed from the side, looks like an eagle's wing, which represents courage in native cultures. The horse also possesses aspects of courage.

The lighting setup for this photograph was the basic 'wrap it in diffusion material' catalog style, with particular attention paid to the position and intensity of the three lights used. I also set up small flags to cast shadows on the diffusion material to further accent specific edges.

What a treat it is to have the benefits of digital capture for an image like this. The setup is really quite tiny - the jewelry is only about 1 x 1.5 inches, so little movements and specks of dust are a big deal. I like to set up a television near the set and link the camera to it so I can see the images good and large.

I remember the stacks of Polariods of so many years ago as we struggled with jewelry shoots, making sure that everything was perfect to go to film. The digital proof on the big screen works ever so much better.