Wow. Another great bunch of photos for the new Mystique Jewelry catalog.
Always a pleasure of course to work with the great team at Night Cry Graphics in Royal Oak, Michigan. Download a PDF of the 2009-10 catalog and share it with someone who loves jewelry.
This year, we worked on about 12 new pages. The catalog is expanding and reusing some 30 or so of last year's pages.
I kept the lighting similar without trying too hard to make it match exactly. Nice to have some variation in a big catalog. I like the cast shadows - harder edged than last year, but never overpowering.
Lighting groups of items like this is always a bit of a compromise - it would be great to be able to tailor the lighting for each piece, but I am pleased with the results and happy to say that this lighting setup produces great results and requires very little retouching or manipulation.
The top photo is one for an interior page. Nice layout and alot of little leftover spaces for the numbers or letters that will identify each item.
Here's the cover image. All new items with that signature Mystique Jewelry style. A bit more drama here with the big shadow at the top keeps the interest on the jewelry and makes the gold really delicious.
If you need small product photos, catalog photos or other types of studio still life work, I can bring this setup to your location.
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