Shooting jewelry question

[falcon418]

We're going to be shooting jewelry pieces in extreme closeup and need to end up with the pieces over an alpha background.

I just tried shooting some pieces that we laid onto a piece of blue screen paper, but the results were unsatisfactory no matter how we lit it. I think the paper is showing too much grain in the extreme closeup mode. We've used this paper successfully as a large background for a person. in medium shots.

Any ideas?

[Kenn Christenson]

You might be better off painting a piece of masonite. Spray paint would be the preferred method. Be sure to prime the material, first.

[cheezweezl]

how about a different color? you can key any color. just make sure that color isn't prominent in your subject.

[falcon418]

how about a different color? you can key any color. just make sure that color isn't prominent in your subject.


That's a good point. We're going to try using a black background this morning and see how it keys out. Thanks

[TedRR]

If the jewelry reflects too much black, (likely will), surround the jewelry with white cards and or white fabric as much as you can.

[steve997]

Generally, this is very hard to do as no matter what colour you use (green/blue) it relects in jewellery. The only other way it to shoot it on a white or black background and then shoot the bg clean and use difference matting.

[Dick Campbell]

can you get the jewelry off the paper? support by piano wire that hides behind the piece?

[Jokerswild]

The key is no shadows on the backgound. Try backlit plexi with a green or blue gel over the light or taped to the back of the frosted plexi.