Retouching diamonds in Photoshop to get sparkle

12 years 8 months ago #128709 by Homer
How can I take a photo of a diamond and get a true sparkle. When I take the photo, the image seems to blah with lack of detail to it. Can this be fixed in Photoshop?


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12 years 8 months ago #128719 by chasrich
I think the key might be in the camera and not in photoshop primarily...

www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/jewelry_photography.htm

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12 years 8 months ago #128795 by Hamtastic
You could always play around with the levels and curves of the image.


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12 years 8 months ago #128799 by MLKstudios
Go into any jewelry store and notice the lighting they use. Many tiny spot lights (usually halogen lighting).

That's what you need to use yourself. Have two or three (or more) halogen table lamps set up around it. And be sure to LOOK for the sparkles they make (you may need to move them a bit).

Or else, use a star filter. It'll then look like you used a star filter.

Matthew :)

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