For beginners:How to take photos of rings by single lens reflex camera

Hello ~ 🌞

Have you ever tried to take a photo of a ring?

When you try to take a close-up photo, the object you want to take cannot be focused and

you land up with a photo of a larger area being focused with the object you want to take being far away.

This time, I will teach you how to take a photo that is perfectly focused on the object you want to take, like the picture above!

The camera was expensive, but why can't I shoot as I expected! 

To take beautiful photos of rings (or small objects) with a single-lens reflex camera

you need a "Macro lens"!

Anyone can easily take a beautiful photo of a ring if there is a special lens for taking small things (flowers, insects, etc.)!

However, even if you have a single-lens reflex camera, you can use a macro lens.

I think there are many people who don't have it ...

"As the camera was expensive, I can't buy another lens ... 😰"

I hear a voice saying ...!

Rest assured! I have a solution 😏

There is a macro lens that you can just put on the lens you have now!

The name is "close-up lens"! !!

Just by attaching it to the front of your existing lens like a lens filter, you can focus closer than the original lens, so it is a macro shooting item that allows you to take a larger photo of the object!

The price is definitely cheaper than buying a macro lens!

For a detailed explanation, please read the article by Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.,  a company famous for it's lens filters, which is written in great detail.

Please read it for your reference 😊

 Now that you have the close-up lens attached, here are some tips on how to shoot!

After all it is a ring, so it is nice to take a photo of your hand wearing the ring ✨

(However, as it was difficult for me to take a photo by myself, I will not go into how to take a photo of your hand wearing a ring this time lol)

First of all, the angle of view!

Taking a photo from the side gives more depth to the photo than taking it from directly above, making it easier to convey the texture of the ring!

If you have one, you can use flowers, ring stands, and other props to make your photos even better! !!

And just as important as shooting is the editing !

Of course, if you use editing software such as Photoshop, you can edit with even more accuracy.

However, I thought that there are many people who transfer data to the iPhone and edit it on their mobile phones.

This time I will teach you how to edit with genuine iPhone functions!

The point is

① Make it bright enough but not to overexpose

Makes the glitter of the ring stand out! Try increasing the brightness and exposure

② Move the tint and warmth slightly to the left

If it is rather bluish, it will be closer to the frosty texture of metal and the transparent image.

③ Increase the definition, not the sharpness

Expresses the hardness of metal. If you use sharpness, it will be jarring ...

④ Make the contrast a little stronger and raise the highlights a little.

It should be shiny now!

How was it ? Didn't  it become a good photo?...

If you have any problems, please feel free to contact Nao at the Osaka store 💓

I wish you a wonderful camera life ♪