Thursday, September 10, 2009

Go beyond Green

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rare Cats Eye Opal

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Brazilian Opal



A fine quality double cut Brazilian Opal cut by Joe Callari. I used HDR to show this stone at it's best. Six images stacked and rendered.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hall Of Mirrors



Cubic Zirconia has a higher refractive index than even diamond. This makes for a tough shot. I kept a couple facets hot for contrast. Three polarized light sources combined with multiple exposures via HDR techniques. The result was the prismatic Hall Of Mirrors.

Opal Photography


 






Shot with a Canon 40d, with the 28-125MM lens. It is edited for detail and color.
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Mokume Gane

 


My friend Chris Ploof is an accomplished designer and jeweler. http://www.chrisploof.com/
This shot shows how layers of precious metals are fused to make Mokume Gane or "wood grain" patterns in precious metals like gold and platinum.
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60 Ct Diamond

 


A friend in the diamond trade had this magnificent 60 ct flawless heart shape diamond. This stone is certain to be famous when someone super rich buys it. I had literally only 30 minutes and a bad lighting situation. This is making the baest of a tough shot-With fire from a gold refinery I work for.
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Platinum Castimg Machine

 


This is from a postcard I photographed and designed for the company.
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Thai Silver & Pearls

 
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Ring Glamour Shots