Backyard Series #32

Michigan Michael · Post by **Michigan Michael** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:28 am

I had a chance (job) recently to photograph several small pieces of Murano glass jewelry. The glass is imported from near Venice, Italy. Here are 3 samples:

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:10 am

Beautiful

Italy is known for some interesting art work, been there many times in my travels, though Venice was not one of the places visited. Good photos there Michael

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:59 am

You did very well on these Michael. I worked in a bead store and I know how hard it is to take pictures of glass and swarovski crystals. Italy has been producing glass artwork for centuries

Michigan Michael · Post by **Michigan Michael** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:13 am

Thanks, Doug and Ken.
I was asked by a local jewelry company to do some product shots for their web site. They let me use their "light box" which was a
MK Photo eBox Plus. It has soft light on 3 sides and the bottom. You can see it here:
http://www.mkdigitaldirect.com/lighting ... x-plus.htm
A little pricey, but it does work very nicely. I found the glass to be interesting, so when I finished their work I took the above close-ups for myself.

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:17 pm

Very cool! I visited Venice about 18 months ago, and spent a few hours on Murano, though I didn't bring back any glass.

Michigan Michael · Post by **Michigan Michael** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:18 pm

Mike B in OKlahoma wrote:Very cool! I visited Venice about 18 months ago, and spent a few hours on Murano

Thanks, Mike. My wife and I would love to travel there sometime.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:13 am

Interesting subjects Michael, and they cant be easy to photograph!