Creating a Jewelry Campaign Image with the Westcott Optical Spot

I’m often asked to photograph jewelry on my beautiful subjects, sometimes it’s traditional, sometimes it’s moody and luxurious. There’s no one “right” way to do this, but I always like to put my spin on whatever I photograph, so today I wanted I'll be using my new modifier the Westcott Optical Spot to add a bit more drama and focus (no pun intended!) on the subject.
If you’re not familiar with an optical spot, it's a lighting modifier that is unlike many others. It allows you to create "slices" of light, project patterns with gobo inserts and focus the light with extreme precision. It's now one of my go-to modifiers! 😆
While the optical spot did it’s job here to focus a sliver of light on the earring and jewelry, my model is barely visible, so that’s why I chose to add a second light which is a medium umbrella with diffusion to create a soft fill.
Now my work wouldn’t be complete without adding some color! I opted to add a blue/cyan gel to the umbrella’s strobe to introduce a little more drama to the scene. It’s the combo of these 2 lights that lets me achieve the mood that I want, the color and direct the viewer’s eye to the important part of the frame.
Finally just a little trial and error to position the light where I wanted it and viola! The versatility of the Optical Spot is what what I love most, it really let me fine tune exactly what I wanted to get out of this image.
👉 Final Image: 6:33
I hope you enjoyed this photo deconstruction, be sure to download the lighting recipe card below and drop a comment letting me know what you think. 👇
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📸 Gear Used:
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✅ Canon EOS R5: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Canon 70-200mm 2.8: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Profoto D2: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Profoto Medium Umbrella: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Medium Umbrella Diffuser: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Savage Fashion Gray Background: adorama.rfvk.n...
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✅ Savage C-Stand: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Dramatic Color Kit: lindsayadler.p...
✅ Profoto Remote: adorama.rfvk.n...
✅ Tether Tools Tether Cable: adorama.rfvk.n...
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