This article of mine is about jewelry, but it applies to coins as well. There are some sample photos of coins that were made using exactly the technique I describe. The best way to take photos of jewelry for a web site is with a digital slr and a macro lens. If you are not going to go with a DSLR, almost any point and shoot with a macro mode will serve you well. The thing is, I feel that you need to use the flash to force the aperture to close while still having enough light for an exposure.

Many here will tell you different, but follow this advice and see what you think. Use your macro setting and experiment. Lets say you have a point and shoot camera with macro and a flash on the camera. Put your item on a nice background surface. Be sure that you get focus confirmation. Shoot a picture USING flash. Check the LCD for the result. If you have overexposed the item, use the EV adjustment to reduce the exposure. It is better to have the item properly exposed and the background underexposed, so just worry about the jewelry for now. If you have a DSLR, post your question again stating the kind of camera that you have and the lens that you are using and we will give more details. Photoshop or its cousins, you can crop the image to 800 pixels by 800 pixels and use Supersize images on eBay. Picture Pack when I am selling anything of any value. Nikon Coolpix 5400 exactly as described above. NOT think this is acceptable, but we decided not to sell the ring anyhow, so I didnt bother to do a better job. Its still better than some Ive seen.

75953750 I did these with my Nikon Coolpix 4600, just to show you what a really inexpensive camera can do. 150 for a couple of years ago. Heres my stock answer when people ask how to shoot jewelry for eBay. Much of it will apply to your question. 800 x 800 pixels or less than 1 megapixel.

For jewelry or other small items, you have to learn macro technique. You can also do this with almost any digital camera, but heres an article that I wrote about jewelry in specific. The best way to take photos of jewelry for a web site is with a digital SLR and a macro lens.

If you are not going to go with a DSLR, almost any point and shoot with a macro mode will serve you well. The thing is, I feel that you need to use the flash to force the aperture to close while still having enough light for an exposure. Many here will tell you different, but follow this advice and see what you think. Use your macro setting and experiment. Lets say you have a point and shoot camera with macro and a flash on the camera. Put your item on a nice background surface. Be sure that you get focus confirmation. Shoot a picture USING flash. Check the LCD for the result.