Mastering Jewelry Photography with Jeff Mason

COURSE ONE: Beginning Jewelry Photography

Who this course is for

  • Professional and aspiring photographers who already understand basic camera operation and lighting fundamentals.

  • Jewelry retailers, designers, and creative directors who want to bring production in-house.

  • Anyone seeking repeatable workflows to produce clean, detailed product images that sell.

16.18 carat Mozambique Ruby on a map background
A woman dressed in a red lace gown with black accents and red lace gloves, wearing Emeralds while feathers are falling around her.
4.42ct_Gray_Spinel_Cushion on sandstone background
Sapphire and Diamond Ring
Tudor Watch, Jeff Mason Jewelry Photography
23.43ct_Yellow_Sapphire_Cushion on sandstone
Purple and Pink Sapphire three stone ring on a book
Retro Aquamarine Emerald Cut center stone and Ruby side stone ring.
Hummingbird diamond brooch and enamel flower brooch.
Green jade bead bracelet on a stone background with green leaves and fern fronds
9.94 carat Australian black opal cabochon.
29.69ct_Peach_Tourmaline_Heart on brushed aluminum.
4.56 carat Emerald cut emerald and 1.83 carat emerald cut emerald
24.71ct_Blue_Sapphire_Burma_NH_
Sugar loaf Sapphire and Emerald in cereal.
24.98 carat_Cushion_Sapphire_ceylon.
Gold and diamond studded earrings with green accents placed on a black textured jewelry box.
Diamond and rose gold hummingbird brooch.
Gold hand fabricated sunglasses.
Orange garnet ring with diamond accents.
Garnet and Diamond Ring set in a hand fabricated platinum ring.
A woman with brown hair styled in a bun, wearing pearl earrings, black gloves, and a dress with a red and black floral design. She is touching her face with her gloved hand, which has multiple ornate rings with large decorative stones. The background
Gold and gemstone huggie earrings.
Vintage Cartier_Blue_Star_Sapphire_Ring
22.88ct_Sapphire and diamond earrings_sq
Close-up of a woman looking into a hand mirror, showing her face with a focus on her cheek and earring. She has smooth skin, well-groomed hair, and is wearing pink, yellow, and blue floral earrings with a dangling chain.
Vintage Tiffany Moonstone and diamond sapphire brooch set in rose gold.
A close-up view of a sparkling Phenakyte gemstone with swirling smoke nearby.
Hummingbird_Earrings
A hand in a red lace glove holding and displaying multiple strands of pearl and silver necklaces against a black curtain background.
Custom Cut Optical Quartz gem cut by Bryan Drummond
Close-up of a gold bola rings by House of Lif

What You’ll Learn

  • Gear and studio setup: camera bodies, lenses, macro techniques, tripods, focus rails, choice of lights (strobe vs continuous), modifiers, light tables, and practical alternatives on a budget.

  • Optimum shooting environments: controlling reflections, background choices, mounting and styling small objects, building simple rigs for consistent angles, and safe handling techniques to protect fragile or valuable pieces.

  • Lighting recipes and diagrams: step-by-step setups for diffused soft lighting, dramatic rim light, backlighting for translucency, achieving sparkle and relectance, and isolating gemstones versus metal.

  • Macro focus techniques: focus stacking workflow, recommended stacking intervals, rail usage, and troubleshooting depth-of-field challenges.

  • Composition and styling for different goals: e-commerce (clean, consistent catalog shots), lifestyle/editorial (mood, props, and story), and detailed close-ups (gemstone cut and setting emphasis).

  • Exposure, white balance, and color management: creating accurate color and metal tones, using gray cards, custom profiles, and the role of RAW capture.

  • Retouching and post-production: RAW processing, batch workflows for catalogs, advanced retouching for sheen and reflections, dust and scratch removal, sharpening for print and web, and exporting for different platforms.

Retro Aquamarine Emerald Cut center stone and Ruby side stone ring.
Hummingbird diamond brooch and enamel flower brooch.
Green jade bead bracelet on a stone background with green leaves and fern fronds
9.94 carat Australian black opal cabochon.
29.69ct_Peach_Tourmaline_Heart on brushed aluminum.
4.56 carat Emerald cut emerald and 1.83 carat emerald cut emerald
24.71ct_Blue_Sapphire_Burma_NH_
Sugar loaf Sapphire and Emerald in cereal.
24.98 carat_Cushion_Sapphire_ceylon.
Gold and diamond studded earrings with green accents placed on a black textured jewelry box.
Diamond and rose gold hummingbird brooch.
Gold hand fabricated sunglasses.
Orange garnet ring with diamond accents.
Garnet and Diamond Ring set in a hand fabricated platinum ring.
A woman with brown hair styled in a bun, wearing pearl earrings, black gloves, and a dress with a red and black floral design. She is touching her face with her gloved hand, which has multiple ornate rings with large decorative stones. The background
Gold and gemstone huggie earrings.
Vintage Cartier_Blue_Star_Sapphire_Ring
22.88ct_Sapphire and diamond earrings_sq
Close-up of a woman looking into a hand mirror, showing her face with a focus on her cheek and earring. She has smooth skin, well-groomed hair, and is wearing pink, yellow, and blue floral earrings with a dangling chain.
Vintage Tiffany Moonstone and diamond sapphire brooch set in rose gold.
A close-up view of a sparkling Phenakyte gemstone with swirling smoke nearby.
Hummingbird_Earrings
A hand in a red lace glove holding and displaying multiple strands of pearl and silver necklaces against a black curtain background.
Custom Cut Optical Quartz gem cut by Bryan Drummond
Close-up of a gold bola rings by House of Lif

Why this course works

  • Developed from years of professional studio experience focused exclusively on jewelry.

  • Emphasis on reproducible setups and practical shortcuts that save time without sacrificing quality.

  • Detailed technical guidance paired with creative direction so you can deliver images that meet commercial standards and client expectations.

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Are you ready to elevate your craft?

This course provides the techniques, templates, and real-world practice to shoot jewelry at a professional level! Still have questions? Feel free to contact me HERE.

Beginning jewelry photography.
$500.00
One time
$100.00
For 6 months