How do you focus stacking to photograph a bracelet?
📸 Focus stacking: clear bracelet visuals

Alphashot Micro V2
Orbitvu station software and a bracelet
5 minutes

🔍 The Focus Stacking, or focus stacking, is a reference technique in macro photography and jewelry packshot.
It is essential in the workflows of Professional jewelry shooting, in particular to accurately reproduce the textures, reliefs and volumes of complex parts such as bracelets, rings or cufflinks.
By automatically combining several sharpness planes, this method makes it possible to generate a completely clear product image, from the foreground to the background — a key requirement in commercial watch photography or for e-commerce content with high added value.
Positioning and choice of the template
Before shooting, clean your band thoroughly to avoid any visible imperfection in macro.
📍 Position it in the exact center of the automated photo studio, using a invisible fixing kit (transparent double-sided adhesive) to ensure a stable and professional look. Then select in Orbitvu Station the shooting template adapted to the type of your jewelry (rigid, precious, textured bracelet...), or create a custom template for your collection. This step is essential to ensure the reproducibility visuals and maintain a product visual consistency, especially in luxury jewelry.
Light and camera settings
⚙️ Adjust light and camera settings in the station software Orbitvu in order to capture your bracelet in an optimal way. To avoid unwanted reflections, be sure to limit the ambient light.
Here are the settings we can recommend:
🔍 Use a macro lens to capture fine details.
📷 Opt for a wide aperture (f/2.8 to f/4) in order to obtain a shallow depth of field.
✔ Set the value ISO between 100 and 200 max to reduce image noise.
⚖️ Set the white balance depending on the lighting in your environment.
💡 Finally, adjust the The lighting of the studio to your liking and adapt it to the surface of the bracelet (matt or glossy).
For more precision, check out our guide to camera settings for jewelry photography.
4th stage of stacking - number of steps for focusing
Determine the number of steps to complete for full focus stacking. The number of steps required for focus stacking Depends on the opening of your objective and the complexity of the object.
The larger the aperture, the shallower the depth of field, and the more you'll need intermediate photos.
Image editing and retouching
Once the images are compiled, you can move on to editing. 🎨
The software offers several options, such asadjustment of colors, brightness, contrast, fine details, as well as numerous other improvements to refine the image and achieve the desired result.
Ensure that the final result Remain faithful to your jewelry.
Exporting images
Once the editing is complete, select the export format (s) according to the intended use, such as JPEG, TIFF, or PNG if you want to keep a high image quality and the possibility of transparency.
You can also create a Template for these parameters in order to save time for future exports. 📂
Finalize the export, and your bracelet design is ready to be used! 📤
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