I have been asked by a client to photograph some gemstones. Much harder than you would think. You will probably see more of them as I get them done. Any suggestions or comments would be most helpful. I am looking for ways to shoot them. I have tried black velvet but man does is show dust!! I am using hot lights for now, my Alien Bees will be here Friday but I will need to learn how to use them.

The output is for the web. My client is going to sell these and some custom Jewelry on ebay. One or two images might go out as postcards.