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Lightbox Setup Wizard
Your budget in — the exact lighting rig to buy or build, with per-metal setups and a printable sheet.
Start from a situation
Your budget
Tap what you can spend today — or type the exact figure and we'll snap it down to the rig it actually buys.
This decides whether daylight is on the table at all.
Tick everything that lands on your tray — the setup notes merge, and Continue commits.
Your cameraoptional
Add the exact settings for what you shoot on
Your shop's mark on the sheet
Your logo or crest at the head of the printed setup sheet, plus the five royal dresses and the per-metal card pack.
Checking your Tools Pro membership…
Your rig appears here
Tap a budget — or a situation above — and the exact rig appears: what to buy with real ₹ bands, a top-view diagram of where every light and card goes, and the settings for your camera.
Sellers also ask
Can I shoot gold jewellery without buying any lights at all?
Yes — a north or east window between 9 and 11am, a ₹20 white chart-paper sweep and two ₹30 thermocol boards as bounces is a real rig, and it's the first one this wizard prints. What you cannot do is mix that window light with your shop's warm bulbs — that mix is where the yellow cast comes from.
Which lightbox size do I need for necklaces?
A 40 cm box handles rings, earrings and pendants; full necklaces and bridal sets need 60 cm or more so the piece sits away from the walls. If necklaces are your main stock, skip the ₹1,500 40 cm kit and go straight to the ₹5,000 tier — the wizard's upgrade table shows exactly what changes.
What does CRI 90 mean on a light, and is it enough for gold jewellery?
CRI is how honestly a light shows colour, scored out of 100, and 90 is the working minimum for jewellery — gemstones and minakari want 95. Look for “CRI 90+” or “Ra 90” printed on the bulb box; a plain 9 W bulb is usually CRI 80, and the strips built into budget lightboxes are typically CRI 80–85. Colour that is not in the light cannot be edited back in later.
Which bulb should I buy for jewellery photography — warm white or daylight?
Daylight, 5,000–5,200 K, and not warm white. Warm white at 2,700 K is the commonest mistake in a home rig: gold reads brassy and the yellow cast you are fighting starts right there. Check the box for CRI 90 or higher as well. Two 9 W daylight LED bulbs sit around ₹180–₹320 for the pair as a market band, not a quote.
Why is there a white stripe across my bangle photos?
A bangle is a curved mirror, so it reflects the shape of your light — a rectangular LED strip prints as a rectangular stripe. Curve a white card around the outside of the bangle so it reflects a smooth arc instead of a bar, and turn the light 90° so its long edge runs along the curve. One card above, one below, none at the sides. The one-tap fix packs that redraw the diagram for glare come with Tools Pro.
Is there a free tool that tells me what lighting to buy for jewellery photos?
Yes, that is what this wizard is for. Give it your budget, where you shoot and what mostly lands on your tray, and it names one rig: the shopping list with rupee bands, a top-view diagram of where every light and card sits, the numbered placement steps, and the settings for your phone. The wizard and the diagram are free and uncapped, with three printable A4 sheets a day. Tools Pro adds your shop’s mark and the five per-metal cards.
How do I photograph jewellery at night or in a shop with no window?
Make your own light and switch off or curtain everything else. A lightbox cannot fix having no light, so the free window rig is honestly not available to you and the wizard prints the diffused lamp rig instead: two 9 W daylight LED bulbs behind butter paper, one main at 45° and one lower and further back, on a white paper sweep. Roughly ₹300–₹800 depending on whether you already own clamp lamps.