solitaire ring on a walnut table.

Hands folded on a walnut table, the ring hand on top, with light coming in low from the left so it rakes across the grain. The low angle is what makes the wood look like wood. Lit from the front, the same table goes flat and orange, but side light pulls out every line of the grain and gives the surface depth. The solitaire sits near the center and is the brightest point in the frame, and the cream blouse and dark hair behind are soft enough to read as mood. Dark walnut is a good partner for white metal and diamonds because the stone looks brighter by comparison. If you shoot rings at home, a wooden table next to a window gets you close to this, as long as the light comes from the side and not from behind the camera.