When to Use White and Yellow Sparkle Lights with GemLightbox Pro

Quick Answer

GemLightbox Pro includes two types of Sparkle lights to enhance your jewelry photography. Use the White Sparkle light (5500K) for diamonds to capture their brilliance and fire. Use the Yellow Sparkle light (3500K) for colored gemstones like rubies, emeralds, and sapphires to showcase their true, rich colors.

Understanding the Sparkle Lights

The Sparkle lights are powerful, focused LED accessories designed to add extra brilliance and highlights to your jewelry. They attach magnetically to the three strips located on the left, right, and top interior surfaces of the GemLightbox Pro. You can position them as needed to achieve the perfect lighting effect for each piece.

White Sparkle Light

The White Sparkle light is calibrated to a color temperature of 5500K, which simulates natural daylight. This neutral, cool-toned light is perfect for capturing the brilliance and fire of diamonds and other highly reflective stones. It is the recommended lighting for most of your jewelry photography.

A diamond ring inside a GemLightbox Pro illuminated by the White Sparkle light.
A diamond ring inside a GemLightbox Pro illuminated by the White Sparkle light.

Yellow Sparkle Light

The Yellow Sparkle light has a warmer color temperature of 3500K, similar to natural sunlight. This light is ideal for showcasing the deep, saturated colors of gemstones. Use it for stones like rubies, emeralds, sapphires, opals, and other gems that look best under a warmer tone.

A gemstone ring inside a GemLightbox Pro illuminated by the Yellow Sparkle light.