| I personally think that taking good photos is more | | | | digital camera with a great macro lens, it hooks |
| difficult than making our handmade jewelry! | | | | up directly to the computer and you just press |
| Everything has to be perfect to do justice to | | | | enter so no shaky out of focus shots. The |
| your handcrafted artisan jewelry. A picture is | | | | photos come up on the monitor so you can |
| worth a thousand words if you're a writer; a | | | | adjust the coloring, etc. You just set up the |
| picture is priceless if you are trying to market | | | | first piece of your handcrafted artisan |
| your jewelry and unique gifts online! | | | | jewelry getting it just right, then replace it with |
| Handmade jewelry photography is too important | | | | the next item so photo shoots go quickly. Touch |
| to leave to chance. Waiting for the sun to be | | | | ups are at a minimum if the photos are taken |
| exactly right is okay if you don't have anything | | | | well. There will always be those really shiny pieces |
| better to do but time is money and both are in | | | | that when zoomed in at 5000 times the actual |
| short supply! You don't have to wait for the cloud | | | | size you will see yourself taking the picture. |
| to pass or the direct sun to be on the left. | | | | Smudging tools work well in those cases! |
| Actually most of our pictures have been taken in | | | | Take your time to learn about your camera and |
| the wee hours of the morning, once you get | | | | all the features, it will make your life much easier. |
| everything right it's like you just can't stop! If you | | | | Experiment with background colors but we have |
| are serious about taking great pictures you need | | | | found that nothing shows our handmade jewelry |
| a studio set-up. It's not difficult and not too | | | | as well as a white background. Make sure your |
| expensive considering the online marketing | | | | designs stand out emphasizing the unique features |
| advantages. | | | | of each piece. It is all about experimenting and |
| We made our own light tent by making a cube | | | | finding the perfect settings for each photograph. |
| and covering it with white rip-stop nylon fabric, | | | | This maybe is extreme for someone just starting |
| cost about $20 to make. Let me know if you | | | | out but we have been making handcrafted |
| need instructions. We use three 5200'K | | | | jewelry and unique gifts for over 23 years and |
| spotlights (daylight) about $35 each. We use studio | | | | we have over 3,000 items! Photos are extremely |
| stands (kinda costly) but swing arm lamps work | | | | important especially when marketing online and |
| too, just less adjustable. We bought a professional | | | | well worth the investment. |