jewelllery making for 2010

Kandipandi

Jo_F - I love those my favourite is the shell one, very pretty and reminds me of ice cream (not sure why!?).
Do you create a photoshoot (type of thing) to photograph your jewellery?
I tried taking a photo of mine the other day and they were all naff. Whats the best way to get detailed photos of your creations?

shiprob195

When I take photos of my jewellery, I use the front room windowsill.......it's bathed in natural light (usually).

I have a 10mp camera...I use the macro focus ( it has a pic of a flower on the button)......I use a pale blue beading mat as a background.

I just get in really close and take loads of piccies from different angles til the lighting and focus are just right.


I don't use the flash cause it doesn't show the coloured beads to their best.

yukkibear

I've made my first kit. This is where I want to go eventually with selling.

you get this



and it can make this



and this is the packaged product



As always available in my folksy shop

yukkibear

shipr!!!95 wrote: »

When I take photos of my jewellery, I use the front room windowsill.......it's bathed in natural light (usually).

I have a 10mp camera...I use the macro focus ( it has a pic of a flower on the button)......I use a pale blue beading mat as a background.

I just get in really close and take loads of piccies from different angles til the lighting and focus are just right.


I don't use the flash cause it doesn't show the coloured beads to their best.

I take my pictures in exactly the same way!

Jo_F

I used to use my point and click camera, on macro, with a sheet of white paper and a daylight lamp shining on the piece, then do a lot of editing in photoshop.

I have just bought a light tent (as my camera died) and so now I use that with a light on either side, and I am getting used to my other half's hightly expensive Nikkon (that camera scares the crao outta me, probably cos he spent so much on it and lenses)

I use the white backdrop in the tent, and when done, the only editing is cropping, making the pic the right size and then lightening the back ground a little rather than hours messing about.

shiprob195

Hi,

I am hoping for some inspiration really. I have a spool of 24 guage sliver plated wire.

I ordered it my misstake:eek:..its much thinner than I was expecting it to be.

Any ideas how I can use it.....I have a (very:rotfl:) large selection of glass, crystal and seed beads to add to it.

I know you more experienced jewellery makers are bound to have some ideas.:)

Thank you

Kandipandi

Thanks so much for the photo advice guys, I took many photos of my new earrings but they came out rubbish (think I also need a better camera).

Yukkibear, I like your kit idea bet they sell well.

Sexy_Em

shipr!!!95 wrote: »

Hi,

I am hoping for some inspiration really. I have a spool of 24 guage sliver plated wire.

I ordered it my misstake:eek:..its much thinner than I was expecting it to be.

Any ideas how I can use it.....I have a (very:rotfl:) large selection of glass, crystal and seed beads to add to it.

I know you more experienced jewellery makers are bound to have some ideas.:)

Thank you

I'm not yet a jewellery maker, so I won't even pretend to have some great ideas for you...
However, I have just come accross this site http://www.allcrafts.net/jewelry.htm which seems to have some good ideas on it.

Maybe something on here for you?

Em

Sexy_Em

Also didn't know that Hobby Craft have an ideas section...

http://www.allcrafts.net/f.php?url=www.hobbycraft.co.uk/cms/Idea.asp?ArticleID=528

LOVE the dragon fly brooch on page 3!

LJM

thanks for that its good to get new ideas