Photographs have always appealed to me in their ability to forever preserve a beautiful scene, person or object. For many years, I have enjoyed participating in the field of photography as an amateur.
Then I started taking pictures of my jewelry for my small business.
I will honestly say that photographing my jewelry is, by far, the most frustrating part of operating my small business. I cannot even begin to count the times I have resisted the urge to throw my camera against a wall, due to weather conditions, blurry photos, jewelry pieces not staying in position, etc. However, my personal “favorite” has to be the time when my photo lens jammed and the camera wouldn’t take a photo, just after I had positioned a necklace which had finally stayed draped on a vase after ten tries to get it to stay into place.
Fortunately though, technology has been a blessing, in that I can just take another picture, without worries of wasting film. I have a Canon PowerShot, which has several helpful settings, including macro mode, which allows you to take photos of small objects in great detail.
For outside shots, I set up a mini studio behind my apartment building. I spread a white towel over the cellar door and take photos, if the weather decides to cooperate.
However, I don’t have to depend on nature to take good photos though. For Christmas, my parents gave me a portable light studio, complete with lights and a tripod. The thin walls diffuse the light, greatly reducing shadows and really help the photos look more professional.
Despite the headaches of photographing my jewelry, I will say that getting that perfect photo does make the whole tedious process rewarding and is a very effective means of promoting my jewelry!
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