The necklace I made for the Winter Beading Challenge (above) was on Etsy’s front page for about 5 hours this morning. It got a lot of traffic to my shop, and quite a few hearts.
I had tons of stuff I wanted to ramble about, but I can’t think of it now. But hey, I can always go back later and edit this part out.
Question of the Day: Red Dwarf is the one show I can watch again and again without getting sick of it. Are there any shows or movies that you never tire of watching?
This pendant is something I actually made for myself. I almost never make things to keep. The pendant is a white opal that I wire wrapped in Sterling silver. I have some similar sorts of pendants in my Etsy shop.
Second Question of the Day: Lately I’ve heard quite a few people say that using white backgrounds for all of your jewelry is incredibly dull. I’ve been thinking about using colored backgrounds instead of the white I’m using now, but I’m not really sure about it. I like the clean look of white, and I think it fits my style of jewelry. On other hand, I’ve seen some of the most INCREDIBLE jewelry photos done with simple matte color backgrounds. Opinions appreciated!
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I haven’t watched B5 in a long time. I’d love to see that series again.
A movie I can watch over and over is The Jerk. That movie always makes me laugh. Perhaps I’m simple.
I’ve decided to stick with my white backgrounds even though some people tell me it looks dull. I like the clean look of the white background for my jewelry. I’ve seen amazing jewelry photos on all sorts of backgrounds, but I’m just not daring enough to try that. Photographing jewelry on any background is a science. I’ve been slowly improving, but I have a lot yet to learn.
I could watch Babylon 5 over and over again forever, and Red Dwarf comes in a close second, tied with Firefly.
I have yet to come up with the magic formula for photographing jewelry. Right now I’m trying to photograph a wide variety of things against the backdrop of different skirts of mine. It’s totally hit or miss, I’m just hoping to stumble on a combination that works.