DIY jewelry photography

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We get asked about photographing jewelry a lot and have many thoughts on the subject! These tips are perfect for you if you are a DIY photographer looking for product photography tips for your small business, or a professional product photographer who wants to deliver the highest-quality product photography to your clients. While these tips focus on jewelry, they will work great for any products, especially ones that are smaller size. Before we dive into the different approaches you can take…

Jewelry photography is a vexing issue for people who want good images of their work for show applications and their website but aren’t ready to hire a professional. There are plenty of good tutorials such as this one also about using natural light, or this one with many jewelry photography tips, not necessarily using natural light. I wanted to share my …

I am no expert on photography and photographing jewelry is not the easiest! Most earrings look best hanging but even though I like to use props like vases or jars to hang them from, they can be distracting for the first photo in my Etsy store. For that shot I like to have my earrings dangling from what seems to be nothing with a plain white background: I finally built a heavy duty earring hanger from shelf brackets, scrap wood and dental floss. I used to have fishing line attached to my…

Photographing my jewelry is one of my greatest ongoing challenges. Like many Etsy sellers, photography is not really my thing, but it’s a critical part of my selling process. My house is dark…

A Tutorial: Achieving a Pure White Background In Your Jewelry Photography In my quest to improve my jewelry photography, I've come ...

Learn how to photograph jewelry in natural light using this tutorial by Azur Mele. A professional photographer, she shares some of her best secrets!

How to take better jewelry photos with just your phone. Use this simple (and cheap!) lighting trick today to instantly improve your jewelry photography.

Brilliant photography helps to sell your handmade jewellery! Read our top tips online now

Amazing product photography is the key increasing your eCommerce sales. If you’re confident in what you’re selling, your customers will be confident in what they’re buying. It might seem complicated at first, but product photography is a lot of fun and it’s surprisingly easy. Here are 7 tips to help you take better photos and increase your sales. 1. Shoot against a white backdrop Shooting against a white backdrop is the secret to beautiful product photos. The white will reflect light back…