When I photograph earrings, I’ve found that it’s nearly impossible to make both earrings appear perfectly vertical and perfectly parallel to each other in the finished photo - no matter how precisely aligned they seem when I’m shooting or scanning them.
But this frustration led me to a neat discovery:
Placing earrings at artsy angles to each other is much more visually intriguing and dynamic, and romanticizes the piece.
So don’t kill yourself trying to achieve a boring, perfectly vertical earring shot.
Lay the jewelry out at interestingly unusual angles to each other and romanticize the photo!
For more tips on taking professional-looking photos of your jewelry:
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Dear Rena, thank you for your great website and now, this blog.
Excellent suggestion if you want to photograph a pair laying flat.
Since I use a lot of large pearls or beads, I need to show the earrings hanging.
My solution has been to photograph only 1 earring unless I have a mismatched pair- i.e. 1 black, 1 white.
I find that hanging 1 earring allows me to get very close with my close-up setting therefore showing more detail and quality such as pearl lustre.
I use a small black velvet earring display and place it against a colored background such as a painted wall. While I have a light box, I get better results with natural light and no flash.
See some examples on andreealexander.com
Andrée,
That’s an interesting idea.
It never occurred to me to photograph one earring - so I peeked at your site and saw how well you make it work.
It’s definitely a nice way to show greater detail, especially with larger beads or larger earring designs.
Thank you for sharing this tip!
Rena