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I've been working on my jewelry-making. I've got one collection done, and a few miscellaneous items. I'm almost done with another collection, but I'm waiting on a new chain order to come in.

Anyway, I require opinions. Taking photos for the Etsy store can be difficult. I've taken several different variations of photos for my double strand princess necklaces. Gander at them and tell me what you think, would you? Mainly I need help deciding which set to use as the default image for each item.

Complements on my chest are also welcome. As I've been sitting here editing photos, BJ's been having fun mocking me about using my chest to sell things. Maybe I should've had him model them instead.

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  1. Rostum's Avatar
    I like them and would probably buy something for my girlfriend when you put them up.
  2. Shaibana's Avatar
    i personaly think that the background at the first picture is to distracting. the same goes for the 2nd, though the 3rd on the 1st line (with the bigger letters) does just fine.

    the 3rd is standart, wich always works ^^
    4th is good, but looks a bit weird all of them together like that

    i love yr work btw ^^
  3. Martyr's Avatar
    I like the seahorse and the fork together. And the birdcage.
    The colorful designs are very pretty without being gaudy, yet they are highly reminiscent of birthday cake flower frosting designs. I don't know if that was intentional or not.
    Overall, it's very nice, in many ways nicer than the handmade rock/opal jewelry we see sold all over the place. That awful globular turquoise rock, you know. Awful. I'll tell my supplier I want metal seahorses with forks.

    Oh, and modeling them on your chest is totally appropriate. They look better on you than in the other pics, although it looks like you made sure the lighting was absolutely perfect, and it explicitly shows that the jewelry is better for wearing than for merely displaying in newspaper.
  4. Jessweeee♪'s Avatar
    They're so cute!
  5. Shlup's Avatar
    Thanks, fancy-pantses. I may even get to list these today.
  6. rubah's Avatar
    Your neck is a fitting vehicle for displaying your assets wares.

    You might even do different backgrounds for different items! Use the book/newsprint for metallics or neutral colors, white bground for multi-colors, whatever looks best on each.

    I'm kinda ehh on the double strand idea, though
  7. Shlup's Avatar
    I love the double-strand necklaces I already have. I'll finish a set of single-strand ones once my next order of chain comes in though; I ran out.
  8. AngelWings8's Avatar
    I would agree with another comment that the first printed background is too busy and distracting. I personally think that a white background always looks professional and classy. If I'm skimming through a bunch of jewelry, it'd be easier for something to catch my eye if it's on a plain background. If you wanted to change it up a bit, I liked the text in the background idea. If the words are too distracting...maybe you could try a faded calligraphy background? Having a model (aka, beautiful you) is nice to see how it looks on a person...but I don't think it should be the main image. Just my two cents!
  9. fire_of_avalon's Avatar
    I likes it on the books, but yous gots to gets it closes ups like Belle's.
  10. sharkythesharkdogg's Avatar
    I like the second layout with them on the book pages. The third layout is standard.

    The last pictures are also good, but if you're going to use them you might want to use different colored tops to make them pop out.

    eerr......the colors in the necklaces pop out. Boob poppage is also good for sales, but optional.
    Updated 08-11-2011 at 01:17 PM by sharkythesharkdogg
  11. Shlup's Avatar
    Ugh, I'm so sick of taking pictures.