Taking Good Jewelry Photos

is so much easier now that my brother made me a lightbox. He used a cardboard box, cut holes on the top and sides & covered the holes with white tissue paper. Look at the great results:

{"Blue Flame" labradorite necklace $240}

I grabbed these rocks out of my front planters. Not only do they keep the squirrels from digging in the pots, they are fantastic as jewelry props--I so appreciate double duty items!

{"Wherever You Go" lapis earrings, $29}

The other thing I'm having fun with is Picasa. It's a free photoshop program which I used to get rid of all the dusty bits on my black background. I've got a ton of jewelry that came back from an art gallery out in Illinois, so I'd better stop playing with photos & go unpack. Bye for now!

{"Chocolate Love" tiger eye & smoky quartz earrings, $25}