One of the things I fret about in regards to my jewelry is taking an attractive photo. If you’ve sold online at all, I’m almost positive you’ve heard time and time again that your photos have to be good enough to grab a visitors attention. I’m always looking for ways to improve my product shots… and so should you.
Part of the process involves thinking about the background I use to shoot my jewelry photos. I know I’ve struggled with selecting backgrounds and improving my current look. With this “break”, I’ve felt that it was time to think of a new look, a new feel for my jewelry before I come back full force.
This past week, I decided to be deliberate about searching for a new background. I originally started photographing with flowers as a prop. I know that I’ve always loved flowers:
But you have to admit, sometimes their beauty can be distracting.
You also already know I favor feathers:
But “been there, done that”… a lot!
The thought crossed my mind to use a bed of glass beads:
Yet, I figured it would make it difficult to photograph the jewelry laying flat. Which has left me to narrow down my new background selection to two choices. This first one I found by chance:
I’m in love with the idea of the bokeh background, but I’m not sure how I feel about the glass as a “stand”. I think changing the color of the glimmers to something that will compliment the colors in the jewelry would be a good idea, too… in theory.
The other choice was to go with something dark, but with a pattern like so:
Right now I’m partial to the brown mat. But I need your help bloggy friends… looking at these photos, I want to ask your opinions. What do you think about these last two photos in regards to a background? I want to avoid buying props for both backgrounds, so I’m looking for some direction from you!
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I think I’m with you on this… your flower photos are gorgeous but maybe distracting as a background. The brown mat is a good choice as it’s a natural transition from your brown paper so it’s easy to associate it with your style. I would like to see one of your beautiful pieces on the mat. I like the bokeh background of but not a fan of the glass… hmmm… I feel like I haven’t been of any help at all!!
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Maybe I need to play with both of them a little more and see what I come up with. I’ll be heading out today to pick up some groceries… I’ll grab the mats and pegboard while I’m out.
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