This dainty model is helping me take better pictures of my
bracelets. I have often heard that it is better to use live models, but I don’t
have one available at my whim, that is, not one that has feminine hands and a
dainty wrist :o)
I have tried using myself, but besides awkward angles when
I’m trying to pose and manage the camera at the same time, I don’t make a great
model. Having a kitten and creating wire jewellery often results in my hands
looking like I just clawed my way out of a coffin after being buried under a
bramble bush. I have spent hours ‘healing’ my hands in Photoshop, so that they
wouldn’t distract from the jewellery.
Besides, when it comes to jewellery I think some people can
get put off by seeing their one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery on somebody else’s
wrist before they even received it.
So I got myself a helping hand. She arrived soot black which
can be a bit harsh as a background so I sprayed her with a colour called
fossil. Neutral but warm, which helps the camera and later me to identify which
white balance to use to get the truest colours in the photo.
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| Studio Light |
Getting nice shots is much easier now, and even if the hand
is rather too dainty, it should still give a good idea of size in the shots and
of how the piece will hang on your wrist. Should I give her a name? Manni?
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| Daylight |
