Manhattan Necklace

**The Dragon** · 31-08-2009, 09:36 PM

This is one of the peices I just finished working on.

It's a long lariat design, using Hemalyke (man-made hematite for want of a better description), Swarovski bi-cone, twist bead and glass pearl.

It's also the first piece that I have photographed in my new light box (and for those of you who saw the post with my new slate stager). What do you all think?, I'm such a perfectionist I find it hard to be objective, I'm aiming for a web shop quality photo to sell my work.

Be honest I won't take it personally (exits stage left sobbing quietly).

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**bustagasket** · 31-08-2009, 09:46 PM

No sobbing required its a great piece

**Emerald** · 31-08-2009, 10:17 PM

I love the lariat, stunning but i think the background is draining the colour have you tried toning down the background

**mizgeorge** · 31-08-2009, 10:22 PM

I think the piece is lovely - and I'd love to see how it looks worn, but I'll be completely honest and say I don't think the photography's there yet. The colour balance doesn't seem quite right (unless your slate is much greener than my slate) and the focus seems slightly off here and there.

Have you made any white balance adjustment for your new setup? And are you getting enough light in there. Using a lightbox does seem to need more light.

It's an extraordinarily difficult piece to photograph though - loads of shine and sparkle, and not small either!

**Emerald** · 31-08-2009, 10:29 PM

i try and do all my photography outside i am not saying my photos are particularly good but i think natural light helps somewhat in getting the colours right

**Paula** · 01-09-2009, 10:17 AM

I love that piece and i agree that i would love to see how it's worn.

Fab though babes!

**Di Sandland** · 01-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Well, I think the design is great because I have done something exactly like it! Mine was inspired by Blackbird's eyes and has proved to be very popular.

As to the photography, the colour balance is definitely off and a bit of judicious cropping wouldn't come amiss so that all you see is the slate with none of the white around it. Once you've taken your pic, try a bit of manipulation of the colour balance with the software on your pc.

Blackbird Bracelet

**Petal** · 01-09-2009, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by mizgeorge

I think the piece is lovely - and I'd love to see how it looks worn, but I'll be completely honest and say I don't think the photography's there yet. The colour balance doesn't seem quite right (unless your slate is much greener than my slate) and the focus seems slightly off here and there.

Have you made any white balance adjustment for your new setup? And are you getting enough light in there. Using a lightbox does seem to need more light.

It's an extraordinarily difficult piece to photograph though - loads of shine and sparkle, and not small either!

Your necklace is absolutely stunning,

but I agree with George that the slate takes away from the beautiful piece you have made. It is also difficult to see the actual colour of the beads, too.

Jules

**EmmaRose** · 02-09-2009, 01:08 PM

work is lovely. photo wise, need extra light, the background distracting for those colours and be careful with focus, some look alittle blurry.
hope that helps
Em