Comments on: Tips for Photographing Models Wearing Your Jewelry

By: Rebecca Brooks-Guelfi

Rebecca Brooks-Guelfi — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:10:23 +0000

Hi Rena, Lisa, and Anne!
I’m so pleased some of my experiences are helpful for others. It’s so rewarding to share with people.
Rena, it was so much fun collaborating with you. I am up for a last minute request ANY TIME! :^)
Lisa, yes taking pictures of your own arm can be a challenge. About as much as a challenge as wrangling a friend to sit still lol. You will definitely have to play around with your arm position vs. the lights position, to ensure no shadows cover over your piece.
Anne, Honey I hear ya, I have over a Million miles on my poor hands. LOL, 30 plus years of working with them. I find that using cotton gloves at night with a heavy moisturizing lotion really helps with wrinkles. And I actually use HYALURONIC ACID on my hands too, it is a natural substance that holds 1,000 times it’s weight in water. You should see results after a few weeks or so of religiously regular usage hopefully. You can get HA or (HYALURONIC ACID) on Amazon for $10.00 – $12.00’s.

By: Anne Mulligan

Anne Mulligan — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:03:15 +0000

Great tips! I have “old lady” hands, so I tend to wear opera gloves to model rings and bracelets.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 05:45:31 +0000

Thank you for this great post. i’m wanting to get some of my friends to model my jewelry and this post is soooo helpful. Will keep me from making lots of mistakes thanks to your expert advice. The makeup tutorial is great. LUV how you take pics on your own arm/hand, thanks for showing how to do this with a professional look. Now i have no excuses for getting started with this, lol.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:16:31 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your fabulous, do-able tips and your makeup tutorial here, Rebecca! I especially appreciated your thoughts on getting free models for your jewelry, and being your own model particularly for hand and arm jewelry. Love seeing how you work your lighting and photo setup.