A few new sparklies :)

[stepcutnut]

The purple zircon.

 

[stepcutnut]

And this is really nothing like what the iolite looks like, the stone was bright purple in the sun when I was trying to take these pics. I think I need to try pics a different day and will give my hubby his camera back and go a my own. His camera set up a specific way for his work, so I will use that as my excuse to buy a different one---Any opinions on a good camera?

 

[Catmom]

Oooooo, love the spess but need more pics. MUST.HAVE.PICS.

 

[stepcutnut]

A rainbow of a few sparklies

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 3:37:58 PM
Author: Catmom
Oooooo, love the spess but need more pics. MUST.HAVE.PICS.

Thanks Catmom!

My track record is not good today with the photo shoot! I am having a terrible time capturing the true colors of the gems that I am seeing while taking the pics---all these were taken today in the sun, with a diffused flash with the camera on a tripod in super macro mode with a macro lens. Any suggestions??? Help, this is driving me nuts

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 3:41:39 PM
Author: stepcutnut
A rainbow of a few sparklies

All the colors in this pic of off somewhat too.

EX)the small cab on the left in the front row is a gorgeous teal/windex blue color IRL!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Date: 3/11/2009 3:41:39 PM
Author: stepcutnut
A rainbow of a few sparklies

Gorgous!!

You take great pics stepcutnut!

I want to come play with your gems!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 3:55:01 PM
Author: coatimundi

Date: 3/11/2009 3:41:39 PM

Author: stepcutnut

A rainbow of a few sparklies

Gorgous!!

You take great pics stepcutnut!

I want to come play with your gems!

I wish I could capture the true colors of the gems that I see with my eye, it actually really makes me mad-to the point that I even pulled out the inch thick book that came with hubby''s camera and red through it to see if I could try something different with it! How nuts is that!!!

 

[stepcutnut]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to capture the true color of the gemstones in photos???

 

[innerkitten]

Great collection. BTW don''t you have some cool colored diamonds too? It''s hard capturing true colors. You might have to just try a few techniques and various lighting situation to see what works best.

 

[coatimundi_org]

Date: 3/11/2009 8:58:32 PM
Author: stepcutnut
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to capture the true color of the gemstones in photos???

I mess around with different lighting environments, until I get it to be pretty close to what my eye actually sees. It''s very frustrating, and it takes me forever! I''m actually pretty obsessive about photographing gems. I don''t like to alter color in photoshop, so I try to make my camera "get it."

Not very helpful sorry! Just play--that rainbow shot is awesome! I have the best luck with diffused natural indoor light.

 

[mochi]

Date: 3/11/2009 3:41:39 PM
Author: stepcutnut
A rainbow of a few sparklies

I love it! So pretty!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 9:06:29 PM
Author: innerkitten
Great collection. BTW don't you have some cool colored diamonds too? It's hard capturing true colors. You might have to just try a few techniques and various lighting situation to see what works best.

Thanks IK!

I do have some colored diamonds

I wish I had more time to play around with the camera, maybe my pics would improve.

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 9:47:59 PM
Author: mochi

Date: 3/11/2009 3:41:39 PM

Author: stepcutnut

A rainbow of a few sparklies

I love it! So pretty!

Thanks Mochi!

 

[princessplease]

Wow, they''re all lovely!!!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/11/2009 9:41:58 PM
Author: coatimundi

Date: 3/11/2009 8:58:32 PM

Author: stepcutnut

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to capture the true color of the gemstones in photos???

I mess around with different lighting environments, until I get it to be pretty close to what my eye actually sees. It''s very frustrating, and it takes me forever! I''m actually pretty obsessive about photographing gems. I don''t like to alter color in photoshop, so I try to make my camera ''get it.''


Not very helpful sorry! Just play--that rainbow shot is awesome! I have the best luck with diffused natural indoor light.

I totally feel your frustration! I have tried so many different lighting conditions, I think I am really at a loss, the camera doesn''t capture the true color alot of the time and seems to kill all sparkly too. I don''t even have photoshop, would you recommend it?

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/12/2009 9:09:46 AM
Author: princessplease
Wow, they''re all lovely!!!

Thanks Who is that in your avatar?

 

[mercoledi]

Date: 3/11/2009 8:58:32 PM
Author: stepcutnut
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to capture the true color of the gemstones in photos???

I actually built a little tiny light box out of a piece of paper. When I put my stones in it in strong, indirect sunlight the color comes out pretty true. That's how I took the pictures of my ebay tourmalines in the yours v. vendors thread. This is the best picture I have of it, I think it's just printer paper, but I'm not sure, it might be watercolor paper.

I love the new pictures! It looks like your husband's white balance or f-stop are off, there's too much light getting in. I like my cannon point and shoot (A460? maybe?) and the prices on them have come down recently. Yummy rainbow of stones! That green oval (garnet?) is burning out its neighbors!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/12/2009 9:49:35 AM
Author: mercoledi

Date: 3/11/2009 8:58:32 PM

Author: stepcutnut

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to capture the true color of the gemstones in photos???

I actually built a little tiny light box out of a piece of paper. When I put my stones in it in strong, indirect sunlight the color comes out pretty true. That''s how I took the pictures of my ebay tourmalines in the yours v. vendors thread. This is the best picture I have of it, I think it''s just printer paper, but I''m not sure, it might be watercolor paper.


I love the new pictures! It looks like your husband''s white balance or f-stop are off, there''s too much light getting in. I like my cannon point and shoot (A460? maybe?) and the prices on them have come down recently. Yummy rainbow of stones! That green oval (garnet?) is burning out its neighbors!

I may have to build myself a little lite box-thanks

I did change the f-stop a lot yesterday to try different settings because that is what I initially thought too and each pic came out even worse than the last!!! His is a Canon PowerShot G6 and he can take gorgeous pics with it, just not me I guess! Thanks on the sparkly rainbow, I need a little tray for the stones next time-they just kept moving around on me. The Green Oval is a Chrome Tourmaline and it really glows in person

 

[Catmom]

OH MY, I love the rainbow shot! It''s really hard to get the true colors. I have yet to be able to capture the royal purple that my color change sapphire turns into so I sympathise. I take a million shots in all different kinds of lighting situations until I find the one that gives me the closest color. Wish I could help.

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/12/2009 10:13:45 AM
Author: Catmom
OH MY, I love the rainbow shot! It''s really hard to get the true colors. I have yet to be able to capture the royal purple that my color change sapphire turns into so I sympathise. I take a million shots in all different kinds of lighting situations until I find the one that gives me the closest color. Wish I could help.

Thanks Catmom! I can so sympathize with you, it really drives me nuts

I guess I just need to keep on trying new things

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 3/12/2009 10:13:45 AM
Author: Catmom
OH MY, I love the rainbow shot! It''s really hard to get the true colors. I have yet to be able to capture the royal purple that my color change sapphire turns into so I sympathise. I take a million shots in all different kinds of lighting situations until I find the one that gives me the closest color. Wish I could help.

DITTO! The collection shot has me drooling on my keyboard! Gorgeous new additions, too!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 3/12/2009 11:08:43 AM
Author: LaurenThePartier

Date: 3/12/2009 10:13:45 AM

Author: Catmom

OH MY, I love the rainbow shot! It''s really hard to get the true colors. I have yet to be able to capture the royal purple that my color change sapphire turns into so I sympathise. I take a million shots in all different kinds of lighting situations until I find the one that gives me the closest color. Wish I could help.

DITTO! The collection shot has me drooling on my keyboard! Gorgeous new additions, too!

LTP-thanks, it is probably a good thing that my hubby doesn''t keep track of my sparklies-not that any one of them is expensive, but he''d think I was nuts anyways!

 

[stepcutnut]

Tried different lighting and settings on the camera, a little better-but not even close on some of them!

 

[stepcutnut]

 

[mercoledi]

Very nice! What a lovely rainbow.

 

[cushioncutnut]

YUM, yyuum! What a gorgeous collection!

 

[T L]

What a magnificent rainbow!

 

[mochi]

Oh WOW!! I can look at this all day!! I love it. It just so colorful!

 

[Dandi]

Happiness = seeing a new thread by stepcutnut called ''A few new sparklies''

That pic of them all lined up is INCREDIBLE!!!