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When taking pictures/videos of them please don't rest them on the pavilion sides like the one below:
This does not giving a fair representation of the stone and makes them harder to evaluate.
Because it generally makes them look worse it is better for you not to do so.
It is somewhat the equivalent of painting one of the pavilion steps the color of what it is sitting on because it rests on the step.
It doesn't seem to be as big an issue with rounds because the long side of the facet runs the other way and the angles involved. There may be some angle combinations where it would affect a round I have not researched it.
However I have verified it with step cuts.
The best way to do them in a spring stone holder on a finger.
In tweezers over a blue or red background(2-3 inches away from the background, not held up in the air in the middle of the room) is good also.
In the spring pencil looking holders with the 4 prongs holding the stone held in someones hand would be good also.
Thank you for reading this!!
Karl
This does not giving a fair representation of the stone and makes them harder to evaluate.
Because it generally makes them look worse it is better for you not to do so.
It is somewhat the equivalent of painting one of the pavilion steps the color of what it is sitting on because it rests on the step.
It doesn't seem to be as big an issue with rounds because the long side of the facet runs the other way and the angles involved. There may be some angle combinations where it would affect a round I have not researched it.
However I have verified it with step cuts.
The best way to do them in a spring stone holder on a finger.
In tweezers over a blue or red background(2-3 inches away from the background, not held up in the air in the middle of the room) is good also.
In the spring pencil looking holders with the 4 prongs holding the stone held in someones hand would be good also.
Thank you for reading this!!
Karl
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