Okay, 'fess up. Do you take vanity shots of your jewelry...just because you love it?

[MMtwo]

Okay, okay...I'll admit it. I love how jewelry looks. I love it in different light. I love it's moods. I have a mild obsession.
My camera roll is embarrassing shots of jewelry. If I could, I would just go into the business.

Am I alone here? Who else is guilty?

 

[diamondringlover]

I would take pictures if I could manage to take decent pictures...I have a iphone 11 and I heard they take good pictures but you would never know it because my skills are that bad lol

 

[Missy]

Of course! Yasssss. I love taking bling photos.

If that makes me vain then I gladly accept.

 

[Missy]

Okay, okay...I'll admit it. I love how jewelry looks. I love it in different light. I love it's moods. I have a mild obsession.
My camera roll is embarrassing shots of jewelry. If I could, I would just go into the business.

Am I alone here? Who else is guilty?

Haha if you look at my phone you will see so many bling pics. Bling takes up at least 50% of my photos. The rest are cats and cycling and sea photos. Oops and ice cream.

Often I combine bling with my cats.

 

[Missie1]

I take pics of my bling so I can study it in peace lol. Also it helps me plan my next purchase lol

 

[Made in London]

If I could take decent pics I would for sure.My photography skills are dreadful.I would love to capture the wonderful colours in my ripple pearls but they come out blaaah!!

 

[tyty333]

I think I have more pictures of my somewhat small collection of jewelry than I do of family members. Jewelry stays where I put
it and doesnt mind sitting for long photo shoots. Family members...not so much!

 

[dk168]

I only take and post photos of my blings on bling related boards (I only participate in 2, PS and one related to pearls).

DK

 

[MeowMeow]

I do lol. I think I have more pictures of my shineys than my cat and my kid. And I take tons of both of them lol

 

[Luce]

I love taking photos of my bling, if you look at my phone it is bling, grand babies, kitties & work. I keep special folders for my bling and grand babies!!!

 

[Arcadian]

Heck yeah I love taking pictures of it, love looking at pictures of it, love looking at other's bling (and glad they like taking pictures of theirs too...lol)

 

[Roselina]

Yep yep, all the time. For me, myself and I to look at. Weird, but true...

 

[LilAlex]

I would love to -- and even have the equipment to -- but I'm amazed how hard it is to take accurate photos. I even set up a light box/tent and bathe the top and every side with Goodwill cast-off full-spectrum lights. Unbelievable pictures of junk (pennies, watches, etc.) but you need a well-diffused broad curtain of bright flash-lighting on the table to get the "true" appearance of a gem in a ring. I have not sprung for that yet and probably never will.

 

[Ally T]

Yep, absolutely!

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

I would, if they didn't always turn out so crappy.

 

[MMtwo]

Welp, I know I found my tribe.

 

[SallyBrown]

I’m not good with a camera at all, which is why I’ve never posted any photos of my own on PS.

I appreciate those of you who know what you’re doing and share your glamour shots! Especially the ones with your rings cradled in a bed of roses, sitting atop a downed maple tree branch beside a babbling brook, etc. Sheer talent!

 

[luv2sparkle]

I don't do that so much. I do take pics and keep them on my phone and look at them. But here is a confession for you. I watch dateline when Andrea Canning is on it, just for her jewelry. That girl has some great pieces. I even sometimes talk to her on social media to ask her about a piece she was wearing. I am a stalker like that. In a nice way.

 

[MMtwo]

I don't do that so much. I do take pics and keep them on my phone and look at them. But here is a confession for you. I watch dateline when Andrea Canning is on it, just for her jewelry. That girl has some great pieces. I even sometimes talk to her on social media to ask her about a piece she was wearing. I am a stalker like that. In a nice way.

I'm not judging that at all. Sounds normal and healthy. I did (of course) just go Google her and she DOES have great style and jewelry. An aside: her children are adorable.

 

[MMtwo]

I’m not good with a camera at all, which is why I’ve never posted any photos of my own on PS.

I appreciate those of you who know what you’re doing and share your glamour shots! Especially the ones with your rings cradled in a bed of roses, sitting atop a downed maple tree branch beside a babbling brook, etc. Sheer talent!

Mine are not as fine as the babbling brook photos, but I did learn (through tips on here) to keep my back to the light, photo near a bright window. When I am using my phone to shoot the picture (Samsung Note) to touch the exact spot on the screen before I shoot so the camera can focus on the jewelry and not somewhere else in the field of vision.

There are some fun, fabulous photos on PS!

 

[Big Fat Facets]

if the pictures i took, reflected what i actually see, then i would spend more time and take more pride in my jewelry photos. but alas my picture taking skills need more practice. i take images of my jewelry on an ,as needed as basis

i so do love admiring most of the images of jewelry nestled within beautiful blooms

 

[JPie]

Does this answer your question?

 

[canuk-gal]

I would, if they didn't always turn out so crappy.

I have the same problem!!!

 

[jaysonsmom]

I take pictures of my rings all the time! Also, the fact that I wear my wedding set 24/7, I even take pics while sitting in bed in pajamas.

 

[LLJsmom]

I take pictures of my rings all the time! Also, the fact that I wear my wedding set 24/7, I even take pics while sitting in bed in pajamas.

^ what she said...

 

[maryjane04]

If I could take decent pics I would for sure.My photography skills are dreadful.I would love to capture the wonderful colours in my ripple pearls but they come out blaaah!!

This is me too! I recently got a new phone so hoping this would improve my photography skills LOL.

 

[elizat]

I don't, unless I am taking it for a specific reason.

 

[yssie]

Does this answer your question?

I just looked through mine... Almost every screen has other people’s jewellery mixed in with mine. I think @MakingTheGrade’s cat features in almost every phone frame I’ve got

 

[Bluemuse]

Guilty as charged! Lol

A screenshot of any scroll through my camera roll is sure to contain bling photos, either of my own or other inspiration pieces.
I even have separate albums for some pieces.
Admittedly, I am in desperate need of clearing out a lot of redundant photos.
Jewelry, nature, flea market/thrift photos,
grandpets and grandkids dominate my iPhone photo catalogue.
The value of photos for me is this; they help me process life and enjoy the beauty in it, very much including beautiful jewels.

I love taking photos so much that if I see a prop (ie fabric, or vintage find) that seems suited to my jewelry, I’ll buy it just for the fun of a photo. For example, some vintage compacts or jewelry boxes are great for this.
Does anyone else do this?

This is a vintage abalone belt buckle I found in a pile at the flea market for a few dollars.
I could see that it was beautiful in its own right and would make a beautiful jewel prop, so voila, it’s in my collection now. And an old Parisienne gem box. I passed on that one, but I may have to reconsider.

Sometimes the light is irresistibly good in a store or on a sunny day and it prompts a string of bling photos. I think it’s just good fun and therapeutic in many ways.

 

[nala]

Absolutely! It’s so tempting because every new setting presents a new opportunity for a photo shoot, lol.