White jadeite (A Grade certified) beads.

[soberguy]

Here is my newly finished white jadeite bead necklace. I used 14k gold wire and an organic looking silver clasp. I think it turned out quite interesting. I bought the original necklace and didn't like the length, and am not a fan of thread... Anyway, hope you like it

Jadeite beads are a real pain to photograph by the way 0.o

 

[minousbijoux]

Nice job - elegant. And a whole lot stronger than thread!

 

[kenny]

Jadeite beads are a real pain to photograph by the way 0.o

Why?
Just curious.

Beautiful job!

 

[movie zombie]

nice!

 

[soberguy]

Flash bounced off and didn't show the right color or the translucency.

 

[chrono]

I don't use flash when photographing any gems. It also sometimes distorts the colour so give it a try again with it off.

 

[JewelFreak]

Gorgeous necklace!! Much improved from thread.

 

[soberguy]

No flash. Too dark lol!

 

[chrono]

Place it next to the window for natural light to shine through the beads. It has worked for me consistently. Yeah, that's night-time dark.

 

[soberguy]

Outside:

 

[kenny]

No flash. Too dark lol!

One solution, keep the shutter open longer.
Some of my exposures are 30 seconds long.
Of course this requires a camera that can do that and a tripod.

The shots of it hanging on the fence are nice.

 

[minousbijoux]

Lovely beads - I've never seen white jade like that. LOVE the outside shots and your gorgeous grounds...

 

[chrono]

Very artistic and ingenious with the fence shot. Can you take a close up of a single bead? Am I being too demanding?

 

[soberguy]

I'll try tomorrow.