Tips for good photographs of your jewelry

Photographs are the ONLY way the jurors can judge the quality of your work

·Focus. Make sure your work is in focus. Jurors need to see the details, including your finishing.

·Good lighting. Ensure that you have adequate lighting, preferably from multiple directions. Move the light source, or your work, to avoid harsh shadows. Use only one type of light, don’t mix daylight with a soft white halogen bulb.

·Minimal backgrounds. Avoid textured, patterned, or colored backgrounds, and only use necessary props for your work (e.g., a neck form, not someone’s neck). When in doubt, plain black, white, or gray paper are safe background choices. Try to use the same background for all of your pictures. It might help to think more “clinical documentation” and less “artistic advertisement.”

·No black and white photographs. Black and white images are not an accurately representation of your work.

·No signatures/watermarks. Marks that might identify the artists could consciously or unconsciously lead to bias. The jurying process should be based solely on the quality of work submitted.

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