Size matters revisited

Rose quartz earrrings

Do you remember this blog post?
 
It caused a lot of interest, and there were a lot of great comments, 26, made at the time. The issue of size in photographing jewellery is a big one for sellers I know, and I've seen it discussed in lots of the handmade forums. A friend of mine in the Lonely Jewelers Etsy team recently did a great blog post on a similar subject, how to make sure you bought the beads and findings that you wanted in the right size. 

Tree of life earrings

Green glass bead necklace

A lot of people commented on using the golf ball as a comparison, but not many thought it enhanced the jewellery!
 

The suggestion I liked most, and the one I'm trying out with all my new listings now, was from The Crafty Bride. The idea of using 1 cm squared paper, which is not intrusive, and enables you to take another shot that shows the intricacies of the piece in question, I thought was really inspired. 

Turquoise and white agate earrings

Here are some examples from recent listings. What do you think? It would be great to hear your views. And The Crafty Bride should win a prize for having such a great idea, and sharing it. What prize do you think I could award?

Size matters revisited

Rose quartz earrrings

Do you remember this blog post?
 
It caused a lot of interest, and there were a lot of great comments, 26, made at the time. The issue of size in photographing jewellery is a big one for sellers I know, and I've seen it discussed in lots of the handmade forums. A friend of mine in the Lonely Jewelers Etsy team recently did a great blog post on a similar subject, how to make sure you bought the beads and findings that you wanted in the right size. 

Tree of life earrings

Green glass bead necklace

A lot of people commented on using the golf ball as a comparison, but not many thought it enhanced the jewellery!
 

The suggestion I liked most, and the one I'm trying out with all my new listings now, was from The Crafty Bride. The idea of using 1 cm squared paper, which is not intrusive, and enables you to take another shot that shows the intricacies of the piece in question, I thought was really inspired. 

Turquoise and white agate earrings

Here are some examples from recent listings. What do you think? It would be great to hear your views. And The Crafty Bride should win a prize for having such a great idea, and sharing it. What prize do you think I could award?

Size matters!

 Let's face it - estimating the size of something from an online photo is pretty difficult.  Who hasn't bought something online and then noted that 'it's smaller/bigger than I thought it would be'? I've often done that with jewellery myself.






I've had a couple of requests recently from potential customers asking to see necklaces modelled in real life.  Not surprisingly, considering my ugly mug (!) they didn't make a purchase after seeing the modelled photos.  And I really hate having my photo taken, so that's not a viable option.



I always try to give measurements in my descriptions, both in centimetres and inches but not sure this helps much?








 So I've been trying different ways to show dimensions in photos.  Not sure if any of these are useful, or whether some are misleading, so your views are critical here, please.



Why a golf ball?  I read somewhere that this was one of the only objects which is a consistent size across the world!  Does it speak to you?  Not me.  I wouldn't have been able to tell you the size of a golf ball before the dog obligingly picked this one up for me a few months ago (don't worry, it's been extensively washed since ;-))

Your thoughts, please!

Size matters!

 Let's face it - estimating the size of something from an online photo is pretty difficult.  Who hasn't bought something online and then noted that 'it's smaller/bigger than I thought it would be'? I've often done that with jewellery myself.






I've had a couple of requests recently from potential customers asking to see necklaces modelled in real life.  Not surprisingly, considering my ugly mug (!) they didn't make a purchase after seeing the modelled photos.  And I really hate having my photo taken, so that's not a viable option.



I always try to give measurements in my descriptions, both in centimetres and inches but not sure this helps much?








 So I've been trying different ways to show dimensions in photos.  Not sure if any of these are useful, or whether some are misleading, so your views are critical here, please.



Why a golf ball?  I read somewhere that this was one of the only objects which is a consistent size across the world!  Does it speak to you?  Not me.  I wouldn't have been able to tell you the size of a golf ball before the dog obligingly picked this one up for me a few months ago (don't worry, it's been extensively washed since ;-))

Your thoughts, please!