Have you ever wondered
what life is like here at Rose Bay Jewellery? No? Oh, well that's
disappointing...
But I shan't let that
daunt my intrepid spirit! I'm going to share one of our recent photo
shoots for a new batch of earrings.
As a rule, I do the
making, and my husband does the pictures. This works really well as
it enables me to spend more time making, and my photographic skills
are a little limited, to be honest! It has become something of a
family joke that, on a short break away with my daughter a few years
ago, my eager attempts to take pictures of the stage resulted in some
very nice pictures of the backs of the chairs in front, the floor,
and other peoples' heads. Luckily, my daughter was not as inept as I
was, and got some good pictures of the event for both of us!
On this particular photo-shoot day,
I happened to be free and we took the new products into the garden.
This is not as odd as it sounds – the light here in England can be
abysmal for photographs, and if we do them indoors they can look
washed out, and using artificial light just gives them a peculiar
colour. And the light fluctuates, one minute its too bright, then the
sun (if there is any to start with!) goes behind a cloud and we have
to wait for it to peek out again. So, there we were, diving in and
out of the shadows like... um... well, I have no idea what dives into
shadows but think of something and apply it to us. In addition, it
was pretty breezy so of course, some of my earrings were fairly
lightweight – and included a pair of feathery earrings! That was
interesting, to be sure. Most of the earrings just would not keep
still! So I'm darting around behind my husband with bits of board and
fabric and anything else I could think of, trying to act as a human
wind-break. He's telling where to stand and hold my arms to protect
the produce (and he's making the most of it, because he doesn't get
to boss me around that often!) and then he's telling me I'm too close
and standing in the light!
Oh, and then we've got
our cat trying to get us to notice her, and doing her best to climb
on the tray where the earrings are, and I'm moving her away again
because cats are not allowed in the area when I've got jewellery out.
Well, we don't want cat hair and pawprints on the jewellery, do we?
Wouldn't be hygenic!
Anyway, I'm really
pleased with the result but next time you see some product pictures –
any handmade product, not just mine – spare a thought for the
person behind the lens trying to get the best shot for you! Here you
go – not a movement in sight!
Almost none, anyway...
