The randomly selected winner of the $40 Nina Designs jewelry photography giveaway is Lisa Michele, comment #3. Congrats and thanks to everyone who offered jewelry photography tips. Jewelry photography has become a necessary skill for all jewelry designers who sell online. And while it is challenging at first, once you get started you will pick up the skill and have fun. I believe if you can make jewelry, then you can take gorgeous photos of it too.
Start with these simple tips I compiled from the original post on Jewelry Photography. Many helpful tips were offered, so be sure to read the comments. What I summarize below are the recurring tips many readers offered:
1) Use diffused lighting. Most readers recommend taking your photos in natural, indirect light. Remember jewelry has a lot of reflective shiny surfaces that bounces light everywhere. That is why you want to use diffused lighting, which you can also achieve using a light box.
2) Use the macro setting on your camera so you can shoot photos really close to the object.
3) Use basic backgrounds. You don’t want to detract from your jewelry. Some readers did recommend using minimal props.
4) Shoot your jewelry from interesting angles.
Those are the basics and all you need to do to get started. Here are some photos of few of our readers offered as excellent jewelry photography that works. Thanks everyone!
Lisa Michele
Peace of Mind
Carol Lipworth
Kimberly, these are yours!
Kimberly, Comment #9, you won the jewelry making tips contest. Thanks for sharing your awesome tip for jewelry making moms on the go. Jewelry designers are always looking for ways to make traveling with all our jewelry supplies possible. Please contact us soon at juanita(at)ninadesigns(dot)com, and we’ll send out your beautiful fashion earrings when we get your address. They were made by hand by one of the ladies here at Nina Designs. And, a big thank you to all those who shared their jewelry making tips throughout the week. Keep making irresistible jewelry!
Prize Earrings
Making jewelry is a wonderful practice that fulfills our need to create and to surround ourselves with beautiful things. There’s nothing quite like that spark of energy we feel when we’re in our zone and the ideas start flowing. No matter when you started making jewelry, no doubt you became better with time and picked up many tips and tricks along the way. Some tricks save us time. Some ease stress on our hands. And others improve our technique.
Imagine if we all share just one tip how much we could all learn and help each other along. Surely there will be something new for everyone. Share your favorite jewelry making tips and tricks for a chance to win these beautiful handmade earrings, featured in Stringing, Summer 2011, and with a retail value of $150.00.
You have until Monday, July 25th to share tips and tricks. Leave your tips in the comment section. One random comment/tip will be drawn and announced as the winner the next morning. While employees of Nina Designs are eager to share our beading tips, rest assured we will be excluded from the drawing.
For each Nina Designs silver charm and jewelry findings you review, we will enter you into a drawing for a chance to win a $200 Nina Designs SHOPPING SPREE. Remember, the more reviews you write, the greater your odds of winning. You have until May 31, 2011, to write as many reviews as you can. The winner will be randomly selected on June 1st, 2011, and announced on our blog the same day. Good luck!
To write a product review:
1) Log into your Nina Designs Account.
2) Find the product you want to review and click the “Be the first to add a review/comment” link.
3) Give the product a star rating on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best).
4) Write a brief review about what you like or dislike about the product.
You can find this window in the description of every product
It’s time once again to announce the winner of another Nina Designs shopping spree for silver charms and jewelry supplies. But before I do I’d like to thank all our contestants who took a little time to review our products. Writing product reviews is an effective way to get your voice heard. We read every review and take into account your constructive critiques to improve our products and design future ones. Reading product reviews is also a powerful tool for shoppers because it provides them with information about our silver charms and jewelry supplies they trust. We appreciate your feedback!
Now without further delay . . . drum roll, please . . . the winner of a $250 Shopping Spree is randomly selected product review #136 written by Jennifer King! Congratulations! Please contact juanita@ninadesigns.com by March 16, 2011, to claim your prize.
We will launch another product review giveaway in the near future, so stay posted . . . and continue to write reviews.
To write a product review:
1) Log into your Nina Designs Account.
2) Find the product you want to review and click the “Be the first to add a review/comment” link.
3) Give the product a star rating on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best).
4) Write a brief review about what you like or dislike about the product.
You can find this window in the description of every product
It was really exciting to witness how passionate voters were about their favorite jewelry design studio. The three front runners were Molly, Amy and Brandy. It was a really close race, but after all was said and done, Molly took the win by 1 vote. Congratulations Molly! You are the winner of $100 SHOPPING SPREE at Nina Designs. Everyone loved the light, the lovely view, and the cozy kitty in your studio. It just looks so comfy and cozy. A perfect spot to create.
Voter #14, Diane Hill, and Voter #87, Michelle Perry, are also winners. Please contact me at juanita@ninadesigns.com to claim your prize from our jewelry stash. And a big thanks to all the voters for taking the time to vote.
Congrats Molly! You're the WINNER!
Snow Berry, voter prize
She's Sew Crafty, voter prize
Once you catch the jewelry design bug, your life is never quite the same. Your brain is constantly designing, your hands constantly wire wrapping, and what little extra space you have is overrun with beads, jewelry supplies, and tools. Becoming a jewelry designer is a fabulous transformation that I welcomed into my life with open arms. And, from the looks of our 15 photo entries, you have too!
And, boy, do some of our entries got it bad. One creates in her favorite recliner, another out of a duffle bag on the go, a third at her dining room table (taking her meals elsewhere), and another alongside her bunny named Bean. I love it! Thanks so much to all the jewelry designers who shared your spaces. I really enjoyed getting a peek into your very diverse designing lives.
After looking through all the photos, vote on your favorite space by leaving a comment. When casting your vote remember to include the name of the person whose studio you like best. And, to thank you for your vote, we’re entering you into a GIVEAWAY. Two lucky voters will be randomly selected to win either the She’s Sew Crafty Necklace or the Snow Berry Earrings.
Voting ends on Sunday, Feb. 27th and all winners will be announced on Monday, Feb. 28th, 2011. Good luck everyone!
Snow Berry Earrings
She's Sew Crafty
(click on the link below to see studio photos)
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Where do you turn jewelry findings into fantastic jewelry designs? I love to imagine all the different jewelry designers out there scouting for the perfect beads and silver charms, then diving into their studio excited to make dreamy jewelry, and not coming up for air for many days! I seriously find nothing more inspiring than getting a peek into other designers’ studios. So whether your creative space is a converted closet, a corner of your bedroom, or your garage, we’d love to see them.
If you generously give us a glimpse into your world by sending us photos of your creative workspace, we’ll post them all on a blog to share, and then everyone will vote on their favorite. The one with the most votes will win a $100 Shopping Spree Nina Designs. Plus, voters will be entered into a drawing with a chance to win prizes too.
Contest Guidelines:
1 – Photos should be of your own creative work spaces.
2 – Send no more than 3 photos (JPEG format preferred) to juanita@ninadesigns.com
3 – Please write a short sentence or two about your space & why you love it so.
4 – Deadline to enter your photos: Sun, Feb. 20, 2011.
5 – One entry per person for the studio contest.
6 – One vote per person for the drawing.
Studio photos will be posted in our blog on Mon. Feb. 21, 2011. Voting will be open for a week, from Feb. 21st through the 28th, and both winners will be announced in our blog on March. 2nd. The studio with the most votes wins a $100 Nina Designs Gift Certificate, so remember to rally all your friends and family to VOTE for your photos. Remind them by voting they could win fabulous prizes too!
This is our second time running this contest. To see the results of the first run, click here.
For each Nina Designs silver charm and jewelry findings you review, we will enter you into a drawing for a chance to win a $250 Nina Designs SHOPPING SPREE. Woo hoo! That’s a lot of shopping! Remember, the more reviews you write, the greater your odds of winning. Deadline: You have until February 28, 2011 to write as many reviews as you can. The winner will be randomly selected on March 1st, 2011, and announced on our blog the same day. Good luck!
To write a product review:
1) Log into your Nina Designs Account.
2) Find the product you want to review and click the “Be the first to add a review/comment” link.
3) Give the product a star rating on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best).
4) Write a brief review about what you like or dislike about the product.
You can find this window in the description of every product
Jeanne Stewart - you're the winner of this sweet necklace!
I love announcing the winners of goodie bags filled with silver charms or sweet necklaces or fabulous earrings. I imagine the excitement of winning and finding a little box filled with preciousness on my doorstep. Today the lucky winner is Jeanne Stewart. She took a guess at who’s who at Nina Designs from our baby photos posted on the New Years Baby blog. Congratulations Jeanne! Contact me at juanita@ninadesigns.com so I can send your prize to you.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our silly but ridiculously cute who’s who guessing game. Here are the answers.
Who's who at Nina Designs
