These were shot for 7x7 Magazine and SFE Jewelers.
More Recent Jewelry Work
The Jewelry Workshop
Had a chance to shoot around a jewelers workbench. It was refreshing on two levels - first, because this style of photography is so different from my usual style, and second, because I'm always interested in any artist's process.
These are stacks of ring molds. The jeweler uses these to form the wax ring you'll see in the rest of the photos.
From there, he refines the wax ring. I suppose it's not actually wax, but some sort of plastic.
I love the mix of tools - files, torches, wood blocks, a crock pot.
Everything to hand, everything well-worn and in regular use.
I don't usually roam around with a camera handheld, shoot in low light, use available light, or do more than one composition per set of photos. Sometimes the grass of the lifestyle shooter or documentarian looks so green...
Recent Jewelry Photographs
These are all from Design Jeweler, in San Francisco. Super nice people, and they recently remodeled their store.
Later, that Night
And I was all "I am very frustrated with rigging jewelry so it looks like it's just sitting there like that."
Handmade, one-of-a-kind Diamond Ring in 22kt yellow gold.
Three drop Fancy Cut Yellow Diamond Earrings in 18kt Yellow Gold.
Recent Work for Kathleen Dughi
LUCIR: Diamond Baguette Eternity Ring in Platinum.
LUCIR: Diamond Baguette Eternity Ring in Platinum.
PAULA: Handmade, one-of-a-kind Diamond Ring in 22kt yellow gold.
Kite Diamond Pendant with Diamond Halo, in Platinum with Diamond Bezels.
Three drop Fancy Cut Yellow Diamond Earrings in 18kt Yellow Gold.
19mm Baroque Pearl Earrings with Diamond Halo, in 18kt Rose Gold.