Boy is it Crappy out. With a capital C. It was raining so hard at one point that I could actually capture it on camera. Actually, the past week has been kind of dismal. I was heading home last week and had to pull into a parking lot because the rain and wind were so heavy that I couldn’t see. I was also a little freaked out, since I’ve never seen the sky turn green. Apparently that’s what happens if a tornado or microburst is coming. Right after I pulled over there was 1/2-1″ hail pelting the van. Isaac was unhappy; so was Mama.
Today I’ve been working on taking better pictures of some of my pieces. My goal is to get some sort of consistency in my shops. I read an article last week on jewelry photography (I’ll post the link if I remember it…) advised adjusting the exposure on the camera. Duh. Now I’ve had plenty of experience with my manual Pentax film camera, so you think I would have figured that out. I also try to put a corner of a white index card in all my pix, so I can later adjust the color cast in Photoshop Elements. I’m getting there…
I did manage to finish some pretty lucite earrings today. Here’s a little tip for working with headpins: When you get to the end of the wrap, and your poor fingers just don’t want to push the wire down, use the outer portion of your crimping pliers to create a nice, round finish. 
Just trying to push that 1/4″ down seems to send my hands into spasms. (ah, I hear the umpteenth weather advisory of the day screeching in the next room).
Tags: jewelry tips, photographing jewelry, wire wrapping tips