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by Artfldgr
Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:05 pm
Forum: Gemstone Photography
Topic: Jewellery photography: Useful techniques to help you capture pro-level jewellery photos
Replies: 3
Views: 1556

Re: Jewellery photography: Useful techniques to help you capture pro-level jewellery photos

thanks.. though i dont think the author likes me.. i commented on his stuff on linked in.. do notice that he plays with light so much that there is no way anything he takes will actually look like that outside his camera thats why i dont tend to do those tricks but i still get stupendous images... w...
by Artfldgr
Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:40 am
Forum: Gemstone Photography
Topic: Jewellery photography: Useful techniques to help you capture pro-level jewellery photos
Replies: 3
Views: 1556

Jewellery photography: Useful techniques to help you capture pro-level jewellery photos

Jewellery photography: Useful techniques to help you capture pro-level jewellery photos
https://www.karltayloreducation.com/jew ... jewellery/

Whether it’s diamond rings or gemstone necklaces, jewellery photography is notoriously difficult, but there are a few useful techniques you can try that will make the process so much easier.
by Artfldgr
Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:59 pm
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

Re: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid

nope.. not a brown base... its the typical pale creme... https://www.schemecolor.com/wp-content/themes/colorsite/include/cc4.php?color0=5D1916&color1=893D2E&color2=9C5F45&color3=523B35&pn=Brownish https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5f/dc/67/5fdc67f6beb37e7d151549827e1a69dd.jpg
by Artfldgr
Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:53 am
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

Re: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid

here is how the stone that is kind of like africa (if you dont cut off its fertile crescent part

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by Artfldgr
Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:09 am
Forum: Gemstones
Topic: Cartier Jazz-Age sapphire and diamond piece
Replies: 3
Views: 193

Re: Cartier Jazz-Age sapphire and diamond piece

What Makes a Jewel Truly Magnificent? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUT6LPe_lY[/youtube] Udsfntitled-2.jpg at about 2:40 there is cartier with many blue sapphire sugar loaf cabochons the one after is Harry Winston... my ex girlfriend (who my mother is still friends with)... used to like ...
by Artfldgr
Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:48 pm
Forum: Latest News
Topic: Looking to buy or sell geologic treasures?
Replies: 8
Views: 296

Re: Looking to buy or sell geologic treasures?

I never give up... you have known me for many years now.. when have i actually given up? right now i am making money trading stock.. may have a job on the table... but its a long comute... however for 130k, i will take it for a year however its a hedge fund... soooo i dont want to divest my position...
by Artfldgr
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

Re: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid

that took a bit of work.. as you can see, the wheels do a pretty good job. now i am contending with what are inclusions... ie. they look like cracks but are too deep then the false inclusion.. looks like a crack, but at the right angle, they give out color you would think they were weak, but i have ...
by Artfldgr
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

Re: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid

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by Artfldgr
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

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by Artfldgr
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:17 pm
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Replies: 17
Views: 2308

Re: Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid

hey hey. here are the group i did with the tiny file... it cuts pretty fast, and its a lot easier than a dremel (which i have from the 1970s) or a foredam (however you spell it).. for most of the pre-polish i use diamond impregnated wheels from dental supply used to polish porcelain. the other thing...