7x7 asked me to photograph this Hermes scarf, flat, for an upcoming Radar feature. I photographed it flat. And then I photographed it some more.
I'm quite glad they selected one of the floating scarves over the flat one. It was nice to see the entirety of the scarf design, but the floating one ends up being much more interesting.
In 7x7 Magazine now.
I suppose it's a reliable question: put expensive things with cheap things, or put expensive things with expensive things? Contrast or complement? Tension or calm? It's not like you have to commit to one path or another for a lifetime, but within one photograph, you do. 30" Pearl
Strand with Diamond Clasp at Kathleen Dughi
Sapphire Cabochon White Gold Ring with Marquise Diamonds at Kathleen Dughi
South Sea Pearl Earrings with Diamond Settings at Kathleen Dughi
This wide band ring will be used for an ad in Marin Magazine sometime soon. Wide Rose Gold Band with Brown and White Diamonds
Amethyst Ring in Rose Gold
Gold Baroque Pearl Chain Necklace, White Gold Baroque Pearl Chain Necklace
Grey Diamond Bead Necklace with Pearls, Black Diamond Bead Necklace with Tahitian Pearls
Crochet Steel Black Diamond and Tahitian Pearl Necklace
I tested some jewelry from Stuart Moore recently - Corian rings with diamonds. I really like their modern designs, and their gallery is the Apple Store of jewelry. They're super nice and so I decided...octopus.
It turns out the octopus I shot for my portfolio was huge - the ones I was finding for this shoot were a quarter or an eighth the size of that one. My original plan was to build a kind of landscape with the octopus arms, and nestle the rings in it, but since I couldn't find a large enough octopus, I did this. I actually like this better, because the spirals formed by the arms are really nice.
The the array of gems on the white ring is what triggered the octopus idea.
