Working on My Photos

I'm excited to have something to share with Lit and Laundry's Finished for Friday this week. I haven't been doing a lot of creating, but this week we had great weather and I had time to work on taking better photos of my jewelry for my etsy shop, Little Somethings. I've tried a lot of things over the past year, including a hand model, laying things on different colors and textures of fabric, and even on just plain plastic. I've definitely learned to always use natural light, so the great weather was an opportunity to go out on the deck and try something new. I laid out my black velvet, which absorbs light, and then put down frosted glass pieces.

I think it worked the best of all the layouts I've tried.

I've also gotten better with the camera settings and the angles of the shots, as well as with using Photoshop to make the pictures look better.

Overall I'm much happier with my more recent photos and just need to get out there and finish with the rest of my jewelry. These pictures can all be enlarged for better viewing, just by clicking on them. I'd love some opinions on the different backgrounds, cropping, and any advice you've got about taking good sales photos, without having to go buy a professional camera.
To see other people's great finished projects, visit Three Under Two at Lit and Laundry where all the Finished For Friday participants are listed.