Editing Pictures Using Photoshop

[mlejewelry]

I make jewelry and do not know how to edit my pictures using photoshop so my otems appear moew illuminated and the background whited and brighter. Can someone please let me know how I can improve/ edit my jewelry pictures?

[Former_Member]

Do you already own photoshop?

I have found that for basic editing, Picasa works well for me. I am currently learning how to use Gimp, but it's a tough learning curve.

[Former_Member]

Hi! I found two interesting articles about editing jewelry photos in photoshop
(I myself use photoshop, so I'll read them right now :-) )
http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/photo-editing.html
http://www.wire-sculpture.com/jewelry-making-blog/780/how-to-edit-a-jewelry-picture-using-photoshop/

Also, if you google the words: editing jewelry photoshop, there are many interesting stuff to read.

[Former_Member]

I wrote a tutorial for ePHOTOzine.com about how to do exactly that in GIMP. How to brighten a photo, and make a white background truly white:

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/gimp-tutorial--whiten-a-dull-background-15818

If you already have Photoshop you can easily adapt the same technique to use in Photoshop.

If you don't have Photoshop already, I highly recommend using GIMP since it's got everything you would need from Photoshop, but it's free!

[mlejewelry]

Thank you so much to all for your help! :)