guides
field notes from photographing jewelry.
tutorials, breakdowns, and reference for indie jewelers shooting their own work — the editorial library, written from the bench.
fundamentals
men's jewelry photography — five ai models built for it
most ai jewelry tools default to one woman. ours has five men in the roster — jin-soo, marcus, theo, rafael, arjun — and four studios built for menswear-coded pieces. a guide to shooting watches, signets, cufflinks, and men's chains.
May 29, 2026
fundamentals
fourteen aesthetics for jewelry brands — which one matches yours
patina to vault, tide to solstice — fourteen distinct photographic worlds inside bling ai. a brand-by-brand guide to picking the one that fits.
May 29, 2026
platform guides
the etsy listing pack — four campaign-ready shots in sixty seconds
the preset every indie jeweler on etsy ends up using. four standard shots from one iphone photo: front, three-quarter, scale, macro. with the exact workflow.
May 29, 2026
platform guides
build your own ai jewelry model — a face nobody else has
the seventeen house models are great. but a face other jewelers share is a face you share. the custom model feature lets you design a face nobody else gets — and cast her into every studio in the app. with the design questionnaire, identity-lock specifics, and three sample model briefs.
May 29, 2026
platform guides
ai video for jewelry — from one ring photo to a campaign reel
the video tool is the v2 feature most jewelers miss. one still, one tap, a short animated clip ready for instagram reels, tiktok, and pinterest idea pins. with platform tips and a worked 20-second reel example.
May 29, 2026
fundamentals
how to photograph rings without a studio
the natural-light setup that most jewelers use to shoot rings at home — and the four mistakes that flatten the result.
May 7, 2026
fundamentals
how to photograph earrings without a studio
the natural-light setup for shooting earring inventory at home — and the four mistakes that hide the piece you're actually trying to sell.
May 7, 2026
fundamentals
5 mistakes that make ai jewelry photos look fake
the five things that betray an under-prompted ai jewelry shot — and exactly what to prompt for instead. with side-by-side examples.
May 7, 2026