Earrings, bracelets, watches and other assorted arm candy. They’re all an essential part of any fashion blogger’s outfit, and therefore they need to be photographed in a manner that showcases them properly. To begin, you want to isolate the subject that you’re photographing from its surroundings so that the viewers attention is drawn to it. Because of this, I recommend shooting your accessories using really large apertures {f/1.4-2.8} so that the accessory is in focus but everything else around it is blurred.

Large apertures isolate the accessories from the background. This shot was taken at an aperture of f/1.4.

When photographing multiple accessories using large apertures, make sure to pose the subject in a way that all of her accessories are in the same focal plane so that they are all in focus.

The last factor you need to consider is the reflectivity of your accessories. Watches, earrings, bracelets, etc. are very shiny and reflect sun very well. Make sure that when you’re taking pictures of your accessories that they are out of the direct sunlight. While the light might look good for your subject’s outfit, the light reflecting off of the shiny metal surfaces of your accessories will create ugly glare and often times {I find this to be especially true with watches} the reflected light will obscure the accessory. If you do find yourself shooting in the sun, find some shade and photograph your accessories there, or, have your subject stand with their back to the sun. This works very well too.

Keeping the accessories out of the direct sunlight ensures that there is no ugly glare produced from the reflection of the sun off of your accessories.