2 Gs and an F. Which is whitest. Please advise

[Mlh]

 

[Kaycee2018]

The first one on the left looks whitest to me.

 

[nala]

Wouldn’t it be great if they photographed these in normal lighting conditions?

 

[Mlh]

Wouldn’t it be great if they photographed these in normal lighting conditions?

I know So hard to tell!!

 

[Mlh]

The first one on the left looks whitest to me.

Interesting..
Thanks for weighing in @Kaycee2018 !

 

[lovedogs]

I am awful with color so they honestly all look similar. But if I try really hard to find differences then I think the middle is most white

 

[Dmndsr4evr11]

So hard to tell. Do you have hand pics with the stones lined up on the hand in natural lighting?

 

[whitewave]

It’s so subjective and on the internet etc. given the conditions for choosing, I chose the middle one based on the upside down photos

 

[Mlh]

I am awful with color so they honestly all look similar. But if I try really hard to find differences then I think the middle is most white

Thanks @lovedogs . They look similar to me too. Tough to tell from these pictures. But one is an F. I am told it is a mid to high F. The Gs are suppose to be mid to high Gs. So who knows

 

[Mlh]

It’s so subjective and on the internet etc. given the conditions for choosing, I chose the middle one based on the upside down photos

Thank you @whitewave . Hopefully enough people will vote and the results will be somewhat informative....worth a shot

 

[Mlh]

So hard to tell. Do you have hand pics with the stones lined up on the hand in natural lighting?

I don't @Dmndsr4evr11 ....that is a good idea.

 

[whitewave]

Thank you @whitewave . Hopefully enough people will vote and the results will be somewhat informative....worth a shot

So you know which is which?

 

[kenny]

If the color grades were issued by a legitimate lab (as in GIA or AGS) then the F is the whitest.
Period.

I trust these labs more than I fall for the nearly-universal misconception that pictures don't lie.
Photography cannot be trusted.
There's lighting, camera settings, Photoshop, incompetent or dishonest operators, and a million different viewing screens, et. al.

Why do I say this?
I'm a photographer.

 

[CareBear]

The one on the left looks the whitest in the pic but it also has most light on it.

 

[dk168]

The first one on the left in the original post looks the whitest to my untrained eyes.

DK

 

[Mlh]

If the color grades were issued by a legitimate lab (as in GIA or AGS) then the F is the whitest.
Period.

I trust these labs more than I fall for the nearly-universal misconception that pictures don't lie.
Photography cannot be trusted.
There's lighting, camera settings, Photoshop, incompetent or dishonest operators, and a million different viewing screens, et. al.

Why do I say this?
I'm a photographer.

Thanks @kenny. I appreciate your perspective as a photographer. I agree this is not the best system to evaluate color. I would hope the F is whitest.

 

[Mlh]

The first one on the left in the original post looks the whitest to my untrained eyes.

DK

Thanks for weighing in @dk168 !!

 

[Mlh]

The one on the left looks the whitest in the pic but it also has most light on it.

That is interesting and good to know @CareBear!! Thank you for pointing that out!

 

[LightBright]

One on the left looks whitest. But Kenny is right, the AGL (or a GIA report) will tell you in relative terms which is whiter (AGL can be comparatively softer grading color than GIA). The other good info is White Flash telling you it’s a mid to high F versus a mid to high G. So comparatively, the color of the F will be whiter.

 

[whitewave]

The one on the left looks the whitest in the pic but it also has most light on it.

I also thought this too in that the one on the right has the least light

 

[Mlh]

One on the left looks whitest. But Kenny is right, the AGL (or a GIA report) will tell you in relative terms which is whiter (AGL can be comparatively softer grading color than GIA). The other good info is White Flash telling you it’s a mid to high F versus a mid to high G. So comparatively, the color of the F will be whiter.

One is a Gia G. One is Ags G. One is Ags F. I am hoping the F is whitest...costs more

 

[Dmndsr4evr11]

I don't @Dmndsr4evr11 ....that is a good idea.

They’ve done that for me for size and color comparison. It’s really helpful.

 

[Dmndsr4evr11]

One is a Gia G. One is Ags G. One is Ags F. I am hoping the F is whitest...costs more

Agree. If you’re paying for an F, it better be whiter than a G.

 

[FL_runner]

I also thought this too in that the one on the right has the least light

That’s why I answered right... trick question???

Which one is the F?

 

[foxinsox]

One is a Gia G. One is Ags G. One is Ags F. I am hoping the F is whitest...costs more

If you can’t tell the difference and you’ve had them take pictures with each option in the first position to eliminate lighting, I’d pick the biggest or the cheapest, not the F just because it’s an F.

 

[Mlh]

Agree. If you’re paying for an F, it better be whiter than a G.

Spoke to Brittany. She said the F. Is whiter From the side view.

 

[Mlh]

If you can’t tell the difference and you’ve had them take pictures with each option in the first position to eliminate lighting, I’d pick the biggest or the cheapest, not the F just because it’s an F.

I tried out the G in person. Thought I was seeing tint. So wanted to see the F. She sent these pictures for comparison .

 

[Polabowla]

Did they tell you which is the F? Can you see a difference for yourself?

 

[Mlh]

Thanks for voting and giving me your thoughts everyone. You mostly picked the Gia G which I had tried out. From these pics it looked whiter to me than the F stone I was considering. I do think the lighting was making the difference in these pics. I decided to try the F. Hopefully it will be terrific!!

 

[Mlh]

Did they tell you which is the F? Can you see a difference for yourself?

I only saw the Gia G in person..
the first stone. The second one is the F. The third is Ags G.