What would you do?

[LaurenThePartier]

Oh, wow! Your recut is just stunning!!!!!! So unbelievably gorgeous!!!!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Sapphires have many personalities depending on the light. It is something that takes getting used to if you have never owned one before.

I think a prong set halo would work well, allowing light into the sapph from many angles but also amping up the blue with the contrast with the diamonds.

 

[stepcutgirl]

I am not considering returning it. While it is darker than I was expecting, it is still beautiful and I really like it. I have been carrying it everywhere with me today and it indeed has many faces.

I''m not sure what to do about settings. At first I was hopeful that I would love the Sholdts but now I''m wondering if the sapphire needs diamonds to spruce it up?

 

[Arkteia]

I just wanted to say that really nice sapphires are not supposed to look light. If it looked like in your picture IRL it would be too light. They should be medium-dark. I think yours is drop-dead gorgeous.

 

[stepcutgirl]

Thanks Crasu!

Ok, are you all using DSLR's to photograph your stones? I have a point and shoot, though I thought it was a fairly advanced one...it does not seem to be. I can't get a close up enough pic with out it going blurry. I can get a blurry but accurate colored photo though.

Is this just the nature of point and shoots? I have a Casio exilm S880. 8mp.

ETA-My initial disappointment with this stone was just that, initial. I have been carrying it around with me everywhere and i love love love it! It is just beyond beautiful and i think probably does fall in the medium but really close to med dark catagory. Sadly, MY own house lighting seems to be the worst for it and practically every other lighting source it looks amazing!

 

[Stone Hunter]

I have a point and shoot digital camera. I have to take many many photos to get a good one. I did a photo shoot this week on a table near a window, with good sunlight coming in the window but not direct sunlight I got much better photos. Also I guess it''s just practice. One stone never never ever photographs the color that it is.

If you really want to see you stone sparkle take it to Home De. big box home repair store. Great lighting.

 

[empress]

SCG - Change your light bulbs!

 

[chrono]

I find that indoor pictures are too much of a hassle to get sufficient lighting so it''s easier for me to take outdoor and window sill pictures. I also use a very old Kodak digital point and shoot.

 

[AustenNut]

Stepcutgirl, I think the color on your sapphire is gorgeous! And even though the phone camera doesn''t bring up all the detail, I''m sure that it''s sparkly as can be since it''s a Jeff White cut. When I got my sapphire it tended to go lavender on me in my lighting at the house. But as I carried it around with me (different rooms, in the car, at work, jewelry stores...) I just loved it more and more. So I think it''s totally natural to have a reaction like yours, particularly if you haven''t bought a lot of non-mall stones. My sapphire is significantly lighter than yours and it did darken a little when I bezeled it (full bezel) so if you''re worried about your stone darkening, that is a consideration.

 

[whitby_2773]

hi stepcutgirl

congratulations on your beautiful stone and its fabulous recut. i absolutely love it.

i''ve gotta say, if that beauty was mine, i''d be throwing a pair of diamond pears next to it asap; it''s STUNNING.

which vendor sourced the stone for you?

congratulations again - it''s wonderful!

 

[deorwine]

stepcutgirl, first of all, I loooove your sapphire! I''ve been following this thread avidly!

But I really popped in to say... Have you made sure you are using the "macro" setting on your camera? It is usually denoted by a little flower. Without it being on this setting your camera will not know to focus in really closely and so you will get an out-of-focus image. Also if you are taking pics in low light (anything but sunlight) it will be worth it for you to prop your camera on something (a small tripod if you have it) and use the timer rather than holding it directly; that will cut down a lot on camera shake.

(Actually, because of this "macro" setting point-and-shoots are sometimes better for taking pics of shinies than a DSLR without a special macro lens!)

 

[stepcutgirl]

Thank you for all the compliments and the advice!

Whit-Jeff White sourced and recut the sapphire and I am sooo not sure what to do about the setting!

Ok, I have searched my camera high and low...no flower and no place where I can chance the setting it is on. There has to be a way.

 

[ma re]

A bit late for the unveiling (and hoping for more pics) but anyway the stone looks beautiful! Like it really came alive after the recut.

 

[Arcadian]

The stone is beautiful, and yes, sapphires tend to shift color in different lighting conditions. I personally like it Mine can go from blue to lavendar which is nifty to me.

My sapphire is in a bezel, but its also a lighter colored one. like many have said, if your stone is medium-med/dark and you would do better to stay far away from a bezel as it can really make it darker than you would want.


-A

 

[winternight]

I tried on a sapphire ring at Tiffany''s that I''m thinking of having made (since the Tiffany one was 14k). It was a Victoria ring with a sapphire in the middle, I think the sapphire was 1.17 ct --- but I''m going to call them sometime to double check. What I loved about this setting was that it was blingy but it was also the type of ring I could see myself wearing as an everday right hand ring and it went really well with my engagement/wedding set (which is a slightly over 1ct Tiffany solitaire with a channel set band). So I''m going to throw this idea out there for you as well --- but if you go for it, lol, we may be ring twins one day.


Here is a pic of the ring with an aquamarine -- couldn''t find a pic with a sapphire center stone.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/tiffany-victoria-ring-or-similar-rb-marquis-sidestones.58360/

I also like the idea of pear sides.

 

[deorwine]

I just looked up Casio EX-S880 on the internet. My gosh this looks complicated! "In the REC mode, press MENU. On the REC tab, select Focus and then press [right arrow]. Use [up arrow] and [down arrow] to select the focus mode you want [here''s where Macro Mode should show up] and then press SET."

(You''ll have to redo this process when you''re done I assume to change it back to normal autofocus.)

Wow, I don''t know why they made it so complicated.. on my (less fancy) point-and-shoot you just have to push one button! Anyway see if that works.

 

[stepcutgirl]

Date: 3/6/2010 12:21:19 PM
Author: deorwine
I just looked up Casio EX-S880 on the internet. My gosh this looks complicated! ''In the REC mode, press MENU. On the REC tab, select Focus and then press [right arrow]. Use [up arrow] and [down arrow] to select the focus mode you want [here''s where Macro Mode should show up] and then press SET.''


(You''ll have to redo this process when you''re done I assume to change it back to normal autofocus.)


Wow, I don''t know why they made it so complicated.. on my (less fancy) point-and-shoot you just have to push one button! Anyway see if that works.

You''re my hero Deor! I just posted a new thread with some pics taken on my ancient camera...but I''m running out to try this now!