a good method of photographing shiny things

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I've tried a few time to photograph bits and pieces of jewelry that I've made, only to have it either too dark to see detail, or reflecting big white spots of light and big ugly shadows in the background.

Last night I stumbled upon this method of photographing jewelry. From the photos on the lady's web site, the method works incredibly well.

I just thought I'd share!