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[elizaespana.livejournal.com]

i don't know if anyone will have the answer for this, but i'm wondering if any of you, especially those of you using photographs for you websites, have any tricks that you use when shooting something shiney. my sister makes beaded necklaces with delica beads, which, if anyone's used them, are great for catching the light at a party, but suck when their picture is taken. i use a digital camera and have tried messing around with different lighting, different backgrounds... ugh. how do you shoot a picture of something shiney without the picture coming out all blurry?
thanks, if any of you can help.