What makes it tricky
Jewelry, honestly
- Fine chains. Thin chains are the hardest edges for any cut-out. Check them at full size before you download. If a cut-out comes back poor, it doesn’t use a photo from your allowance.
- Reflections. Metal and stones mirror whatever is around them. A cut-out removes the background, not the reflections in the piece, so shoot away from bright windows and busy rooms.
- Small in the frame. A ring can be a few percent of the photo. The setup scales the piece up to fill the frame, so shoot close but keep the whole piece in view.

