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I totally suck at distinguishing between "ohhh, shiny, pretty!" and "that would look great on you". I figured that a visual aid would help find something that I really liked in its own right _and_ looked good when warn, especially with all the tahitian variation. I did pick up a bunch of...

Thanks for all the kind words of support! Katbran - the variations, even without a head in between, are far from a worry. Instead, it's all part of the allure and charm of pearls. I'm fascinated how each pearl has its own character. The way I see it, its less about finding an identical twin...

BAS - Ear shots may take a while. These are going into hiding as a surprise for July.

Oh the suspense! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has been bitten by the buying-pearls-for-the-wife bug :)

Cathy - I really love that drop - it has so much going on! BAS - Managed to get a much more respectable photo of the studs. I still think the camera is accentuating the color differences between them, as they seem to match much better than this shows. That's ok, I still love them :) I...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! It was wonderfully overcast this morning, so I tried a first attempt at some photos. They could be better; perhaps I'll try again later in some different light. First up - earrings. These are 8-8.5 tahitian round studs (though I totally blew the focus!)...

GemGeek - I think I was totally spoiled to get to visit Kojima as an introduction to pearls. The bar has been set high! I'm sure the other trusted vendors here are surpurb, but shopping online pales in comparison to an in-person experience. I've built disposible light boxes in the past for...

Sure thing - I'll try my hand at photographing pearls once they're done being set and when I can stealthily setup some decent lighting. Even if my photos suck, I'll get a photography lesson out of it.

Confession time :) Until not too long ago, I had no idea that there was a world of pearls outside of small round white spheres. Apparently, marketing and tiny selections at big box jewelers had limited my view of things. Then, one day, my mind was blown after seeing a green tahitian somewhere...