The Estribo collection — a rose gold bangle set with pavé diamonds — was shot in a rich equestrian lifestyle context: leather gloves, natural outdoor scenes, dark editorial lighting. This kind of post-production requires a different discipline from studio work. The mood of the image is as important as the precision of the jewellery retouching. Both have to be served.
Dark editorial environments create specific challenges for jewellery — maintaining the brilliance of the diamonds without over-brightening them against a naturally dark composition, and preserving the warmth of the rose gold without it reading as artificial in natural light. The final images carry both the atmosphere of the collection and the precision of the piece.