{"id":632,"date":"2023-06-23T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/our-expertise\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:52:55","slug":"our-expertise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/en\/our-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"Our expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"632\" class=\"elementor elementor-632 elementor-313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b586793 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b586793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our expertise<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bcec8 animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56bcec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ab7d4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"64ab7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/en\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ec6fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4ec6fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28eed781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28eed781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9680fa animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9680fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Opals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9473020 animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9473020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209b389 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"209b389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From raw opal to cut opal, from white silica to shimmering jewelry<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b1fd1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b1fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our opals are natural, most often Australian but sometimes Brazilian or from other countries, cut as cabochons, freeforms, triangles&#8230; depending on which direction reveals the stone&#8217;s most beautiful sparkles. Their geometry is therefore not always perfect, since their shape is often guided by the need to enhance the stone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19163504 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19163504\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed6242e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed6242e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01504-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba94528 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba94528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Their surface finish and structure are natural, with no varnish or other treatment applied; we delicately extracted them from their matrix, following the diffraction of light and the veins of color, then cut and polished them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b71bd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b71bd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8080b38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8080b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa03cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa03cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7930\" alt=\"opales Australiennes en serti clos or 18k\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4.png 1000w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/photo-3-4-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Opale Australiennes en serti clos OR 18k<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a7a062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fe770 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63fe770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La Bijouterie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a00190 animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a00190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ced25 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ced25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Sooner or later, when you&#8217;re a chemist and a stonecutter, you work with metal. Achievements over the years forge a skill in working with this material, which can melt, amalgamate and form objects and, of course, jewelry. <\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Here are some of our creations from our private collection, not available for sale.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fc618 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83fc618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/cat\/creation-bijoux-opale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our jewelry creations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fb70b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45fb70b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5874747 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5874747\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02382ef animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02382ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sourcing and cutting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ec6a6 animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29ec6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a61195 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a61195\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab445b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab445b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4583557 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4583557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buying criteria are based on the rough opal&#8217;s perceived potential, based on outward signs that can be deceptive. My intuition, nourished by fifteen years of observing rough opals, allows me to interpret certain signals as signs of quality. Estimating the potential-risk ratio is an essential phase in the choice of opal, because it can contain defects, grains of sand and the whole investment can be lost. In most cases, our intuition is right, but sometimes Mother Nature is mischievous; sometimes it&#8217;s the other way round, from a seemingly banal stone we get a magnificent opal, and what a moment of happiness and enthusiasm in those cases!<\/p><p>Cutting always begins with a meticulous examination of the opal from every angle: in which direction does it shine most intensely, where are the most precious colors located, are there any inclusions or flaws, what is the best angle of attack and the main orientation to be favored. This preliminary work of examination leads to decisions of the final cut form, the potential jewel that will emerge (pendant, earrings, ring) but, at the end, it&#8217;s always the opal that decides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841e3cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841e3cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4048b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db4048b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e655da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e655da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-589\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pierres-brutes.png 1677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cfde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82cfde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2bf37 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2bf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The meticulous work of carving begins, gently removing the gangue and uncovering the stone&#8217;s lights little by little, checking as you go along the correct orientation chosen according to the shining parts areas you are encountering. Depending on what flamboyant areas you discover, you estimate where they&#8217;ll be brightest, and sometimes revise your original plans according to what the opal is suggesting to you.<\/p><p>This precision work is a perpetual compromise between the idea of the final jewel we hope to achieve and the optimization of the cutting process to minimize material loss depending on orientation, while at the same time optimizing the opal&#8217;s most beautiful fire. Sometimes we sacrifice a large part of the opal in the interest of the jewel we want, and sometimes it&#8217;s the other way around: we forego the traditional jewel shape in favor of a free-form design that expresses the opal&#8217;s optimum beauty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3e705 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3e705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This first phase of work results in a rough shape which must then be polished very gradually with different abrasive grains until a mirror polish free of surface defects is obtained. 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The stones are usually photographed against a black background to highlight their properties. I adjust the lighting to faithfully reproduce the natural colors of each stone. Films allow us to better appreciate the details.<\/p><p>The photographs show both sides of the stone and its dimensions on a ruler graduated in millimeters.<\/p><p>To sum up:<\/p><ul><li>Dry stone<\/li><li>Cool natural light 5500K<\/li><li>Reflex and 100 mm macro lens<\/li><li>Studio white or black background<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03912c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03912c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34e7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b34e7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/opalsymphony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/studio-fond-blanc-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cd370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3cd370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a84483 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a84483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba51e6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bba51e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Black and dark opals are the easiest to picture, and the Queen category is always incredible! With them, everything is simple, whatever the background, the light, the shape or the diffractions, just happiness!<\/p><p>Boulder, Koroit, Iowah and Matrix opals have interlacing patterns or bright, often brilliant colors. Evoking marvelous paintings of unknown planets, they are often better represented by photographs than video.<\/p><p>Crystal opals are complex to picture. The aim is to preserve their transparency without blocking it, and to highlight the complexity of their lights. How we manage it? Getting a little light from behind, looks like levitate? Almost&#8230;<\/p><p>The appearance of white opal bodies varies greatly according to the color and tone of the background on which they are exposed. Also, to enhance your examination, we offer you shots on a white background to complement those taken on a black background.<\/p><p>For reasons of visual homogeneity of the collection and your comfort, we improve our films and photographs. 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