When the Specimen Cannot Come to the Studio

Some specimens cannot come to the studio. Two stories from the field.

How to Photograph Your Mineral Collection with a Smartphone

An Online Catalog for a Serious Collector

A research institution, a French immunologist, and a collection of over 1,200 mineral specimens. How we built rock-of-science.com: an online catalog organized by species, element and chemical composition, with scientific context for each specimen.