The glaze that shines in a photograph must still tolerate daily washing.

Something can look right and still not survive ordinary life. A finish that photographs beautifully has to go into a sink, meet heat, get stacked, and be handled by people who are not being careful, and none of that is visible in the picture. The real test of a made thing is repetition rather than presentation, and it happens over months in a kitchen rather than in a moment.

Where you are choosing or making something, ask how it will be after a year of normal use. Then let that answer outweigh how it looks on the day you get it.