How to photograph watches

[AskMeAgain 0]

Bloody hell those pictures are amazing Baldrick. Simply fantastic!

[irate03 0]

Here are some new ones, with my new brown dial. power reserve rep on the left and half built 6154 vintage on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2012 by irate03

[Trolex 0]

irate03, you're a beast. I absolutely love your work - the watches ain't bad either

[YoungGPS 0]

I will be trying all this tips this weekend. Wish me luck!

[Buddhabar 4,546]

Supreme Silverspeed ....

 

I'm late but I think you deserve the best for this simple but precise guidance on how to make macro pictures.

 

A simple thank you, but certainly a good score for this post on my part.

 

Buddhabar

[banza 0]

+1 Excellent info!!!

[SG085 1]

Just found this topic... great stuff. Thanks. Have to try.

[irate03 0]

Thought I'd share the latest photos from my new Pam vintage 6154 build.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 6, 2012 by irate03

[interestingstuff 0]

very good info,, great tips

Edited November 19, 2012 by interestingstuff

[irate03 0]

Here are some new photos of a four liner homage I built for a friend. Shot with a Canon 5D mkIII, using a variety of canon speedlites softboxes, grids and reflectors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a lume shot or two

 

 

and I didn't want to part with the leather pouch in the end, I want to try and add stitching to it at some point, so I found a plain box and added a leather strap and lined it, the strap slides through the box to hold the watch in place then fastens on the outside with a brass button. I dropped it off to my friend today and he was overwhelmed, better than he expected he said, and he loved the box too :thumbup:

 

[irate03 0]

Oh and here is an Explorer homage I built for my wife. Again, Canon 5D mkIII and canon speedlites with grids and reflectors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mathlete 0]

Here's an example of a setup used by Ming Thein, for those interested in off-camera flash photography:

 

 

Some really great examples of his attention to detail:

 

[lasermd 0]

Great tips! I'm thinking a light box and tripod are essential with macro shots.

[irate03 0]

Great tips! I'm thinking a light box and tripod are essential with macro shots.

 

A light box/ tent will give you the flattest cleanest diffused light with super clean lines and reflections, or using white cards and black cards with directional light or with flashguns will give you a more natural or dramatic light situation. It depends what you want to achieve and how you want the watch to look.

[black263 228]

My problem is getting close enough. Even on Macro with my Canon I can't get in close (17-70zoom). It may be that the phone cameras work better as the dial can fill the frame with the camera on my Galaxy S3, whereas with the Canon, the closest I can focus even on macro includes the whole of the bracelet.

[sconehead 5]

_M221269 copy.jpg by mingthein, on Flickr

[Mattr845 0]

Really helpful tutorial

[irate03 0]

some new photoshoot shots from my latest build. Everything here is shot using one canon speedlite flash and a collection of black and white poly boards to bounce / softern the light or to remove the light.

 

 

 

 

 

[tolstoi 0]

This is very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[ethandavidson007 0]

"Its all about light....and focussing"

FANTASTIC and Very Very Useful Post.... ThumbsUp

[onzenuub 307]

you like goats?

[irate03 0]

How about a little video then.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldEqZE5qvJs

Edited April 13, 2013 by irate03

[LightGeek 25]

An iPhone, a bit of light, and some post processing on the phone is all you need. The hardest part is using a host that won't compress the pictures to crap. Tapatalk is simple and integrated but terrible for quality.

 

[ShineWatch 0]

very nice and informative

[irate03 0]

A few shots from another recent build.