KBH 7 Posted July 17, 2010 Wow!! Obviously a professional photographer. That's beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllergyDoc 40 Posted July 17, 2010 Doesn't really showcase the watch but it's a killer image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted July 17, 2010 Lovely pic. Setup and execution details please!! Great work!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skintrade 0 Posted July 17, 2010 Looking good................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grymes 0 Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) Thanks for all the compliments guys. I knew shooting watches was different than people, but I didn't expect it to be as tough as it was. I learned the hard way why it is best to use a photo tent In total I shot about 11GB worth of images in the course of 6 hours and spent about 2 hours in photoshop but couldve spent a couple more. How I did it below Setup: I shot with a Canon 5DII on a tripod at the kitchen table with three sb28's triggered with PW's. The watch was placed on a drinking glass near the base (lower right corner of image). The glass had air bubbles in the glass. I snooted one sb28 with a dark aqua gel and shot it at 1/4 power through the open area of the glass, (upper left hand corner of image) you can see the edge of a napkin I placed under the glass in the upper left corner aswell. A second was sb28 zoomed to 24mm also gelled aqua about an inch from the base of the drinking glass. A third sb28 shot at full power was gelled 1/2 cto and snooted with aluminum foil to focus on dial only. A fourth sb28 was gelled 1/2 cto and was bounced of a white foamcore reflector to the left side of the frame. White foamcore 16x24 was used to the left, top, and bottom of the frame, the right side was left open to get the black reflection from 12oclock to 2oclock on the bezel and shot with tungsten whitebalance to deepen the richness of the blues. Photoshop: Adjusted WB (whitebalance) in RAW processing. Increased saturation of blues in background and removed some blue from the watch. Dodge and Burned watch. Color correction on the second hand and Yachtmaster text. Added Lume. Pushed in Crown. Cropped Image slightly to bring watch more to the right. Sharpened and Saved for web. Edited July 18, 2010 by GRYMESimages Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GC 4,512 Posted July 18, 2010 that is a superb shot mate! I luv what you did with the color & lume combo. It's a pleasure to see something totally different, and may I say I'm glad to have you on our team for the up-coming friendly photo comp with RWI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debian 0 Posted July 18, 2010 Excellent shot. Thanks for the explanation on how you did it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverspeed 10 Posted July 18, 2010 Great pic...lot of ps work went in to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted July 18, 2010 That shot's a testament to your hard work mate. Love it and thanks for the detailed explanation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grymes 0 Posted July 19, 2010 Excellent shot.Thanks for the explanation on how you did it. No Problemo! Let me know if you have any questions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grymes 0 Posted July 19, 2010 that is a superb shot mate! I luv what you did with the color & lume combo. It's a pleasure to see something totally different, and may I say I'm glad to have you on our team for the up-coming friendly photo comp with RWI. We will eat their children. In a friendly manner, with our elbows off the table of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k3rm87 181 Posted July 19, 2010 Wow, fantastic pic mate! definately one of the best i've seen, keep up the good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
