WATCH PHOTOGRAPHY

This is a resized poster to fit the forum rules. For a full highresolution version, pop by my watch blog and click the image there. Its HUGE. The back story of this watch is also posted there.

Hello , I am a young Watch Photographer (19) from Toronto.
I was wondering if you had any grate tips to give?

Here is a link to some of my photos I have taken.
Thanks.
http://www.flickr.com …6/sets/72157626​618910194/

For a high resolution video of the series of images on the Moser, please click on the link:

http://youtu.be/u76G3g​zYOyE?hd=1

towatches wrote in post #12642397
Hello , I am a young Watch Photographer (19) from Toronto.
I was wondering if you had any grate tips to give?

Here is a link to some of my photos I have taken.
Thanks.
http://www.flickr.com …6/sets/72157626​618910194/

Nice collection of images. Clearly you have an interest in product and still life photography. Best to go through this thread to see if there are tips you can pick up.

Rolex Green Submariner (2010 New Model)

Hello CanonISED

Thanks for your replay , I was wondering what your thoughts Of a Lightbox compare to have strobes?

and what type of equipment you use for your amazing Photos.

alquimista wrote in post #12615623
what a wonderful collection of watches and great photographs, thank you Canonised for starting this tread and sharing your knowledge and experiences. I have never photograph watches before so I'm going to use these for my photo shoot,

btw the Tags have that anti-reflective coating, it comes out blue on the pics I took today; any advice for getting rid of this?
thanks

May I ask where you got these watches from?

Can there ever be to Much Diamonds?

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/60759248@N06/5​867821970/

Dimer, these are my brothers

towatches wrote in post #12650951
Hello CanonISED

Thanks for your replay , I was wondering what your thoughts Of a Lightbox compare to have strobes?

and what type of equipment you use for your amazing Photos.

I do not quite understand the question. Is it either/or type of question? It all depends on the conditions and type of watches being photographed. Lightboxes are very important to control the surrounding lighting if you are shooting outside of a studio. In a studio or controlled environment, softboxes and other home made or specially made diffusers and light modifiers. I use all the available types of modifiers found in the market and play around the different types to suit the different watches and the style I want to shoot.

I try very hard to keep a "type" of look but I also try very hard to keep it fresh. The moment all the watches started to look alike in same positions and same style, its stale and no longer interesting - no matter how technically perfect it is. For me, freshness and creative method of showing a watch comes first before technical perfection. I leave that to the professionals doing the ads. In my view, doing a perfectly technical shot to please creative directors based on today's styles is not difficult. Its shooting the watch to show the essence of its character for the client - that is the hardest part.

Because of that, I never rely on one style or method - whether constant light, diffuser, light box etc. That is the death of imagination. We must all guard against that.

For those who are interested in viewing the Moser in high resolution video, check the link here: MOSER VIDEO

Canonised wrote in post #12649756
Rolex Green Submariner (2010 New Model)

Stunner!!! Great shot.

this is awesome work

Just found this thread, I used to be a HUGE watch nut, but the economy as well as the photography hobby has changed my interests, but I thought I would share some of my old pix. All these taken with a P/S camera, a few years ago.

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Well, since everybody's doing it: